Wed Jun 9 2021: What you need to know from regulators, and 123-style passwords

Two things to know today

What you need to know from regulators and governments   

 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/557366-ohio-files-lawsuit-to-declare-google-a-public-utility?rl=1

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/8/22524705/irs-congress-cryptocurrency-exchanges

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-to-mandate-essential-eight-cyber-security-controls-565699

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501847/Norways-auditor-general-lifts-lid-on-energy-industrys-cyber-security-risks

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252502011/EU-privacy-chief-investigates-use-of-US-cloud-services

AND

123 style passwords.   And more.   

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/08/colonial-pipeline-ceo-blount-congress/

https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-anom-chat-app-leads-800-suspected-organized-crime-arrests-2021-6

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/8/22524307/anom-encrypted-messaging-fbi-europol-afp-sting-operation-trojan-shield-greenlight

 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-brokerage-firms-warned-of-ongoing-phishing-with-penalty-threats/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spains-ministry-of-labor-and-social-economy-hit-by-cyberattack/

 

 

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