Dustin Volz
@dustinvolz.bsky.social
National security reporter for The Wall Street Journal focused on cyber conflict, digital espionage and intelligence. Based in DC, with past bylines from SF, London and Berlin. It can happen here. https://www.wsj.com/news/author/dustin-volz
Green, asked if Volt Typhoon has already succeeded in deterring the U.S. from defending Taiwan, says "absolutely yes" the U.S. should and could still do so.
"And would it be hard and extremely costly? Absolutely yes."
"And would it be hard and extremely costly? Absolutely yes."
April 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Green, asked if Volt Typhoon has already succeeded in deterring the U.S. from defending Taiwan, says "absolutely yes" the U.S. should and could still do so.
"And would it be hard and extremely costly? Absolutely yes."
"And would it be hard and extremely costly? Absolutely yes."
Speaking this morning at Vanderbilt, Rep. Mark Green, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, compares Chinese infrastructure hacks to Russia placing a satchel charge next to a cell tower that could blow up at anytime.
Also reiterates telco hacks remain ongoing.
Also reiterates telco hacks remain ongoing.
April 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Speaking this morning at Vanderbilt, Rep. Mark Green, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, compares Chinese infrastructure hacks to Russia placing a satchel charge next to a cell tower that could blow up at anytime.
Also reiterates telco hacks remain ongoing.
Also reiterates telco hacks remain ongoing.
Thrilled and honored to share this @sabew.bsky.social award for our Salt Typhoon reporting with a team of tremendously talented colleagues.
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March 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thrilled and honored to share this @sabew.bsky.social award for our Salt Typhoon reporting with a team of tremendously talented colleagues.
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White House officials messed up by listing on a website the wrong man in charge of the FBI. Instead of correcting the error, the White House let it stand. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
White House officials messed up by listing on a website the wrong man in charge of the FBI. Instead of correcting the error, the White House let it stand. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Statement from Travis LeBlanc, a board member who had several more years remaining in his term. "The Board’s partisan shift will ultimately undermine not only the mission of the agency, but public trust and confidence in the ability of the government to honor privacy rights..."
January 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Statement from Travis LeBlanc, a board member who had several more years remaining in his term. "The Board’s partisan shift will ultimately undermine not only the mission of the agency, but public trust and confidence in the ability of the government to honor privacy rights..."
"I’ve been on the bench for over four decades, I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said.
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January 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"I’ve been on the bench for over four decades, I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said.
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Speaking to Bloomberg this morning, Jake Sullivan says Chinese hacking US infra and telecoms is "dramatic in their scope and scale, and we take them deadly seriously."
U.S. has sent a message to CCP that a physically destructive cyberattack would be met w/ "severe consequences."
U.S. has sent a message to CCP that a physically destructive cyberattack would be met w/ "severe consequences."
January 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Speaking to Bloomberg this morning, Jake Sullivan says Chinese hacking US infra and telecoms is "dramatic in their scope and scale, and we take them deadly seriously."
U.S. has sent a message to CCP that a physically destructive cyberattack would be met w/ "severe consequences."
U.S. has sent a message to CCP that a physically destructive cyberattack would be met w/ "severe consequences."
Depressing reporting from Semafor on the state of things at Washington Post, where "daily traffic last year reached a nadir of just a quarter of what it was at its peak in January 2021."
January 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Depressing reporting from Semafor on the state of things at Washington Post, where "daily traffic last year reached a nadir of just a quarter of what it was at its peak in January 2021."
Fascinating. PunchbowlNews reports that DNI nom Tulsi Gabbard has softened her stance on surveillance power FISA 702, which she repeatedly voted against in Congress. Gabbard now says reforms to 702 have assuaged her concerns.
January 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fascinating. PunchbowlNews reports that DNI nom Tulsi Gabbard has softened her stance on surveillance power FISA 702, which she repeatedly voted against in Congress. Gabbard now says reforms to 702 have assuaged her concerns.
I need a 20 lip readers to review this immediately
January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I need a 20 lip readers to review this immediately
Had missed this. Last month, during his FBI town hall address, Director Chris Wray said the Salt Typhoon compromises of U.S. telcos may be China's "most significant cyber espionage campaign in history."
January 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Had missed this. Last month, during his FBI town hall address, Director Chris Wray said the Salt Typhoon compromises of U.S. telcos may be China's "most significant cyber espionage campaign in history."
Biden has scheduled Jimmy Carter's state funeral for Thursday, Jan. 9, and proclaimed it national day of mourning.
U.S. flags will fly at half-staff for 30 days.
U.S. flags will fly at half-staff for 30 days.
December 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Biden has scheduled Jimmy Carter's state funeral for Thursday, Jan. 9, and proclaimed it national day of mourning.
U.S. flags will fly at half-staff for 30 days.
U.S. flags will fly at half-staff for 30 days.
I read Jonathan Alter’s biography of Jimmy Carter a few years ago. It was simply amazing how he never stopped going 100% in all that life offered: learning to downhill skill at 62, climbing Kilimanjaro at 64, picking up snorkeling at 90.
RIP.
RIP.
December 29, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I read Jonathan Alter’s biography of Jimmy Carter a few years ago. It was simply amazing how he never stopped going 100% in all that life offered: learning to downhill skill at 62, climbing Kilimanjaro at 64, picking up snorkeling at 90.
RIP.
RIP.
This story is incredible—Evan Gershkovich spent nearly 500 days in prison as a diplomatic hostage and turned around and wrote an expose on the secret Russian unit responsible for depriving him of his freedom.
December 13, 2024 at 2:37 AM
This story is incredible—Evan Gershkovich spent nearly 500 days in prison as a diplomatic hostage and turned around and wrote an expose on the secret Russian unit responsible for depriving him of his freedom.
Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a conspiracy to steal U.S. identities in order to get remote IT jobs to enrich the DPRK regime and fund its nuclear weapons program. The FBI shared this poster of the alleged scammers and is offering up to $5 million for info leading to arrest.
December 12, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a conspiracy to steal U.S. identities in order to get remote IT jobs to enrich the DPRK regime and fund its nuclear weapons program. The FBI shared this poster of the alleged scammers and is offering up to $5 million for info leading to arrest.
FBI Director Chris Wray to FBI workforce: "After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for the Bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current Administration in January and then step down."
December 11, 2024 at 7:17 PM
FBI Director Chris Wray to FBI workforce: "After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for the Bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current Administration in January and then step down."
December 10, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Almost time for that big stretch into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend
November 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Almost time for that big stretch into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend
How is this side-by-side comparison not a meme yet
November 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM
How is this side-by-side comparison not a meme yet
There are 2.3 million Americans working for the federal government in civilian jobs, constituting less than 2% of the total U.S. workforce. They work as everything from nurses in Veterans Affairs hospitals and park rangers in Yellowstone to guards in federal prisons. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
November 17, 2024 at 12:42 PM
There are 2.3 million Americans working for the federal government in civilian jobs, constituting less than 2% of the total U.S. workforce. They work as everything from nurses in Veterans Affairs hospitals and park rangers in Yellowstone to guards in federal prisons. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
"The destruction of patience is one of the most dramatic cultural shifts we’ll probably experience of our lifetimes, and it pervades everything — journalism, music, comedy, the works."
Good read on the existential challenges facing high-quality journalism:
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
Good read on the existential challenges facing high-quality journalism:
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
November 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM
"The destruction of patience is one of the most dramatic cultural shifts we’ll probably experience of our lifetimes, and it pervades everything — journalism, music, comedy, the works."
Good read on the existential challenges facing high-quality journalism:
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
Good read on the existential challenges facing high-quality journalism:
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
New: FBI/CISA confirm details about China’s hack of telecoms that we have previously reported, including breach of data related to law enforcement requests and theft of private comms.
“We expect our understanding of these compromises to grow as the investigation continues.”
“We expect our understanding of these compromises to grow as the investigation continues.”
November 13, 2024 at 9:16 PM
New: FBI/CISA confirm details about China’s hack of telecoms that we have previously reported, including breach of data related to law enforcement requests and theft of private comms.
“We expect our understanding of these compromises to grow as the investigation continues.”
“We expect our understanding of these compromises to grow as the investigation continues.”
It was a tremendous honor to present WSJ's Paul Beckett with an award for ethical leadership last night in NYC. Paul, sporting a kilt, spoke passionately about the importance of press freedom as he accepted his award and another on behalf of our colleague Evan Gershkovich.
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November 13, 2024 at 4:45 PM
It was a tremendous honor to present WSJ's Paul Beckett with an award for ethical leadership last night in NYC. Paul, sporting a kilt, spoke passionately about the importance of press freedom as he accepted his award and another on behalf of our colleague Evan Gershkovich.
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"Harris was expected to pick up a swath of female voters by advocating for abortion rights. But one issue motivated male and female voters alike: the economy. About 39% of young women identified jobs and the economy as their top issue while 17% picked abortion." www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
November 11, 2024 at 3:21 PM
"Harris was expected to pick up a swath of female voters by advocating for abortion rights. But one issue motivated male and female voters alike: the economy. About 39% of young women identified jobs and the economy as their top issue while 17% picked abortion." www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Other topics I cover include: U.S. surveillance programs and policy, government secrecy and classification, and general spying and national security issues. Here’s a picture of my dog!
November 10, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Other topics I cover include: U.S. surveillance programs and policy, government secrecy and classification, and general spying and national security issues. Here’s a picture of my dog!