Alyza Sebenius

Lawyer & Writer. Read my work in @business, @lawfareblog, @theatlantic, @nytimes.

[Lawfare @lawfare]

"While the cyber threat posed by China has at least three distinctive strands—disinformation, espionage, and hacking critical infrastructure—these tactics are also strategically intertwined."
@asebenius explores how China is expanding its cyber strategy
https://t.co/3v6Y7amg8S

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US Cyber Command's head said last month that command attorneys "are tackling unprecedented constitutional issues while the United States faces some of the most serious threats in its history”

Read more in @lawfareblog about challenges facing the command: https://t.co/tPaYSiygNk

[Aspen Strategy Group @AspenStrategy]

As cyberattacks threaten U.S. national security, @asebenius and Brittany Carter consider how we might best deter and counter these attacks in the era of digital great power competition.

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The summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin left two things clear: Russia is almost sure to test Biden’s resolve on cyberattacks, and the U.S. president may find his red line with his Russian counterpart difficult to enforce.
https://t.co/hpKV45xUiC

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

Companies that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn’t pay hackers to unlock their data, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Nominees for top U.S. cybersecurity positions agree, @cstrohm and I report.
https://t.co/xc949Jttt8

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U.S. lawmakers criticized Colonial Pipeline’s cybersecurity practices as the company’s chief executive officer faced his second day of questioning on Capitol Hill
https://t.co/bQPmPen9ch

[Rebecca Kern @rebeccamkern]

Come for the photo of me lurking behind the microphones, stay for @business reporting on Colonial's first appearance after the ransomware attack that led to fuel shortages nationwide with @AriNatter and @asebenius https://t.co/pVjkFC0iOf

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

Fastly's outage that broke much of the internet shows what's at stake when popular sites rely on a handful of companies to distribute content and host users, says @asebenius https://t.co/9SOE79fCmK

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

The U.S. has recovered the majority of the $4.4 million in cryptocurrency ransom paid to the perpetrators of the cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline last month that temporarily halted fuel supplies across the U.S. east coast
https://t.co/OqfHGOICL3

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

The Justice Department is vowing to systematically track and prosecute ransomware attacks, making the effort to counter the increasingly dangerous and disruptive online assaults on critical services a top priority
https://t.co/oju3kcWA67

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

"Once the ransom is paid, it's sometimes an open question of whether or not the criminals actually decrypt data."

Colonial Pipeline paid nearly $5 million to hackers who shut down the country's largest fuel pipeline in difficult-to-trace cryptocurrency. @asebenius explains 👇

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

Biden signed an executive order yesterday that moves U.S. agencies toward a "zero-trust" security model. His administration has faced significant pressure to adopt the model since he took office amid a sprawling Russian cyber attack. https://t.co/w0QeX1Vb29

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

What happens when a business is extorted via a ransomware attack?

It all comes down to negotiations over the hacker’s demands, @asebenius tells @timsteno https://t.co/ln9zrhT5Qw

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Biden signed an executive order intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity a week after a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline forced the company to cut off the flow of fuel to much of the East Coast. Story with @JenniferJJacobs
https://t.co/JSjRg264B3

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

DarkSide, the Russia-linked ransomware group connected to the Colonial pipeline shutdown, has made millions of dollars providing hacking tools and services to others in the world of cybercrime. https://t.co/VC5pWhFSy4

@asebenius explains👇

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

Here is what we know about the hackers responsible for shutting down the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S. last week: https://t.co/QdWhkcx2NW

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

The cyber attack that shut down the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline prompted an all-too familiar question in corridors of power in Washington + boardrooms across the country: Can anyone stop debilitating hacks? Here's what @jendlouhyhc, @BrodyFord_ and I know:
https://t.co/dJ8ZYIgvdR

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

The largest oil pipeline in North America remains shut for the third day following a cyberattack tied to a relatively new ransomware group called DarkSide. https://t.co/0eWpy7n9p7

Here's what we know, via @asebenius 👇

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

The investigation into a major cyber attack on the biggest U.S. pipeline continued on Sunday as the White House pulled together an inter-agency task force to tackle the problem and explore options for lessening its impact on the energy supply.
https://t.co/IZseAshr45

[Alyza Sebenius @asebenius]

A series of major cyber-attacks in recent weeks has underscored the brazenness of the attackers and the challenges of tackling the problem of ransomware, just as the Biden administration announced plans to take on the issue.
https://t.co/uN3xh7GILb