David DiMolfetta
Cybersecurity and Intelligence Reporter at Nextgov/FCW
Contributing Writer at The Readable
@NextgovFCW cybersecurity + intelligence reporter. Tips: [email protected] Signal: @ djd.99 BSKY: @ddimolfetta.bsky.social
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2 weeks ago |
nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta
Two U.S. security agencies listed mass media provider Comcast and data center giant Digital Realty among companies likely ensnared by a Chinese hacking group previously found inside major U.S. and global telecom operators, according to three people familiar with the matter. The National Security Agency made the determination that Comcast had likely been impacted by the group, known as Salt Typhoon, according to two of the people.
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3 weeks ago |
nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order aiming to streamline past administrations’ cybersecurity executive actions and strip mandates seen as overly prescriptive or ideological. The order is the first of several mandates already signed by Trump in his second term that explicitly focuses on cybersecurity.
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3 weeks ago |
nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta
The Justice Department on Thursday filed a civil complaint in Washington, D.C., to retrieve some $7.74 million allegedly pilfered by a North Korean IT worker scheme, adding another chapter to a storied history of DPRK efforts to steal money for its regime. The funds were first restrained by the U.S. after being tied to Sim Hyon Sop, a North Korean Foreign Trade Bank representative who was indicted in 2023 after being accused of conspiring with IT workers to pilfer the money.
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3 weeks ago |
nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta
The chairman of the House Homeland Cybersecurity Subcommittee is concerned about the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to wind down a program that scans mobile applications used by federal workers for security flaws, warning the move could weaken the government’s cyber posture amid rising digital threats from foreign adversaries. In a letter sent Thursday to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Rep.
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3 weeks ago |
nextgov.com | David DiMolfetta
The Senate Homeland Security Committee appears poised to advance Sean Cairncross to a full Senate vote for approval as National Cyber Director in President Donald Trump’s second term, as well as Sean Plankey, nominated to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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