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A participant of Moldovan incumbent President and presidential candidate Maia Sandu's campaign agitates voters in a street ahead of the country's upcoming presidential election and a referendum on future European Union membership, in Chisinau, Moldova. Vladislav Culiomza/Reuters
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Cyber Week in Review: October 18, 2024

by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf, and Maya Schmidt October 18, 2024

Freedom House publishes report; EU passes Cyber Resilience Act; Meta takes down influence operation in Moldova; OpenAI releases report on use of AI for election misinformation; domestic, pro-Trump AI influence campaign identified.

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Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 11, 2024
Judge orders Google to overhaul Play Store fees; Chinese hackers breach U.S. wiretaps; Russia, Turkey block Discord; EU adopts new sanctions against Russia; NYU study: AI-labeled ads can reduce trust.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Maya Schmidt October 11, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 4, 2024
Leading Cambodian journalist arrested and charged; Newsom vetoes major AI bill; DOJ indicts Iranians for election interference; Microsoft to pay publishers for some AI content; U.S. hosts Counter Ransomware Summit.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Maya Schmidt October 4, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 27, 2024
X agrees to comply with Brazilian laws; U.S. to restrict Russian and Chinese cars; ODNI releases update on 2024 election; OpenAI will become for-profit company; UN approves Global Digital Compact.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 27, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: September 20, 2024
    UN releases report on global AI governance; electronics explode across Lebanon; EU Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns; Instagram announces safety overhaul; U.S. seizes Chinese-controlled botnet.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 20, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: September 13, 2024
    U.S. indicts white supremacists; Predator spyware reappears; EU publishes Draghi report on economic competitiveness; Australian politicians criticize Meta's data scraping; CISA says agency will reduce contact with social media platforms.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 13, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: September 6, 2024
    Brazilian Supreme Court bans X; Judge blocks Texas social media law; Internet Archive loses copyright case; U.S. announces effort to counter Russian disinformation; Cyberattack on Iran impacted banking sector.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 6, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: August 30, 2024
    Court rules TikTok not shielded by Section 230; Telegram founder arrested; Chinese hackers break into U.S. ISPs; Tech companies criticize Malaysian licensing plan; Misinformation surges in India.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf August 30, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: August 22, 2024
    Pakistan experiences internet outages; U.S. company fined over deepfakes; TSMC breaks ground on EU factory; U.S. investigates Americans working with Russia; researcher finds major vulnerability in key cards.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf August 22, 2024 Net Politics
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Don’t Reinvent the Wheel to Govern AI
    U.S. government agencies are being asked to rapidly scale governance efforts focused on AI. The U.S. government should integrate governance into agencies' existing mandates, rather than trying to create a governance model from scratch.
    Blog Post by Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels August 20, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: August 15, 2024
    Trump campaign hacked; Huawei introduces new microchip; FBI takes down ransomware group; UN committee passes cybercrime treaty; Indian government withdraws broadcast bill.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf August 15, 2024 Net Politics