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US Government officials targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials

Security Affairs

The FBI warns that ex-government officials are being targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials to current or former senior US federal or state government officials and their contacts Since April 2025, threat actors have been using texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior U.S.

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Russia-linked RomCom group targeted Ukrainian government agencies since late 2023

Security Affairs

Russia-linked threat actor RomCom targeted Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in cyber attacks since late 2023.

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China-linked threat actors compromised multiple telecos and spied on a limited number of U.S. government officials

Security Affairs

government officials. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. The security breach poses a major national security risk. The WSJ states that the compromise remained undisclosed due to possible impact on national security.

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Increased GDPR Enforcement Highlights the Need for Data Security

Security Affairs

GDPR protects sensitive data like health and financial details, and its enforcement underscores the growing need for stronger data security measures. These penalties apply to all aspects of GDPR compliance, including inadequate data security, improper consent, and data breach failures. government surveillance.

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Enhance Innovation and Governance Through the Cloud Development Maturity Model

Leverage the Cloud Development Environment Maturity Model to elevate your software development practices with scalable, secure cloud-based workspaces. This model offers a structured approach to modernizing development, aligning technology, developer experience, security, and workflows.

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Ransomhub ransomware gang claims the hack of Mexican government Legal Affairs Office

Security Affairs

Mexico’s president announced the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack that targeted the administration’s legal affairs office. The authorities launched an investigation after the ransomware gang Ransomhub claimed the attack and published samples of personal information from a database of government.

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Government contractor Conduent disclosed a data breach

Security Affairs

The business services provider Conduent told the SEC a January cyberattack exposed personal data, including names and Social Security numbers. The business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was stolen in a January cyberattack.

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Driving Responsible Innovation: How to Navigate AI Governance & Data Privacy

Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. You’ll hear where peer organizations are currently with their Zero Trust initiatives, how they are securing funding, and the realities of the timelines imposed. The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust.

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The Next-Generation Cloud Data Lake: An Open, No-Copy Data Architecture

Read this whitepaper to learn: How this “no data copy” approach dramatically streamlines data workflows while reducing security and governance overhead. This new open data architecture is built to maximize data access with minimal data movement and no data copies.