As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says.
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Ex-Inspector General indicted for stealing data on 250k govt colleagues
Crime doesn’t pay, even if you have the audacity to try to sell your employer its own, free software and personal data on your own colleagues.
Now you need a notarized document to get a .gov domain
The US government is tightening its rules around the registration of government web domains to stop fraudsters impersonating government sites.
Ransomware attack forces 2-day shutdown of natural gas pipeline
The attacker(s) infected both IT and operational networks with an unspecified ransomware strain, though the facility never lost control.
US warns of Iranian cyber threat
The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.
Travel database exposed PII on US government employees
A property management company owned by hotel chain Best Western has exposed 179 GB of sensitive travel information on thousands of travelers.
The US is reportedly seeding Russia’s power grid with malware
The US is alleged to have been quietly planting malware throughout Russia’s energy networks in response to years of Russian attacks on its own power grid.
US gov declares emergency after wave of domain hijacking attacks
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an emergency directive tightening DNS security after a recent wave of domain hijacking attacks targeting government websites.
Default router password leads to spilled military secrets
The hacker tried selling the US military files for $150 on the dark web, but only undercover analysts paid any attention.
US legislators put industrial control system security on the map
After a spate of attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), the US this week officially recognized the need to secure them with a new bill.