Cyberattack Reporting Requirements Included in Spending Deal (1)

Cybersecurity legislation that would impose new hack and ransomware reporting requirements on businesses was included in a spending bill lawmakers unveiled early Wednesday.

The Senate passed the cyber reporting requirements on March 1 under a bill (S. 3600) from Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich). Peters previewed their inclusion in the spending bill Tuesday.

“This has been a bicameral, bipartisan work product that passed unanimously in the Senate,” Peters said. “It has the broadest support that you can possibly get.”

The $1.5 trillion government funding package (H.R. 2471) is set for a House vote later on Wednesday, with lawmakers also ...