Cybersecurity

UK, EU summon Russian ambassadors over Kyiv strikes that killed at least 18

The United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) summoned their respective Russian ambassadors after the Kremlin military pounded Kyiv with a massive drone and missile attack overnight Thursday, killing at least 18 people and damaging both the EU’s mission building and British Council offices in Ukraine’s capital.  Russia’s attacks destroyed a five-story building and severely […]

Cybersecurity

Nvidia revenue jumped 56 percent last year, beats Wall Street expectations

Nvidia reported a solid jump in second-quarter revenue Wednesday, beating Wall Street expectations for its highly anticipated earnings report. The chipmaker reported $46.7 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 6 percent from the previous quarter and 56 percent over the past year. Wall Street analysts had forecasted revenue of roughly $46 billion, according to consensus estimates. […]

Cybersecurity

Republicans investigate Wikipedia over allegations of organized bias

Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee opened a probe into alleged organized efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries and the organization’s responses.  Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), chair of the panel’s subcommittee on cybersecurity, information technology, and government innovation, on Wednesday sent an information request on the […]

Cybersecurity

Wyden slams DOGE over ‘reckless’ handling of Social Security data

Top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (Ore.) blasted the DOGE cost-cutting panel following a whistleblower report that alleged Americans’ financial and personal information was put on an unsecured cloud server. He called it “a clear example of how the Trump administration is playing fast and loose with Americans’ most sensitive personal information.”  […]

Cybersecurity

DOGE put Social Security data in 'vulnerable cloud environment': Whistleblower

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) put important Social Security data in a “vulnerable cloud environment,” a whistleblower with the Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a report Tuesday. According to the whistleblower report, SSA Chief Data Officer Chuck Borges “has become aware through reports to him of serious data security lapses, evidently orchestrated by […]