Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’

Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has put a hold on the Trump administration’s nomination of Sean Plankey to head the federal government’s top cybersecurity agency, citing a “multi-year cover up” of security flaws at U.S. telecommunication companies. Wyden said in remarks, seen by TechCrunch and confirmed by the senator’s spokesperson, that he will block the nomination…

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Jameson Lopp sounds alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks

Jameson Lopp sounds alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks

The cypherpunk and crypto executive cautioned Bitcoin holders to remain vigilant and always thoroughly review destination addresses. Jameson Lopp, the chief security officer at Bitcoin (BTC) custody company Casa, sounded the alarm on Bitcoin address poisoning attacks, a social engineering scam that uses similar addresses from a victim’s transaction history to fool them into sending…

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