The U.S. Department of Justice has disclosed dismantling web3adspanels[.]org domain and database powering a nearly $14.6 million bank account takeover scheme, as part of an international law enforcement operation co-led with Estonia, reports The Hacker News.
The renewal allows personal data to move safely and freely between the European Economic Area and the UK, as the UK's data protection framework is deemed essentially equivalent to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that grocery delivery service Instacart will provide $60 million in refunds to resolve claims alleging its involvement in multiple deceptive tactics, BleepingComputer reports.
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act has been signed into law by President Donald Trump, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
CyberScoop reports that Ukrainian Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak has admitted guilt to several charges related to his involvement in a ransomware attack spree aimed at organizations in the U.S. and Europe between mid-2018 and late 2021.
Austria's Supreme Court has ruled that Meta's personalized advertising practices are illegal under European Union data protection law, setting a binding legal precedent across the bloc, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
The UK's Investigatory Powers Commissioner, Sir Brian Leveson, has warned of significant regulatory gaps in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 that remain unaddressed by recent amendments, potentially undermining oversight of intelligence activities, according to The Register.
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