On March 11, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) highlighting its Rule Concerning the Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans, seeking comment on whether the rule should be amended or supplemented to
A federal judge has ruled that CNN must face a proposed class action alleging that its website shared consumers’ personal information with Microsoft and adtech firms without consent, in alleged violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The lawsuit challenges CNN’s alleged use of
I have very fond memories of using a Eurail pass back in the day while backpacking through Europe as a student. I was saddened to see that Eurail was the victim of a data breach in December 2025 when attackers
Iran has always been a formidable cyber threat to the United States, but after the war in Iran commenced, the attacks are coming frequently and in full force. According to the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued on April 7, 2026, by
Critical infrastructure operators at the water treatment plant in Minot, North Dakota, were forced to resort to manual processes when its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system became inoperable as a result of a March 14, 2026, ransomware attack.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an emergency executive order on April 7, 2026, dispatching the Minnesota National Guard after Winona County requested assistance following a cyber attack disrupting its “critical systems and digital services.” The attack occurred on April 6,
While California’s wiretapping statute, the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), tends to dominate the conversation about the recent rise in wiretapping litigation, plaintiffs are also turning to other states’ wiretapping laws to target web tracking and session-replay tools. The
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order aimed at tightening California’s procurement rules for artificial intelligence (AI) vendors and “raising the bar” for companies that want to sell AI tools to the state. The administration says the goal
According to Security Week’s recent article, “Stolen Logins Are Fueling Everything from Ransomware to Nation-State Cyberattacks,” cybersecurity firm Ontinue’s 2H 2025 Threat Intelligence Report, showcases that “Attackers aren’t breaking in anymore, they’re logging in.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released a FLASH warning highlighting malicious cyber activity conducted by threat actors operating on behalf of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. According to the FBI, these threat actors are using Telegram as
