Crossroads Blog | CYBER SECURITY LAW AND POLICY

DoD’s Annual Report To Congress

Yesterday I put up a story about how the Pentagon accused the Chinese government of cyberattack, claiming direct attribution along the way.  Here’s the report, if you’re interested. Here’s a NY Times article by David Sanger with further coverage. 

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Pentagon accuses Chinese gov’t of cyberattacks, claims direct attribution: AP/CTVNews

Via CTV News, here’s an interesting AP report by Lolita C. Baldor on how DoD has explicitly called out the Chinese government for its cyberattacks.  Baldor writes: The Pentagon report, released Monday, said that, “In 2012, numerous computer systems around the world, including those owned by the U.S. government, continued to be targeted for intrusions, […]

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As cyberthreats mount, hacker’s conviction underscores criticism of government overreach: WashPo

You probably saw this one already, but ICYMI, here’s a fantastic article by The Washington Post’s Jerry Markon on the mess that is the CFAA.  Tracing the story of Andrew Auernheimer, “a 24-year-old computer hacker suspected of handing off stolen e-mail addresses to the media,” Markon discusses the DOJ’s recent crackdown on hackers like Matthew […]

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AP Twitter hack prompts fresh look at cybersecurity needs: PCWorld

ICYMI, the Associated Press’ Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, leading to a bogus tweet saying that there were “two explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” Zach Miners wrote for PCWorld on the ramifications of that hack, noting that “the Dow Jones industrial average took a nose dive immediately after it was […]

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Vast majority of global cyber-espionage emanates from China, report finds: WashPo

Craig Timberg, reporting for The Washington Post, on what is of little surprise to anyone: Analyses of hundreds of documented data breaches found that hackers affiliated with the Chinese government were by far the most energetic and successful cyberspies in the world last year, according to a report to be issued Tuesday by government and industry investigators. […]

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