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Colonial Pipeline CEO defends handling of ransomware attack
"Shutting down the pipeline was absolutely the right decision," CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers.
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"Shutting down the pipeline was absolutely the right decision," CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers.
The Chief Administrative Office of the U.S. House confirmed to CBS News it was notified by iConstituent its e-newsletter system was hit with a ransomware attack.
The FBI tracked and seized 63.7 bitcoins sent to hackers from the criminal group known as DarkSide.
Critical pipeline companies must "identify any gaps" in their security and establish a timeline for remedying possible flaws.
"We will not tolerate the mistreatment of individuals in civil immigration detention or substandard conditions of detention," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a terrorism advisory warning of "increasingly complex and volatile" domestic threats.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration's decision to not expel unaccompanied minors, saying "it is the responsibility of humanity to address the needs of these children."
The move comes days after a major ransomware attack caused gas shortages in at least seven states.
In her first interview as administrator, Criswell discussed a few of the disasters the agency is addressing. Fifty-four of them grew out of the pandemic.
While the proposed rule change never took effect, the policy would have marked a colossal shift in Homeland Security's personal data collection from immigrants and US citizens alike.
They seem to have separated from their families voluntarily to try to get across the southern border.
Secret Service Director James Murray said of the current $45 million for these events, "Candidly, it's not enough."
In 2019, the Trump administration used Defense Department cash for border wall projects when Congress refused to fund them.
During the presidential campaign, President Biden pledged to discontinue for-profit immigration detention, but no announcements have been forthcoming.
Gonzalez is charged with the formidable task of reforming an agency whose work has come under withering criticism from progressives.