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The State Department announced its $10 million bounty for details on Conti members at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas in August and promoted the reward on casino chips with QR codes. (Photo by AJ Vicens/CyberScoop)

State Department offers $10 million for details on Conti ransomware gang members

As of January 2022, there were more than 1,000 victims of attacks associated with Conti ransomware and payouts exceeding $150 million.
Bystanders look at Russian military equipment that was destroyed in fights with the Ukrainian army, displayed as part of an outdoor exhibition on central square of Lviv, on Aug. 11. (Photo by YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia’s digital attacks are haphazard, chaotic, says top Ukrainian cyber official

Moscow's approach to incorporating cyberattacks into its ongoing assault reflects an "absence of strategy," said Victor Zhora.
Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 21, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

FTC will explore new privacy rules to protect consumers from ‘hackers and data thieves’

Concerns about the commercial surveillance industry outlined in the agency's notice include poor data security for consumer information.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a big screen showing the Chinese state television CCTV evening news as the city gets ready for the upcoming centenary of the Communist Party of China on June 30, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)

China could be reviewing security bugs before tech companies issue patches, DHS official says

This could give Beijing the upper hand when carrying out cyberattacks against the U.S. or its other digital adversaries.
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