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Both sides of the political aisle have slammed the latest legislation implementing a three-year reauthorization for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in the wake of the House's approval of a 10-day extension following failed attempts to achieve an 18-month renewal, CyberScoop reports.

Entrust has launched an Australia-specific identity verification workflow that integrates directly with the government's Document Verification Service, a timely release as the country's Tranche 2 anti-money laundering reforms broaden compliance obligations to cover real estate, legal, and accounting sectors for the first time, Security Brief Australia reports.

Invitations have been sent to 36,000 households, with approximately 100 to 120 individuals being chosen from volunteers to represent a diverse cross-section of the UK population.

According to a White House memo, Chinese entities allegedly used tens of thousands of proxy accounts and jailbreaking techniques to systematically extract capabilities from U.S. frontier AI systems.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Cambodian Senator Kok An, along with 28 individuals and entities, over their alleged involvement in protecting scam operations, according to Al Jazeera.

CyberScoop reports that House Republicans have introduced a draft national digital privacy bill aimed at establishing business and consumer data protections against exploitation for advertising and other purposes.

The investigation was prompted by evidence from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and Ofcom's own assessment, which indicated the presence and dissemination of CSAM on Telegram.

Kaiser implored lawmakers to support federal efforts to pursue ransomware criminals, suggesting that terrorism designations be evaluated for actors who repeatedly target hospitals.