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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy
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January 26, 2026
Fed. Gov't Refiles Suit Demanding Ga. Voting List
A federal judge in Macon, Georgia, cited lack of jurisdiction Friday as he tossed a lawsuit by the Trump administration demanding the state hand over an unredacted voter registration list, prompting the federal government to refile the suit in Atlanta.
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January 26, 2026
Musk's AI Co. Sued Over Explicit, Nonconsensual Deepfakes
A woman is suing Elon Musk's xAI in California federal court, alleging that it not only failed to implement safeguards against users making sexually explicit deepfakes of women without their permission but has also openly advertised and monetized it as a feature.
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January 26, 2026
Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026
In 2026, financial institutions face a wave of more prescriptive cybersecurity legal requirements demanding clearer governance, faster incident reporting, and stronger oversight of third-party and AI-driven risks, making it crucial to understand these issues before they materialize into crises, say attorneys at Sidley.
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January 26, 2026
Federal Contractor Opexus Sued Over EEOC Data Breach
D.C.-based government software contractor Opexus is facing a class action alleging that its negligence allowed two former employees — both of whom had been convicted for hacking previously — to copy more than 1,800 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission files onto USB drives and take the data.
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January 26, 2026
35 AGs Demand X Crack Down On Grok Sexual Deepfakes
A group of 35 attorneys general sent a letter to xAI, an arm of the social media network formerly known as Twitter, to demand stronger action curtailing its Grok chatbot from altering pictures on its site to be sexually explicit or revealing.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Justice
- State and international privacy regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Children’s Online Privacy Protections Act
- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
- Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
- Cybersecurity Act of 2015
- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Junk Fax Prevention Act
- Privacy Act of 1974
- Right to Financial Privacy Act
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- State and international privacy legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Data breach investigations
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- Wiretap and spying probes
- Identity theft charges
- Privacy and data security compliance efforts
- LITIGATION
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- Disputes over data hacks and classified information leaks
- Cases involving the coverage of data-related liability
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of privacy practices
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