Treasury debuts effort to share cyber threat intel with crypto firms

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will begin sharing cyber threat intelligence with cryptocurrency firms following a string of incidents in which hackers siphoned off millions of dollars in customer funds.

The department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection announced the effort to “provide timely, actionable cybersecurity information to eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations, helping them better identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats targeting their customers and networks.”

Under the program, qualifying U.S. digital asset firms and industry groups that meet agency criteria will be able to access the same threat intelligence the department already distributes to traditional financial institutions at no cost.

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