Cybersecurity, Privacy, & AI
China Admitted to Volt Typhoon Cyberattacks on US Critical Infrastructure: Report
SecurityWeek - In a secret meeting that took place late last year between Chinese and American officials, the former confirmed that China had conducted...
Industry Launches $100B AI-Infrastructure Effort to Keep Ahead of China
Defense One - Oracle, OpenAI, and investors in Japan and the UAE have launched a $100 billion effort to build data centers to run AI...
Chinese-Based Hackers Alleged to Have Stolen $20M in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Schemes
Robinson & Cole - The Secret Service has confirmed that hackers from APT41—a criminal cyber-hacking group linked to the Chinese Communist Party—stole “at least...
US Expands List of Chinese Technology Companies Under Export Controls
SecurityWeek - Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make...
Notorious Ransomware Developer Charged with Computer Crimes in Russia
CyberScoop - Russian authorities have charged Mikhail Matveev, a notorious hacker known as Wazawaka, for creating malware used to extort commercial organizations, the Russian...
When the EDPB is Weaponized, It Is Our Privacy That Is at Risk
Squire Patton Boggs - The European Data Protection Board plenary discussed an opinion on the Pay or OK models for social media. It was...
NIS2 Implementation Enters the Final Stretch – Six Months to Deadline
Covington - On October 17, 2024, revisions to the Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2) will start to apply. NIS2 significantly expands the categories...
China Releases Updated Regulations on Permits Needed for Transferring Data out of China
Alston & Bird – On March 22, the Cyberspace Administration of China published the Regulations on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flow, effective immediately....
Chile’s Cybersecurity Framework Act: How Will It Affect Private Companies?
DLA Piper – On March 26, Chile enacted its flagship cybersecurity regulation, the Framework Law on Cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure.
The Act seeks to ensure...
China Finalizes New Regulations to Relax Personal Data Exports from China
Squire Patton Boggs – The new regulations largely repeat the Draft Regulations, but now have further relaxed personal data exports from China.
Nearly six months...
UN Adopts Landmark AI Resolution
Ballard Spahr – The UN General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution focusing on the safe, secure, and trustworthy use of Artificial Intelligence.
This resolution,...
State Department Signing Countries to Anti-Spyware Agreement
Nextgov/FCW – The State Department has been developing a coalition of countries to join a program to impose domestic and international controls on spyware...
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