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Sensitive data stolen on US weapons development and deployment, product development, foreign partnerships, contracts, and more.

Russia's federal bank, the Bank of Russia, issued sweeping recommendations to restrict the local cryptocurrency ecosystem. With a substantial portion of the cybercriminal economy operating out of Russia, using cryptocurrency to transfer wealth, an unintended side effect of such laws may be to eliminate some of the comfort ransomware gangs have found in the region.

The gargantuan crisis spurred by log4j isn’t over yet — not even close. Over the past week, new vulnerabilities have been discovered in the

Exploits of the Log4j vulnerability can lead to loss of data on server systems and denial-of-service attacks.

Exploits of the Log4j vulnerability can lead to loss of data on server systems and denial-of-service attacks.

Today is Tuesday. Welcome to Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.

A vulnerability in a widely used logging platform uncovered late last week has left security professionals and officials scrambling to respond and patch systems before other nations and cybercriminals can exploit the flaw.

It's no surprise that as some ransomware-wielding criminals have been hitting healthcare, pipelines and other sectors that provide critical services, governments have been recasting the risk posed by ransomware not just as a business threat but as an urgent national security concern.

It's no surprise that as some ransomware-wielding criminals have been hitting healthcare, pipelines and other sectors that provide critical services, governments have been recasting the risk posed by ransomware not just as a business threat but as an urgent national security concern.

The side that's better at collaborating with allies will have the upper hand, and until now, that distinction has gone to the cybercriminals.