{"id":568117,"date":"2021-06-18T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568117"},"modified":"2021-06-18T15:22:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:22:02","slug":"senators-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-tackling-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-tackling-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators introduce bipartisan legislation tackling cyber security"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenators-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-tackling-cyber-security%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2429509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2429509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., center, flanked by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters about the national vulnerability to cybercrime at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 12:14 PM PT \u2013 Friday, June 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Senators on Capitol Hill introduced legislation aimed at cracking down cyber criminals. On Thursday, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R.S.C.), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) set in motion the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/International%20Cybercrime%20Prevention%20Act%20of%202021%20Section-by-Section.pdf\">International Cybercrime Prevention Act<\/a>, which looks to ramp up penalties for hackers targeting critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way to think of this bill is an infrastructure bill because we\u2019re protecting infrastructure and we\u2019re taking down infrastructure that belongs to the cyber criminals,\u201d stated Blumenthal. \u201cAnd stopping the safe harbors because obviously the cyber criminals are using a form of currency that can be so easily laundered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan legislation would also increase the Justice Department\u2019s ability to combat botnet groups, while cracking down on the sales of certain spyware devices and other hacking equipment. The measure would allow injunctions against botnets engaged in the destruction of data, destructive cyber attacks or other certain violations of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/criminal-ccips\/legacy\/2015\/01\/14\/ccmanual.pdf\">Computer Fraud and Abuse Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was previously introduced back in 2018 by the same co-sponsors, but did not land a single vote in the Senate. The legislation was brought forth once again as both Republican and left-wing lawmakers continued to call for action due to a recent number of critical organizations becoming the victims of targeted cyber attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we have known for over a decade that ransomware was a method of cyber attack, and we have spent billions of dollars to try to deal with this,\u201d Whitehouse stated. \u201cSo when Colonial Pipeline, the biggest fuel pipeline in the United States of America, falls to a ransomware attack that is a powerful signal things have not gone well in response to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham said the bill would assist with apprehending cyber criminals behind recent attacks who are believed to be working for the Russian government. This came after Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of 16 critical kinds of infrastructure that are \u201coff limits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Putin is going to stop until the pain is real,\u201d the South Carolina lawmaker told reporters. \u201cI think the likelihood of criminal enterprises this large operating in Russia without his knowledge is zero and the offensive capability of the United States is large.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham also assured private companies hackers are not a force to reckon with and to take cyber security more seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should join with us to harden your infrastructure in a reasonable way and the reward would be liability protection,\u201d he stated. \u201cIf we\u2019re not doing that, we\u2019re not doing the most we can in America to protect ourselves from what we know to be a wide and deep threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the Senate took a step further in crushing cyber attacks on Thursday after appointing former National Security Agency Deputy Director Chris Inglis as the first White House National Cyber Director.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A privilege to introduce Chris Inglis, President Biden\u2019s nominee to serve as the nation\u2019s first National Cyber Director, to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HSGAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HSGAC<\/a> today. Chris is a deeply experienced, uniquely talented leader, and I believe he is the right person to take on the cyber challenges facing America. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mIJXWqbGHV\">pic.twitter.com\/mIJXWqbGHV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Angus King (@SenAngusKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenAngusKing\/status\/1403070367242108932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/republicans-slam-s-1-as-a-democrat-power-grab\/\">Republicans Slam S.1 As A \u2018Democrat Power Grab\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., center, flanked by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, and Sen. 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