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Jessica Rosenworcel (L), Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr arrives to testify during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing in 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC, for first time, proposes cybersecurity rules tied to wiretapping law

The proposed rules are a response to Salt Typhoon’s breach of at least eight U.S. telecom companies.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and U.S. Senator from Ohio and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP)

Report: Chinese hackers used telecom access to go after phones of Trump, Vance

U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. CEO Andrew Witty appears before House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 1 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Change Healthcare breach affected 100 million Americans, marking a new record

The company notified the Health and Human Services Department about the figure this week, the first it has specified.
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Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2024. Legislation from Ross and two colleagues to add AI systems to the National Vulnerability Database cleared a House panel on Sept. 25, 2024. (Photo by ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

House panel moves bill that adds AI systems to National Vulnerability Database

The AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act would put NIST in charge of setting up a vulnerability reporting process for AI systems.
Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) speaks at a hearing with the House (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Cannon Office Building on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Intel Republicans request FBI, SEC briefing on Temu

The members cited concerning news reports, including the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability by parent company Pinduoduo in 2023.
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) listens during a meeting of a House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment against President Donald Trump, December 17, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC. (Photo by Erin Schaff / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

House Dem urges FCC to press ahead with disclosure rule around AI in political ads

The top Democrat on the House Administration Committee is signaling “strong support” for the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing efforts to mandate disclosure of AI use in political…
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