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Congress is starting to move on more cyber bills, even if few become law (getty) Feb 3, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Congress dramatically ratcheted up the number of cybersecurity bills introduced in the last two years compared to the prior session of Congress, but that didn’t equate to much more of it becoming law, according to a think tank study out today. And while cybersecurity legislation remained a relative oasis of bipartisanship, that tendency sharply dropped off when it came to election security, found the tally from Third Way — which CyberScoop is first reporting. The ...

Amid military coup, Myanmar's internet is partially blacked out Aung San Suu Kyi; sadi richards, Flickr Share Feb 1, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Internet connectivity dropped precipitously in Myanmar on Monday as the military seized power, likely the result of the government shutting down access in a move that drew condemnation from President Joe Biden and digital freedom activists. The Myanmar military detained senior civilian politicians, including President U Win Myint and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party won a majority of parliamentary seats in the November election...

Iranian venture firm investing in cyber tech is subject of US sanctions (David Holt // CC0) Jan 13, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP The U.S. sanctioned an Iranian venture capital firm on Wednesday that the Treasury Department said invests in cyberspace and information technology. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control identified the firm, Barkat Ventures, as an arm of an organization that the supreme leader of Iran controls called EIKO, short for Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order. The sanctions also targeted a second Komeini-controlled organization, Astan Quds Razavi. “Thes...

Animal Rights Advocates Lobby To Limit Wild Animal Breeding Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute Animal rights advocates seek stricter laws to regulate wild animal breeding and rules for displaying those animals to the general public. The U.S. Humane Society in Indiana will support efforts to pass a bill called the Cub Protection Act this state legislative session. That bill would prohibit public contact with lions, tigers and bears.  Last year, the organization focused support of a similar bill, which prohibited direct public contact with dangerous animals and the private po...

How the Russian hacking group Cozy Bear, suspected in the SolarWinds breach, plays the long game Saint Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images) Share Dec 18, 2020 | CYBERSCOOP As U.S. government agencies and thousands of companies around the world assess whether they’ve been compromised in the SolarWinds breach, cybersecurity experts are concerned that the full reach of the suspected hackers may only be just coming to light. People familiar with the matter have told outlets including The Washington Post that the culprit is one of the most persis...