Head of US Cybersecurity Agency Sees Progress on Election Security, With More Work Needed for 2024

CISA Director Jen Easterly says more is needed to defend the integrity and resiliency of the election process ahead of the 2024 election.
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3 Tax Prep Firms Shared ‘Extraordinarily Sensitive’ Data About Taxpayers With Meta, Lawmakers Say

A group of congressional Democrats reported that three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years.
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Europe Signs Off on a New Privacy Pact That Allows People’s Data to Keep Flowing to US

The EU signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies.
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Ransomware Criminals Are Dumping Kids’ Private Files Online After School Hacks

Ransomware gangs are targeting schools, stealing confidential documents and then dumping them online.
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2,700 People Tricked Into Working for Cybercrime Syndicates Rescued in Philippines

Philippine police backed by commandos staged a massive raid and rescued more than 2,700 workers who were allegedly swindled into working for cybercrime groups.
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3-Year Probe Into Encrypted Phones Led to Seizure of Hundreds of Tons of Drugs, Prosecutors Say

Investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide and the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs.
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2.5M Genworth Policyholders and 769K Retired California Workers and Beneficiaries Affected by Hack

MOVEit hack: Personal information of about 769,000 retired California employees and 2.5 million Genworth Financial policyholders were exposed.
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Cooperation or Competition? China’s Security Industry Sees the US, Not AI, as the Bigger Threat

China’s security and surveillance industry is focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the US and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in AI and pressure from rival governments.
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Biden Discusses Risks and Promises of Artificial Intelligence With Tech Leaders in San Francisco

The Biden administration wants to figure out how to regulate AI, looking for ways to nurture its potential for economic growth and national security and protect against its potential dangers.
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