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The new Brain Cipher ransomware operation has begun targeting organizations worldwide, gaining media attention for a recent attack on Indonesia's temporary National Data Center.

The Indonesian National Data Center was hit by a significant ransomware attack with the ransomware identified as Brain Cipher, a new variant of LockBit 3.0.

Attribution of the December 2024 Rhode Island ransomware incident was linked to this group.

This bulletin was prepared by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice.

A scourge.

In the business world, they say that culture eats strategy for breakfast—meaning that the people implementing the strategy, and the skills, attitudes, and assumptions they bring to it, will make more difference than even the most brilliant plan. In government, culture eats policy.

This article is also a story about the importance of domain knowledge and why it's difficult (and risky) to push back against the norms, especially when it's the right thing to do. As I say: the process is not the point.

Rhode Island said it’s being extorted after hack of Deloitte-run benefits system.

An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.

Pennsylvania Consumer Data Privacy Act

To date, 20 states have passed data privacy laws in the U.S. Other states have also introduced bills to keep up with the data privacy race.

CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) went into effect more than five years ago. I was in grad school when this legislation was signed into law. I distinctly remember being hopeful that it would be a good model that could be adopted at the federal level. Fast forward to 2025 and I am not actually surprised that this remains at the state level and has that classic patchwork approach vibe.

Automated decision-making systems contain hidden discriminatory prejudices. We’ll explain the causes, possible consequences, and the reasons why existing laws do not provide sufficient protection against algorithmic discrimination.

I have always been interested in how folks talk about sunsetting services.

"There are seldom technical solutions to behavioral problems."

• Ed Crowley

While this an interesting idea, note the source.

AI could make our human interactions blander, more biased, or ruder.

A good, quick, interesting read.

Just like any great idea Pitt students have, the school’s most beloved tradition of singing “Sweet Caroline” was born at Hemingway’s Cafe.

I have participated in this tradition without knowing the history of it!

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