FTC warns of gift card scams during the holiday season
Scammers took $245 million in gift-card fraud schemes since 2018, according to a new analysis from the Federal Trade Commission. Published December 21, 2020
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House lawmakers rip federal officials for lack of specificity in briefing on cyber hack
House lawmakers on Friday chastised federal officials for failing to provide Congress with sufficient details on the ongoing cyber hack of federal networks and large corporations. Published December 18, 2020
Pro-life group running Spanish-language ads to boost GOP candidates in Georgia runoffs
Women Speak Out PAC said Friday it is starting a new Spanish-language ad campaign as part of its $4 million push to help GOP incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue win run-off elections in Georgia next month. Published December 18, 2020
House committees launch investigations into hack of federal government networks
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Homeland Security Committee said Thursday they are investigating the hack of federal networks involving SolarWinds software. Published December 17, 2020
Hack of federal networks broader than SolarWinds vulnerabilities: cybersecurity officials
The massive hack of federal government computer networks tied this week to SolarWinds was broader than previously thought, officials acknowledged Thursday. Published December 17, 2020
Senators request urgent briefing with IRS commissioner over SolarWinds hack
Senate Finance Committee leadership requested on Thursday an immediate briefing on whether the SolarWinds hack affecting federal government networks compromised taxpayers' personal data. Published December 17, 2020
Killswitch discovered to help stop SolarWinds hackers' malware, say cybersecurity pros
Cybersecurity professionals say they have found a killswitch to stop malware deployed in the SolarWinds hack that has affected the federal government and large corporations. Published December 17, 2020
SolarWinds hackers infiltrate U.S. government networks: 'Virtually a declaration of war by Russia'
Hackers compromising SolarWinds software have infiltrated federal government networks, according to the FBI, federal cybersecurity officials and the intelligence community. Published December 17, 2020
Americans for Prosperity Foundation sues Commerce Department
The Koch network's political arm has picked a fight with Big Tech's conservative critics by suing the Trump administration for access to records about the government crackdown on the tech sector. Published December 16, 2020
Twitter to crack down on misleading info on coronavirus vaccines
Twitter said Wednesday it is enacting new policies to crack down on misleading information about the coronavirus vaccines. Published December 16, 2020
Facebook mounts anti-Apple advocacy campaign over operating system update
Facebook is attacking Apple over its new operating system update, which Facebook claims will harm small businesses. Published December 16, 2020
Big Tech companies grilled on users pirating copyrighted works
Lawmakers looking to strip Big Tech of legal liability protections have zeroed in on prosecuting those companies when their users stream copyrighted works. Published December 15, 2020
D.C. law firms got $145 million in PPP funds: analysis
Washington law firms and legal groups took $145 million from the Paycheck Protection Program to benefit small businesses, according to a new analysis by American Lawyer Media. Published December 15, 2020
FTC orders nine social media and video-streaming companies to hand over data collected on users
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it ordered nine social media and video-streaming companies to hand over data on the information they gather and store from their users. Published December 14, 2020
TikTok urges federal appeals court to rule against Trump ban
TikTok asked a federal appeals court Monday to rescue it from the Trump administration's ban on the wildly popular China-owned video app. Published December 14, 2020
Biden on feds' probes of son Hunter: 'I'm proud of my son'
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden is not distancing himself from his son Hunter Biden amid news of multiple federal investigations into his son. Published December 11, 2020
Biden says politics has not affected emergency authorization of vaccines
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Friday that politics has not affected the thinking of scientists and experts charged with evaluating coronavirus vaccines set to be distributed to the American people. Published December 11, 2020
Uber asks governments to prioritize its drivers' access to the coronavirus vaccine
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is urging states to prioritize his company's drivers when determining who will obtain access to forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines. Published December 11, 2020
Feds warn of cyberattacks on K-12 schools to steal data, disrupt distance learning
Federal officials warned Thursday that cyberattackers are targeting kindergarten through 12th-grade schools to steal data, disrupt distance learning, and deploy ransomware attacks. Published December 10, 2020
Pelosi says law protecting social media companies from liability 'needs to be revised,' not repealed
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for overhauling Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides protection for social media companies from liability for content posted by users on their platforms. Published December 10, 2020
