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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The DOJ charged a multinational technology company for retaining children's personal information on a voice assistant service indefinitely and for misleading parents regarding their ability to delete such information.
The DOJ seized the online platform "Genesis Market," describing it as “one of the world’s largest illicit marketplaces” selling stolen account access credentials to cybercriminals on a global scale. In a coordinated action, OFAC designated the online marketplace on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Lists.
The DOJ filed a forfeiture complaint for $500,000 in ransom payments paid to North Korean state-sponsored groups that had hacked health care providers' online servers in Kansas and Colorado in separate ransomware incidents.
The DOJ revised its policy for bringing charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by directing federal prosecutors not to charge "good-faith security research." This revised policy replaces a 2014 policy and is immediately effective.