In what’s being called a “major cybersecurity incident,” Beijing-backed adversaries broke into cyber vendor BeyondTrust to access the US Department of the Treasury workstations and steal unclassified data, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.

Source: Chinese State Hackers Breach US Treasury Department

U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency are jointly led by a single four-star officer. Donald Trump made moves to end that arrangement in 2020, and sources say the idea is circulating again as the president-elect transitions into a new administration.

Source: Unfinished business for Trump: Ending the Cyber Command and NSA ‘dual hat’

Law enforcement agencies in 15 countries cooperated in taking down 27 websites selling DDoS-for-hire services. The post appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Source: 27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement