Tag: law
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FBI, Indonesian Authorities Team to Take Down Site Ripping Off Users for Millions
Phishing still hooks users around the world and coaxes them to hand over credentials. But on occasion the good guys take them down, like the FBI in collaboration with Indonesian law enforcement did with W3LLStore marketplace. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/fbi-indonesian-authorities-team-to-take-down-site-ripping-off-users-for-millions/
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FBI, Indonesian Authorities Team to Take Down Site Ripping Off Users for Millions
Phishing still hooks users around the world and coaxes them to hand over credentials. But on occasion the good guys take them down, like the FBI in collaboration with Indonesian law enforcement did with W3LLStore marketplace. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/fbi-indonesian-authorities-team-to-take-down-site-ripping-off-users-for-millions/
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Helping Romance Scam Victims Require a Proactive, Empathic Approach
People targeted by confidence schemes find getting help is a lonely road. Experts want law enforcement, financial and government institutions to work together and protect them. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/building-teams-to-help-cyber-scam-victims
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New US House privacy bills raise hard questions about enterprise data collection
Tags: access, ai, awareness, banking, business, cio, ciso, compliance, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, group, identity, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, privacy, regulation, risk, service, strategy, supply-chainWhere privacy law overlaps with AI governance: The SECURE Data Act does not contain broad, standalone AI governance rules, but it still touches AI in meaningful ways.The bill includes opt-outs for fully automated profiling used for decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. That language can clearly implicate some uses of AI, particularly in hiring,…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Data Breaches, Malware Campaigns, and Cyber Fraud Investigations
In this week’s edition of The Cyber Express weekly roundup, we explore the latest developments in the world of cybersecurity, focusing on high-profile data breaches, growing malware campaigns, and law enforcement actions against cybercriminals. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/tce-weekly-roundup-april-2026/
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The curious case of Sean Plankey’s derailed CISA nomination
Questions over who wanted Plankey blocked: On March 3, Ana Visneski, a former head of global disaster response at Amazon Web Services and former chief of digital media for the US Coast Guard, posted on Bluesky that she was “hearing from multiple sources” that Plankey “has been fired and escorted out of Coast Guard HQ…
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Germany Tries, Tries Again With ISP Data Retention Mandate
Berlin Proposes 3 Month Requirement to Store IP Addresses. The German government says it’s unlocked the secret to passing a law that would require internet service providers to keep customer data without running afoul of privacy and security concerns that sunk earlier attempts. Critics say that’s impossible First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/germany-tries-tries-again-isp-data-retention-mandate-a-31496
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Germany Tries, Tries Again With ISP Data Retention Mandate
Berlin Proposes 3 Month Requirement to Store IP Addresses. The German government says it’s unlocked the secret to passing a law that would require internet service providers to keep customer data without running afoul of privacy and security concerns that sunk earlier attempts. Critics say that’s impossible First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/germany-tries-tries-again-isp-data-retention-mandate-a-31496
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House Republicans unveil data privacy law that would override state protections
The bill, known as the SECURE Data Act, is backed by top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce and Financial Services committees. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/house-republicans-unveil-data-privacy-law-override-state-measures
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CyberUK 2026: UK lagging on legal protections for cyber pros
Ahead of next week’s CyberUK conference, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the UK’s hacking laws urges the government to keep focus and proposes a four-pillar framework that would protect cyber professionals from prosecution First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641875/CYBERUK-26-UK-lagging-on-legal-protections-for-cyber-pros
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Vercel Confirms Security Breach Affecting Customer Accounts
Vercel has confirmed a security breach involving unauthorised access to certain internal systems, and the company says the incident affected a limited number of customer accounts and stored data. The cloud platform provider disclosed that it is actively investigating the incident with help from outside incident response experts and has also notified law enforcement. According…
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Vercel Confirms Security Breach Affecting Customer Accounts
Vercel has confirmed a security breach involving unauthorised access to certain internal systems, and the company says the incident affected a limited number of customer accounts and stored data. The cloud platform provider disclosed that it is actively investigating the incident with help from outside incident response experts and has also notified law enforcement. According…
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Vercel Confirms Security Breach Affecting Customer Accounts
Vercel has confirmed a security breach involving unauthorised access to certain internal systems, and the company says the incident affected a limited number of customer accounts and stored data. The cloud platform provider disclosed that it is actively investigating the incident with help from outside incident response experts and has also notified law enforcement. According…
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Telco Privacy Violation? Fine! No, Telco Privacy Violation, Fine. Supreme Court to Determine if FCC Can Charge Telcos for Data Breaches
The intersection of constitutional law and cybersecurity enforcement, specifically the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in regulatory data privacy cases. Central Conflict: Whether federal agencies (like the FCC, SEC, or FTC) can administratively impose monetary penalties for data misuse without a jury, or if such actions are “Suits at common law” requiring Article…
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Apple fixes iOS bug that kept deleted notifications, including chat previews
A vulnerability in iPhones and iPads allowed law enforcement to recover deleted notifications, including Signal message previews. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/apple-fixes-ios-bug-that-kept-deleted-notifications-including-chat-previews/
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House Republicans roll out national privacy bill
Experts say the federal legislation takes inspiration from states laws in Virginia and Kentucky, but a lack of bipartisan support could spell trouble. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/house-republicans-release-national-privacy-legislation/
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House Republicans roll out national privacy bill
Experts say the federal legislation takes inspiration from states laws in Virginia and Kentucky, but a lack of bipartisan support could spell trouble. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/house-republicans-release-national-privacy-legislation/
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Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones
The iPhone and iPad bug allowed law enforcement using forensic tools to read messages that had long been deleted by the Signal app. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/apple-fixes-bug-that-cops-used-to-extract-deleted-chat-messages-from-iphones/
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Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones
The iPhone and iPad bug allowed law enforcement using forensic tools to read messages that had long been deleted by the Signal app. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/apple-fixes-bug-that-cops-used-to-extract-deleted-chat-messages-from-iphones/
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The Time Is Now to Prepare for CRA Enforcement
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, Hardware, international, law, network, resilience, software, supply-chain<div cla When the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) was introduced into law in 2024, it represented one of the most significant regulatory shifts we’ve seen anywhere in the world with implications for how organizations build, ship, and maintain software. It establishes cybersecurity requirements for hardware and software products sold within the European Union or…
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Scotland Yard can keep using live facial recognition on people in London, say judges
Tags: lawJudges say cops face-slurping not a problem under current human rights laws First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/high_court_gives_thumbs_up/
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Scotland Yard can keep using live facial recognition on Londoners, say judges
Tags: lawJudges say cops face-slurping not a problem under current human rights laws First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/high_court_gives_thumbs_up/
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The FTC’s AI portfolio is about to get bigger
The commission is preparing to enforce key parts of a new law against sexual deepfakes and searching for ways to block AI-driven scamming using voice clones. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ftc-ai-portolio-getting-bigger-take-it-down-voice-cloning/
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Claude Desktop changes app access settings for browsers you don’t even have installed yet
Installation and pre-approval without consent looks dubious under EU law First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/anthropic_claude_desktop_spyware_allegation/
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Article 5 and the EU AI Act’s Absolute Red Lines FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, awareness, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, exploit, finance, group, healthcare, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, law, microsoft, monitoring, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 20, 2026 – Alan Fagan – Most conversations about the EU AI Act focus on August 2026, when obligations for high-risk AI systems become fully enforceable. But Article 5 is already live. The Act’s eight prohibited practices became enforceable in February 2025. Fines of up to Euro35 million or 7% of global annual turnover…
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Article 5 and the EU AI Act’s Absolute Red Lines FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, awareness, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, exploit, finance, group, healthcare, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, law, microsoft, monitoring, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 20, 2026 – Alan Fagan – Most conversations about the EU AI Act focus on August 2026, when obligations for high-risk AI systems become fully enforceable. But Article 5 is already live. The Act’s eight prohibited practices became enforceable in February 2025. Fines of up to Euro35 million or 7% of global annual turnover…
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The surveillance law Congress can’t quit, and can’t explain
Tags: lawCongress overhauled Section 702 in 2024 with 56 changes. Now, as the law nears expiration, supporters and critics can’t even agree on what the numbers show. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/section-702-fisa-surveillance-law-renewal-congress-debate/
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Operation PowerOFF: 53 DDoS domains seized and 3 Million criminal accounts uncovered
Operation PowerOFF shut down 53 DDoS-for-hire domains, arrested four suspects, and exposed data on over 3 million criminal user accounts. Operation PowerOFF is an international law enforcement action that dismantled 53 domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services used by over 75,000 cybercriminals. Authorities arrested four suspects, seized infrastructure, and gained access to databases containing more than…
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With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance
Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires in April, the government’s spy powers will not automatically lapse. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/with-us-spy-laws-set-to-expire-lawmakers-are-split-over-protecting-americans-from-warrantless-surveillance/