Financial deepfake scams targeted in bipartisan Senate bill

New legislation seeks the creation of a Treasury-led task force to examine and combat AI-fueled scams that trick Americans out of their money.

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Senators take another swing at vulnerability disclosure policy bill for federal contractors

Sens. Warner and Lankford reintroduced their VDP bill after a companion version passed the House in March.

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Federal cyber workforce training institute eyed in bipartisan House bill

The legislation comes amid DOGE-fueled cuts to CISA and warnings from lawmakers that Trump administration policies will cripple federal cyber recruiting.

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DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

Sen. Mark Warner urged OPM’s acting director to ensure identity protection services continue for the more than 21 million individuals affected by the 2015 breach.

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CFPB to withdraw rule targeting data brokers

The Trump administration’s CFPB nominee spoke positively in February about the Biden-era rule to regulate the sale of Americans’ personal data, but he is now slotted instead for a Treasury Department role.

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House bill seeks better tech to combat financial fraud scams against elderly

The legislation calls on federal law enforcement to help state, local and tribal agencies with blockchain and other investigative tools to fight pig butchering and other schemes.

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Judge tosses citizenship provisions in Trump elections order

Requests to block federal agencies from sharing federal data with states and to condition federal election funding were denied by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.

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Bill to study national security risks in routers passes House committee

The legislation calls for a Commerce Department examination of routers, modems and other devices controlled by U.S. adversaries.

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Senators re-up bill to expand Secret Service’s financial cybercrime authorities

The bipartisan legislation would strengthen the agency’s authorities to investigate criminal activity tied to digital assets.

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