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Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition
As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says.
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.
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.
Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional
The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers’ devices.
Widely used medical infusion pump can be remotely hijacked
These vulnerable infusion pumps can be remotely hacked to alter the delivery of IV fluids and medications such as painkillers or insulin.
Laptops used in 2016 NC poll to be examined by Feds – after 2.5 years
The e-voting vendor in North Carolina was spearphished days before the election but still went ahead and used remote access software.
Foreign spies may be hiding in your VPN, warns DHS
“…nation-state actors have demonstrated intent and capability to leverage VPN services and vulnerable users for malicious purposes.”
DHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search
Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to.
US Government halves deadline for applying critical patches to 15 days
US federal agencies must fix their security bugs twice as quickly under new rules issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).