Shaun Waterman
US lawmakers and officials are raising concerns about cybersecurity threats, including the potential for Chinese-made devices to gather data and the vulnerability of Microsoft's monopoly on military IT. The US is also lagging behind other Western countries in regulating commercial tools used by online fraudsters.
Current and former US officials say a data breach could have been prevented if a specific cybersecurity measure had not been removed. Lawmakers are calling for sanctions against Chinese internet device companies and regulation of commercial tools used by online fraudsters. The US has frozen $225m in alleged cryptocurrency fraud proceeds, but experts say the country is vulnerable to nation-state hackers targeting cybersecurity tools. The Pentagon's reliance on Microsoft for cybersecurity tools is also raising concerns. Ukraine is seeking to incorporate its volunteer hacker brigade into its armed forces, and experts say this could be a model for other democracies.
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