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Former JBLM soldier pleads guilty to attempting to share military secrets with China

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Dissent

A former U.S. Army Sergeant whose last duty post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in western Washington pleaded guilty on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal felonies, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty to attempt to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information. He faces up…

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US govt login portal could be one cyberattack away from collapse, say auditors

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Dissent

Brandon Vigliarolo reports: The US government’s Login.gov identity verification system could be one cyberattack, or just a routine IT hiccup, away from serious trouble, say auditors, because it hasn’t shown its backup testing policy is actually in use or effective. The US Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday that Login.gov, which is managed by the federal government’s General…

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Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Computer Hacking Crimes

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Dissent

There’s an update to a previously reported case. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, yesterday: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, United States District Judge Frederic Block sentenced Sagar Steven Singh, also known as “Weep,” to 27 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and aggravated identify theft.  On…

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Banks Want SEC to Rescind Cyberattack Disclosure Requirements

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Dissent

PAYMNTS reports: American banking groups want the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revoke its cybersecurity incident disclosure requirements.  These groups, led by the American Bankers Association (ABA), wrote to the SEC last week, contending that disclosing cybersecurity incidents “directly conflicts with confidential reporting requirements intended to protect critical infrastructure and warn potential victims.” Joining the ABA were the Securities Industry…

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Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Dissent

A.J. Vicens and Raphael Satter report:  A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month intercepted messages from a broader swathe of American officials than has previously been reported, according to a Reuters review, potentially raising the stakes of a breach that has already drawn…

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Ransomware attack kept ENGlobal out of some systems for 6 weeks

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Dissent

Jonathan Greig reports: Officials at a large energy industry and federal government contractor were locked out of company financial systems for six weeks due to a recent ransomware attack. ENGlobal Corporation revealed the extended disruptions in an update to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday evening. “The cybersecurity incident limited the Company’s ability to access…

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