Sen. Ron Wyden
Microsoft’s ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence Threatens National Security’
Roasting Redmond for Kerberoasting: “Like an arsonist selling firefighting services,” quips this 76-year-old ...
Wyden Asks FTC to Investigate Microsoft’s ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence’
For the second time in two years, Senator Ron Wyden is asking federal regulators to investigate Microsoft's cybersecurity practices, saying the ongoing weaknesses in the Windows OS is making federal agencies, critical ...
Wyden to Hold Up Trump CISA Nominee Over Telecom ‘Cover Up’: Report
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is demanding CISA release a three-year-old report critical of telecoms' security in the wake of the expansive Salt Typhoon hacks before he lifts a hold on President Trump's ...
Congress is PISSED at British Backdoor Bid, but Apple Stays Shtum
Just meet me at the ADP: Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Andy Biggs got no love for the United Kingdom ...
FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair?
Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities ...
Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports
Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a copy of ...
Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me Over Selfie Data
Some of more tech-savvy Democrats in the U.S. Senate are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate identity-proofing company ID.me for "deceptive statements" the company and its founder allegedly made over ...
Fake Emergency Search Warrants Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. Today, one of ...
IRS: Selfies Now Optional, Biometric Data to Be Deleted
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday that taxpayers are no longer required to provide facial scans to create an account online at irs.gov. In lieu of providing biometric data, taxpayers ...
IRS To Ditch Biometric Requirement for Online Access
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said today it will be transitioning away from requiring biometric data from taxpayers who wish to access their records at the agency's website. The reversal comes as ...
