The National Security Division and the Department of Justice requested comment on potential rulemakings related to the implementation of U.S. President Joseph R. Biden's Executive Order authorizing the Attorney General to take actions to prevent the transfer of Americans’ personal data to countries of concern.
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler asserted that the agency "takes its cybersecurity obligations seriously" and that Commission staff recognize that the recent hack of the SEC's "X" account by an unauthorized party raises "concerns about the security of the SEC's social media accounts."
The DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, along with other federal partners, launched a joint website to combat the threat of ransomware.
U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr highlighted ongoing enforcement challenges resulting from immunity provisions under the Communications Decency Act that protect internet service providers from liability for the content of online speech.
The DOJ charged four Chinese military personnel with breaking into Equifax's protected computers and stealing approximately 145 million Americans' personal information.