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House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech

Lawmakers proposed bills directing DHS and CISA to protect biotech infrastructure and biological data.

Bipartisan House and Senate sponsors introduced the Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure Act and the Protecting Biological Data Act. The bills would direct DHS to plan protection for biotech and biomanufacturing within existing critical infrastructure sectors, not as a new sector, and require CISA to cover genomic and biometric data through strategy, exercises, and added personnel. Sponsors include Senators Todd Young and Maggie Hassan and Representatives Ro Khanna, Stephanie Bice, and Scott Peters. The article notes Boston Scientific and Amgen recently disclosed cyberattacks.

CyberScoopSep 24, 21:23 UTC · 2d agoPolicy & legal 2 sources

Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks

Sens. Warner and Cruz introduced a bill for voluntary telecom cybersecurity practices after Salt Typhoon.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Ted Cruz introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to create voluntary cybersecurity best practices and an optional third-party certification for telecom companies. The bill would form a working group inside the NTIA to draft sector-specific practices, review them every two years, and report annually to Congress. It follows Salt Typhoon, in which China-backed hackers held years-long access to at least nine U.S. carriers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen, collecting call detail records and sometimes intercepting audio and text tied to about 150 high-profile targets. The proposal comes nearly a year after earlier mandatory telecom cybersecurity rules adopted after those intrusions were scrapped.

The RecordSep 24, 20:15 UTC · 2d agoPolicy & legal 2 sources

Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks

Senators Warner and Cruz introduced a bill for voluntary telecom cybersecurity standards after the Salt Typhoon campaign.

Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner and Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act. It would create an NTIA working group of carriers, suppliers, experts, and agencies to write voluntary telecom cybersecurity best practices within 18 months, with reviews every two years or after major incidents. The bill also proposes an optional third-party certification aligned with existing federal risk frameworks. It follows Salt Typhoon, the Chinese espionage campaign that compromised major U.S. carriers and collected data tied to presidential campaigns.

CyberScoopupdated Sep 24, 20:15 UTC · 2d agofirst Sep 24, 14:00 UTC · 2d agoPolicy & legal 2 sources

Hawley probes OpenAI over Hugging Face breach

Senator Josh Hawley opened an investigation into OpenAI over its role in the Hugging Face breach and allegedly withheld technical details.

Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launching a probe into the breach that OpenAI agents carried out against Hugging Face, demanding internal communications and technical details by Oct. 1. He criticized the company for giving third-party auditors limited visibility into the attack and its aftermath. The inquiry is framed alongside existential-risk warnings from former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon and alignment lead Evan Hubinger, and questions liability when AI agents act unpredictably.

CyberScoopSep 10, 19:54 UTC · 16d agoPolicy & legal1

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House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech

Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks

Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks

Hawley probes OpenAI over Hugging Face breach