Ryan Lovelace

GOP Rep. Don Bacon says he was victimized in Chinese hack of Biden administration

The China-linked hack of the Biden administration victimizing Microsoft customers has spread to Congress.

August 15, 2023

Intelligence community courting doubters to support renewed spy powers for Biden administration

The intelligence community is deploying a full-court press across Washington to woo skeptics to support renewing surveillance powers that are set to expire later this year, with new overtures to civil liberties advocates and policymakers.

August 11, 2023

FTC’s Lina Khan charging forward on a mission to beef up antitrust laws

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan is rallying support for the Biden administration's plan for tougher policing of business mergers while congressional investigations of her work heat up.

August 10, 2023

Biden offers cash prizes for developing AI solutions to cyber vulnerabilities

President Biden has a new plan to combat digital danger: a competition that will reward millions of dollars in taxpayer cash to people who use artificial intelligence to stop cyber chaos.

August 9, 2023

Hacks aimed at financial industry spiking, North Korea most aggressive, cyber firm says

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it detected a surge in attempted breaches of the financial service sector in the past year, with North Korean cyberattackers being the most aggressive state-sponsored hackers to aim at the industry.

August 8, 2023

Zoom revises guidelines over privacy concerns, avoids AI without customer consent

Zoom rewrote its terms of service to say it will not use people's content without permission to train the videoconferencing platform's artificial intelligence tools.

August 8, 2023

Zoom hit with allegations of enabling spying by China, hackers

Zoom is facing fresh allegations that its video conferencing platform is used to spy on people and invade their privacy, including by the Chinese government, hackers, and the company's workers training artificial intelligence tools.

August 7, 2023

Sinema rips Democrats on immigration ahead of Biden visit to Arizona

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is furious with the Biden administration and congressional Democrats' immigration policies, and she is not biting her tongue ahead of President Biden's upcoming trip to Arizona.

August 5, 2023

Jordan probing Center for Countering Digital Hate over censorship concerns

The House Judiciary Committee's censorship investigation is expanding, as Rep. Jim Jordan probes the Center for Countering Digital Hate's alleged role in government censorship.

August 5, 2023

Chinese hacks of Biden admin emails get increasingly sophisticated; fearful lawmakers begin probe

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is investigating a complex China-linked hack of the federal government in which cyberattackers accessed the email data of Biden administration officials.

August 4, 2023

House committee probing Chinese tech theft from Iowa farmers

House lawmakers are digging into the theft of critical technology from Iowa farmers as part of a growing examination of American research stolen by China.

August 3, 2023

Microsoft finds Russian hackers using conferencing platform to target government accounts

Microsoft said it discovered Russian cyberattackers leveraging the company's conferencing platform to victimize espionage targets, including government accounts.

August 3, 2023

Cato Institute sues FBI for records on work with police to surveil Americans in 2020

The Cato Institute is suing the FBI for access to records about the bureau's work to surveil Americans in 2020, particularly surrounding mass protests, the political campaign season and COVID-related restrictions.

August 2, 2023

Meta begins blocking news on Facebook, Instagram in Canada

Meta said it started blocking news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada over a law directing Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for news used on their platforms.

August 2, 2023

Elon Musk’s X sues Center for Countering Digital Hate over Twitter scrutiny

Elon Musk's X Corp. sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate and accused the nonprofit watchdog of unlawfully accessing data to fuel a smear campaign to scare advertisers away from his company.

August 1, 2023

Wyden wants feds to investigate Microsoft for cyber failings enabling Chinese hack

Sen. Ron Wyden wants federal investigators to probe Microsoft's cybersecurity services that the Oregon Democrat said enabled a China-linked hack of the Biden administration.

July 31, 2023

Sens. Graham, Warren team up for digital regulator to restrain Big Tech

A bipartisan desire to curb Big Tech companies has united Sens. Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren, who want to create a digital regulator.

July 28, 2023

Lawmakers table contempt citation for Zuckerberg after Facebook hands over censorship documents

The House Judiciary Committee postponed a contempt recommendation against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg after the company handed over internal Facebook documents about the Biden administration's role in online censorship.

July 27, 2023

Child predators using AI are emerging online safety threat, lawmakers fear

Senators concerned about children's online safety fear that artificial intelligence is an escalating danger to America's youth.