An alert from the DHS critical infrastructure computer emergency response team recommends that plane owners ensure they restrict unauthorized physical access to their aircraft until the industry develops safeguards to address the issue.
Barr's comments mark a continuing effort by the Justice Department to push tech companies to provide law enforcement with access to encrypted devices and applications during investigations.
Security experts said the malware has already infected more than 500,000 devices in over 54 countries.
Internal Revenue Service officials said temporarily re-upping an existing identity verification contract with Equifax was a stopgap measure to prevent service interruptions.
The President's idea was criticized by members of both parties, before he later suggested it was a nonstarter.
Several researchers noted that criminals would have had difficulty monetizing the attack.
The ransomware attack swept infrastructure in Ukraine and then spread across much of the rest of the world.
A researcher disclosed a gaping security hole at the outfit that manages Georgia's elections, with 6.7 million voter records and sensitive files exposed.
A ransomware attack spread across international borders, but had the biggest effects on the United Kingdom's National Health System.
Critics say the order threatens to lead to a "haphazard patchwork of fixes" regarding how to deter online attacks.
The power outages did not take place simultaneously, and they appear to have been caused by physical mechanical failures.
Yahoo reported that a massive amount of data was compromised in 2013.
Critics have questioned the wisdom of exporting to China medical supplies that would soon be vitally needed in the U.S.
As a new coronavirus spread in 2020, so did concerns about the United States' preparedness for a potential pandemic.
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
If only people recognized "predictions" before the calamitous events they supposedly anticipate.
Hobby Lobby reportedly sent a letter to employees explaining its stores were staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic because, in part, CEO David Green's wife had received reassurances from God.