Rep. LaHood on why Section 702 reauthorization will take a ‘little political muscle’
2026-03-20T14:51:55Z•8bc47f1a9e70a18371a60d46d722363d0fd6be49dd43e31ff04bb5914a5553b7
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This batch covers U.S. national-security and cybercrime developments: the DOJ seized domains and infrastructure for four large botnets (Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, Mossad) used in widespread DDoS campaigns; researchers disclosed new Android malware embedded in TV streaming apps that steals passwords, banking data and personal notes; a defendant pleaded guilty to an $8M scheme inflating streams for AI-generated music via thousands of fake accounts across major platforms; and U.S. policymakers and intelligence chiefs are publicly debating reauthorization of Section 702 surveillance authorities, (
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