U.S. Treasury

DOGE staffer violated Treasury rules by emailing unencrypted personal data

Security /

A staffer working for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) broke Treasury policies by sending an email containing unencrypted personal information, according to testimony from a senior government cybersecurity official in a federal lawsuit. Marko Elez, a DOGE staffer working at the U.S. Treasury, emailed a spreadsheet with unencrypted personally identifiable information to two Trump administration […]

DOGE staffer violated Treasury rules by emailing unencrypted personal data Read More »

US Treasury says China stole documents in ‘major’ cyberattack

Security /

The U.S. Treasury told lawmakers in a letter Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack earlier in December, which the department has attributed to Chinese government hackers. In the letter shared with senior U.S. House lawmakers, which TechCrunch has seen, the Treasury said the hackers gained remote access to certain Treasury employee workstations and

US Treasury says China stole documents in ‘major’ cyberattack Read More »

U.S. government sanctions Kaspersky executives

Security /

The U.S. government announced Friday sanctions against twelve executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a press release, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it designated the twelve company executives to protect internet users against malicious cyber threats. “Today’s action against the leadership of Kaspersky

U.S. government sanctions Kaspersky executives Read More »