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In this Oct. 28, 2020, file photo, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears on a screen as he speaks remotely during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Shares of Twitter are surging at the market open on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, following a report that Dorsey will be stepping down from his post. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Jack Dorsey announces exit as Twitter CEO; company stocks jump more than 10%

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 27, 2013, photo illustration, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

SEC warns of scammers impersonating the federal government in messages, calls

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

U.S. forms new partnership with Israel to fight ransomware

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

(Associated Press/File)

FBI: Hackers compromised email system, sent fake messages

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle speak during the Global Citizen festival, Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. Harry says he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that the social media site was being used to stage political unrest in the U.S. capital. Harry made the comments Tuesday, Nov. 9 during a panel on misinformation in California. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Prince Harry says he warned Twitter CEO of U.S. Capitol riot

By Danica Kirka

Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin, wanted by the FBI, is displayed on monitors as Attorney General Merrick Garland accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Two charged for extorting millions through cyberattacks affecting hundreds of companies

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware, report says

By Frank Bajak and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

In this April 25, 2006, file photo, U.S. Attorney John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. A Russian analyst who helped provide information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been arrested as part of an ongoing special counsel investigation, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. The arrest of Igor Danchenko occurred Thursday and is part of special counsel John Durham's probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, according to the person familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

Clinton-connected dossier source was also spokesman for target

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the company's new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg promises that the virtual-reality “metaverse” he’s planning to build will “let you do almost anything.” (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Plenty of pitfalls await Zuckerberg's 'metaverse' plan

By Matt O'Brien and Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Commerce Department adds NSO Group to blacklist on spyware tools

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this May 4, 2013, file photo, National Rifle Association members listen to speakers during the NRA's annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. (Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

NRA's cyber problems multiplying in face of alleged hack

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hold placards and take part in a march in London, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, ahead of next week's extradition case appeal. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

U.S. set to appeal U.K. refusal to extradite WikiLeaks' Assange

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

A worker leans against a gasoline pump that has been turned off, at a gas station in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Gas stations across Iran on Tuesday suffered through a widespread outage of a system that allows consumers to buy fuel with a government-issued card, stopping sales. One semiofficial news agency referred to the incident as a cyberattack. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this Jan. 28, 2020, photo, a Microsoft computer is among items displayed at a Microsoft store in suburban Boston. Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and are have been relentlessly targeting cloud service resellers and others since summer. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) **FILE**

Microsoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services

By Alan Suderman - Associated Press

In this Oct. 5, 2021, file photo, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Former Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower Haugen plans to answer questions from lawmakers in the United Kingdom who are working on legislation to rein in the power of social media companies. Haugen is set to appear Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, before a parliamentary committee scrutinizing the British government’s draft legislation to crack down on harmful online content. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Whistleblower Haugen says Facebook makes online hate worse

By Kelvin Chan

A man visits a hacker community website at a house in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Indonesian authorities have found no evidence that the country's main intelligence service's computers were compromised, after a U.S.-based private cybersecurity company alerted them of a suspected breach of its internal networks by a Chinese hacking group, an official said. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) **FILE**

New internet protocol to boost China state hacking

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. political and security concerns about the world's dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have opened the door for Skydio and other companies to pitch their drones for government and business customers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

'Huawei on Wings': FCC member wants to block taxpayer dollars from buying Chinese drones

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Gloved hands on a computer keyboard (By welcomia / shutterstock.com)

Cybersecurity firm says Chinese digital spies have hacked telecom data

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

House resolution seeks to create app rating board

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 12, 2004, photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcast Group said Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, that it's suffered a data breach and is still working to determine what information the data contained. The Baltimore company owns and/or operates 21 regional sports network and owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) **FILE**

TV station owner Sinclair hit with ransomware attack, news broadcasts disrupted

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A water tower is framed by electrical wires and traffic lights at sunset in Philadelphia, Miss., Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Biden administration warning of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 8, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks about the September jobs report from the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. During an epidemic of ransomware attacks, the U.S. is sitting down to talk cybersecurity strategy this week with 30 countries while leaving out one key player — Russia. The country that, unwittingly or not, hosts many of the criminal syndicates behind ransomware attacks around the world was not invited to a two-day meeting starting Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. talks global cybersecurity without a key player -- Russia

By Ben Fox - Associated Press

U.S. political and security concerns about the world's dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have opened the door for Skydio and other companies to pitch their drones for government and business customers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

'Pretty alarming': Biden administration ignored Pentagon concerns with Chinese drone purchase

By Ryan Lovelace and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, a person uses a smartphone in Chicago. Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think individual users, along with social media companies, bear a good deal of blame for the situation. That's according to a new poll from The Pearson Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/File)

Cyberattacks concerning to most in U.S., says Pearson/AP-NORC poll

By Alan Suderman

In this Sept. 30, 2021 photo, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. Monaco said the Justice Department, as part of a new initiative, is prepared to take legal action under a statute called the False Claims Act against contractors who misuse federal dollars by failing to disclose hacks or by having deficient cybersecurity standards. The department will also protect whistleblowers who come forward to report those issues. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Justice Department to sue contractors who don't report cyberattacks

By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times

Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Whistleblower: Facebook increases audience by 'hooking' kids with an 'addictive experience'

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

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Cybersecurity 2018: Online Security and Safety in Government, Industry and Civil Society: Download the Special Report available in the January 29, 2018, edition of The Washington Times. (3.8 MB)

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