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Cyber Daily: EU-U.S. Data Privacy Talks Enter Second Year | U.S. Pipelines Are Targeted
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Hello. The U.S. is still pushing for a new deal with the European Union to allow companies to transfer data legally across the Atlantic. Executive actions are on the table to address how personal information from the EU is handled, WSJ Pro’s David Uberti reports.
Also today: Hackers working for China targeted U.S. pipeline operators; Russian hacker sentenced to time served; EU wants to trace crypto transactions; Tokyo Games is likely to be a cyber target; and more.
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Trans-Atlantic Data Flows
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President Biden is considering executive actions to provide greater privacy to EU citizens and certainty for firms that transfer people’s data to the U.S. PHOTO: PATRICK SEMANSKY/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Slow going: The U.S. Commerce Department is still pushing to strike a new deal with the European Union to allow companies to transfer data legally across the Atlantic, an agency official said, but he wouldn’t provide a timeline for an agreement as negotiations with Brussels enter their second year.
The Biden administration is considering executive actions instead of a legislative fix to provide greater protections for EU citizens after the bloc’s top court last year said their personal information was exposed to U.S. surveillance, said Alex Greenstein, director of the Commerce Department’s Privacy Shield program, which certified businesses for such data transfers until the decision.
Guardrails for Washington’s access to EU personal data could also offer citizens options for redress in the event of surveillance.
Read the full story.
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PHOTO: JAKE MAY/THE FLINT JOURNAL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Related: U.S.-Asia digital pact is held up by squabble among Biden officials. National Security Council and State Department officials want to set rules for digital trade in Asia, which could include cross-border flows of information and digital privacy. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has talked to trade ministers from eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region about the pact. (WSJ)
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Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency, victim losses are skyrocketing, and hackers are shifting their targets. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: LAURA KAMMERMANN
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Pipeline cyber risks: Hackers working for the Chinese government compromised more than a dozen U.S. pipeline operators nearly a decade ago, the Biden administration revealed Tuesday while also issuing first-of-its-kind cybersecurity requirements on the pipeline industry. Of the known targets, 13 were successfully compromised and an additional eight suffered an “unknown depth of intrusion,” which officials couldn’t fully assess because the victims lacked complete computer log data, a federal alert said. Chinese officials didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations. (WSJ)
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Separately, a new Transportation Security Administration directive mandates certain pipeline operators designated by the federal government as critical to adopt specific cybersecurity standards. Officials didn’t make the text of the directive immediately available.
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PHOTO: KYLE GRILLOT
/BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Related: A tool that vets computer commands and blocks unauthorized ones aims to improve protection of power grids. Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory and tech provider Visgence Inc. developed the tool, which can be connected to a grid’s relay systems.
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Russian hacker sentenced: Peter Levashov, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to identity theft, damaging a computer system and other charges related to running widespread botnets and selling stolen data, received a sentence of 33 months—the amount of time he served in U.S. custody as his case played out. A fine might be in the wings after the judge reviews Mr. Levashov's financial situation. (Associated Press)
Curbing bitcoin: European Union seeks more traceability for cryptocurrency transactions by collecting information similar to that gathered during wire transfers. The intent is to trace funds being laundered or destined for terrorist operations. (Reuters)
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PHOTO: KOJI SASAHARA
/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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FBI warning: Criminal and nation-state hackers looking to disrupt the Tokyo Olympics, which start July 23, could use denial-of-service attacks, ransomware and other malicious tools, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in an alert. Cyberattacks linked to Russia occured during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018.
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