Commerce-Department

Commerce Secretary Lutnick Maintains $600 Million Tether Stake Despite DOJ Investigation and Senate Scrutiny

| Importance: 8/10

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick refuses to recuse from Trump’s Digital Asset Working Group despite maintaining a $600 million stake in Tether, a cryptocurrency under DOJ investigation. Multiple sources, including Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office, highlight Lutnick’s significant …

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US Adds Intellexa and Cytrox to Entity List for Cyber Exploit Trafficking

| Importance: 9/10

The US Commerce Department adds surveillance technology vendors Intellexa and Cytrox to the Entity List for “trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems, threatening the privacy and security of individuals and organizations worldwide.” Specific entities …

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US Commerce Department Adds Candiru and NSO Group to Entity List

| Importance: 9/10

The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security adds Israeli spyware companies NSO Group and Candiru to the Entity List for developing surveillance software used to spy on journalists, activists, and government officials. This action restricts US companies from selling technology …

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