Tag: President Trump
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All Aboard the Pequod!
Like countless others, I frittered away the better part of Jan. 6 doomscrolling and watching television coverage of the horrifying events …
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President Trump Downplays Impact of SolarWinds Breach
In his first remarks about the massive, nation-state hacking operation that took advantage of vulnerabilities in SolarWind’s Orion …
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Trump Fires Security Chief Christopher Krebs
President Trump on Tuesday fired his top election security official Christopher Krebs (no relation). The dismissal came via Twitter two …
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Report: CISA Chief Expects White House to Fire Him
Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs said he expects to be fired by the Trump administration after he delivered a secure …
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Hackers demanding a ransom are leaking stolen documents related to Lady Gaga and President Trump as cybersecurity companies and startups
Extortion ransomware is the high-profile leaking of stolen documents pressuring victims to pay to get them returned. Leaking of Lady Gaga’s …
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Mercenaries Behind Failed Venezuela Coup Claim to Have Done Trump Security
One of the company’s promotional videos shows a Silvercorp employee among a security detail behind President Trump at that same Charlotte …
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Tracking President Trump with cellphone location data, Greta-Thunberg-themed malware, SharePoint patch, and more
Roundup Here’s a catch-up of security news beyond everything else we’ve covered. Nearly 300 million Facebook profiles scraped, dumped …
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Analysis: President Trump and ‘The Server’
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of Donald Trump’s comments about “the server” in a discussion with the …
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White House budget chief asks for a delay on Huawei product ban
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought has written to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and nine other members …
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Huawei wins a temporary reprieve on U.S. technology ban
Just hours after Google LLC and a number of prominent computer chip makers announced they were suspending doing any business with Huawei …
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