House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes

The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law.
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House Will Try Again on Reauthorization of US Spy Program After Republican Upheaval

Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring forward a Plan B that would reform and extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for a shortened period of two years.
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Conservative Revolt in the House Blocks Effort to Reauthorize a Key US Spy Tool

A bill that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was blocked by a conservative revolt.
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US Offering $10 Million Reward for Information on Change Healthcare Hackers

The US is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on BlackCat ransomware affiliates that targeted US critical infrastructure.
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UK Court Says Assange Can’t be Extradited on Espionage Charges Until US Rules Out Death Penalty

UK Judges said the U.S. must guarantee that Assange, who is Australian, “is afforded the same First Amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed.”
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German Authorities Shut Down Online Marketplace for Drugs, Data and Cybercrime Services

German authorities took down the Nemesis Market, a major online marketplace for drugs, cybercrime services and stolen credit card data.
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Justice Department Beefs up Focus on Artificial Intelligence Enforcement, Warns of Harsher Sentences

Officials are set to warn that companies and people who deliberately misuse AI technology to advance a white-collar crime like price fixing and market manipulation will be at risk for a harsher sentence
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US Sanctions Spyware Company and Executives Who Targeted American Journalists, Government Officials

The Treasury Department sanctioned individuals associated with Intellexa Consortium, maker of the powerful Predator Spyware.
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Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Pleads Guilty Under a Deal That Calls for at Least 11 Years in Prison

The 22-year-old Air National Guard member admitted illegally collecting some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets and sharing them with other users on Discord.
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