Tag: law
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The growing debate over expanding age-verification laws
As age- and identity-verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/the-growing-debate-over-expanding-age-verification-laws/
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Chinese Group Accused of Using Fake U.S. Rep. Email to Spy on Trade Talks
The Chinese state-sponsored group APT41 is accused of using a fake email impersonating a U.S. representative containing spyware and sent to government agencies, trade groups, and laws firms to gain information about U.S. strategy in trade talks with China. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/chinese-group-accused-of-using-fake-u-s-rep-email-to-spy-on-trade-talks/
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Chinese Group Accused of Using Fake U.S. Rep. Email to Spy on Trade Talks
The Chinese state-sponsored group APT41 is accused of using a fake email impersonating a U.S. representative containing spyware and sent to government agencies, trade groups, and laws firms to gain information about U.S. strategy in trade talks with China. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/chinese-group-accused-of-using-fake-u-s-rep-email-to-spy-on-trade-talks/
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Chinese Group Accused of Using Fake U.S. Rep. Email to Spy on Trade Talks
The Chinese state-sponsored group APT41 is accused of using a fake email impersonating a U.S. representative containing spyware and sent to government agencies, trade groups, and laws firms to gain information about U.S. strategy in trade talks with China. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/chinese-group-accused-of-using-fake-u-s-rep-email-to-spy-on-trade-talks/
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Burger King Uses Copyright Law to Nix Security Research
Researcher Who Privately Reported Flaws Receives Legal Threat. Fresh research posted online, titled We Hacked Burger King, has disappeared faster than the purple Wednesday Whopper from the specials menu, after researcher BobDaBuilder received a DMCA takedown request on behalf of the fast food brand’s owner, multinational Restaurant Brands International. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Burger King Uses Copyright Law to Nix Security Research
Researcher Who Privately Reported Flaws Receives Legal Threat. Fresh research posted online, titled We Hacked Burger King, has disappeared faster than the purple Wednesday Whopper from the specials menu, after researcher BobDaBuilder received a DMCA takedown request on behalf of the fast food brand’s owner, multinational Restaurant Brands International. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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U.S. Officials Investigating Cyber Threat Aimed at China Trade Talks
According to the Wall Street Journal, the deceptive message, purporting to come from Representative John Moolenaar, was dispatched in July to multiple U.S. trade groups, prominent law firms and government agencies. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Reuters) U.S. authorities have launched an investigation into a sophisticated malware-laden email that appears to have been crafted to glean […]…
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The growing debate over expanding age verification laws
As age and identity verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/wtf-is-going-on-with-age-verification-laws/
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The growing debate over age verification laws
As age and identity verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/wtf-is-going-on-with-age-verification-laws/
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How Has IoT Security Changed Over the Past 5 Years?
Experts agree there have been subtle improvements, with new laws and applied best practices, but there is still a long way to go. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/how-has-iot-security-changed-over-the-past-5-years-
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US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law
US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630326/US-politicians-ponder-WIMWIG-cyber-intel-sharing-law
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US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law
US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630326/US-politicians-ponder-WIMWIG-cyber-intel-sharing-law
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Pressure on CISOs to stay silent about security incidents growing
Tags: access, breach, business, cio, ciso, corporate, credentials, credit-card, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, framework, group, hacker, iam, identity, incident response, insurance, law, mfa, ransomware, sap, security-incident, software, theft, threat, training‘Intense pressure’ to keep quiet about security incidents: CSO spoke to two other former CISOs who reported pressures to stay silent about suspected security incidents. Both CISOs requested to remain anonymous due to end-of-contract confidentiality agreements made with previous employers.”While working inside a Fortune Global 500 company in Europe, I witnessed this multiple times,” one…
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Relief for European Commission as court upholds EU Data Privacy Framework agreement with US
ex post judicial oversight by the [US Data Protection Review Court],” the judgment said.A key issue is whether the agreement achieves ‘adequacy’, the extent to which US laws offer the same level of protection as EU equivalents.”Today’s EU General Court judgement will bring relief and reassurance to the thousands of US companies and their European…
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With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programs
Ten-year extensions of a threat information sharing law and a cybersecurity grant program for states and localities won bipartisan approval in the House Homeland Security Committee. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/house-homeland-committee-cyber-information-sharing-law
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FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data
The complaint alleges that the toy manufacturer Apitor published a privacy policy saying that it complied with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, but in reality violated the law by collecting the location data from children without parental consent. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-toy-manufacturer-fine-ftc-kids-data
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A CISO’s guide to monitoring the dark web
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, extortion, guide, identity, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, okta, risk, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vpn, vulnerabilityIs your company data on the dark web? Here’s what to look for and what do if your data now lives on the dark web. Sıla Özeren / Picus Security If you’re looking for broader threats against your organization, pay close attention to what initial access brokers (IABs) are offering for sale on the dark…
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A CISO’s guide to monitoring the dark web
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, extortion, guide, identity, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, okta, risk, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vpn, vulnerabilityIs your company data on the dark web? Here’s what to look for and what do if your data now lives on the dark web. Sıla Özeren / Picus Security If you’re looking for broader threats against your organization, pay close attention to what initial access brokers (IABs) are offering for sale on the dark…
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Disney to Pay $10 Million Over Children’s Data Privacy Violations
In a landmark settlement announced on September 2, 2025, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations by the United States Department of Justice that its subsidiaries violated federal law by collecting personal data from children without parental consent. The suit, filed as Case No. 2:25-cv-08223 in…
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Disney to Pay $10 Million Over Children’s Data Privacy Violations
In a landmark settlement announced on September 2, 2025, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations by the United States Department of Justice that its subsidiaries violated federal law by collecting personal data from children without parental consent. The suit, filed as Case No. 2:25-cv-08223 in…
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A CISO’s guide to monitoring the dark web
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, extortion, guide, identity, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, okta, risk, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vpn, vulnerabilityIs your company data on the dark web? Here’s what to look for and what do if your data now lives on the dark web. Sıla Özeren / Picus Security If you’re looking for broader threats against your organization, pay close attention to what initial access brokers (IABs) are offering for sale on the dark…
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TDL 002 – Defending the DNS: How Quad9 Protects the Internet with John Todd
Tags: access, apple, attack, business, china, ciso, communications, control, country, crime, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, dns, email, encryption, firewall, google, ibm, india, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, malicious, malware, network, phishing, privacy, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustSummary The Defender’s Log episode features John Todd from Quad9, discussing their mission to protect the internet through secure DNS. Quad9, a non-profit launched in 2017 with founding partners Global Cyber Alliance, Packet Clearing House, and IBM, provides a free, global recursive DNS resolver that blocks malicious domains. Todd emphasizes that Quad9’s success is a…
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Agentic AI: A CISO’s security nightmare in the making?
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, api, attack, automation, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, framework, governance, law, leak, malicious, malware, open-source, privacy, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, tool, vulnerabilityFree agents: Autonomy breeds increased risks: Agentic AI introduces the ability to make independent decisions and act without human oversight. This capability presents its own cybersecurity risk by potentially leaving organizations vulnerable.”Agentic AI systems are goal-driven and capable of making decisions without direct human approval,” Joyce says. “When objectives are poorly scoped or ambiguous, agents…
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Austria’s Interior Ministry Says 100 Email Accounts Breached
No Law Enforcement Information or Austrian Personal Data Compromised, Officials Say. The Austrian government said a targeted and professional hack attack breached about 100 government email accounts in its interior ministry, which is chiefly responsible for public safety. Attackers also stole data, although officials said no law enforcement or personal data was exposed. First seen…
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Law Enforcement Operation Seizes Fake ID Platform VerifTools
FBI Seizes Domains; Dutch Police Analyzing Seized Data to Identify Admin and Users. An international law enforcement operation involving the FBI and Dutch police has shuttered VerifTools, a key platform for generating fake identification documents cops have tied to multiple help desk fraud, cryptocurrency theft and other cybercrime cases. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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South Korea AI Act
What is the South Korea AI Act? South Korea’s Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Creation of a Trust Foundation, often referred to simply as the AI Framework Act or the AI Basic Act, is the country’s landmark law on artificial intelligence. It was passed by the National Assembly in December 2024,……
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Ransomware gang takedowns causing explosion of new, smaller groups
The ransomware ecosystem continues to splinter, with new gangs proliferating in the wake of law enforcement takedowns that have scattered affiliates and prompted criminal rebrands. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-gang-takedown-proliferation
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Dark Reading Confidential: A Guided Tour of Today’s Dark Web
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 9: Join us for a look around today’s Dark Web, and find out how law enforcement, AI, nation-state activities, and more are reshaping the way cybercriminals conduct their dirty business online. Keith Jarvis, senior security researcher at Sophos’ Counter Threat Unit joins Dark Reading’s Alex Culafi for a conversation you don’t…