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Meta will face its first EU antitrust fine in the coming weeks for tying its classified ads service Marketplace to its social media network Facebook, Reuters reported on July 25.

EU: Meta To Face First EU Antitrust Fine Over Facebook Marketplace

A faulty update pushed out early on July 19 by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has caused global IT outages for a wide range of organizations, including financial services, hospitals and emergency services, air travel and transit, and broadcasting organizations, according to numerous media sources.

Cyberspace: CrowdStrike Update Causes Global IT Outages

United States

Military & Security

U.S. telecommunications company AT&T announced on July 12 that hackers had downloaded call and text message data from its subscribers due to a breach at a third-party cloud platform provided by Snowflake.

U.S.: AT&T Breach Impacts 'Nearly All' Customers

Despite a brief dip in the first quarter of 2024, overall ransomware activity has increased, according to a report from cybersecurity firm Symantec published on July 11.

Cyberspace: Ransomware Levels Still Increasing Overall Despite Law Enforcement Takedowns

Australia

China

The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Center and seven allied cybersecurity agencies said the Chinese state-sponsored group APT40 was behind a series of cyberattacks in recent years and continues to target public and private sectors in Australia, according to a joint advisory published on July 9. 

Australia: Canberra Accuses Chinese Hacker Group of Breaching Networks

Ukraine

Russia

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating whether Russian cyberattacks against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure could constitute possible war crimes, Reuters reported June 14.

Global: International Criminal Court Considers Cyberattacks as War Crimes in Ukraine

Politics

The United States' two antitrust regulators, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, agreed to divide responsibilities over potential antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence sector, Reuters reported on June 7.

U.S.: Regulators To Split Potential Antitrust Investigation into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia

The U.S. Federal Election Commission's chair and vice chair disagreed over whether to support a Federal Communications Commission proposal to advance a rule requiring broadcast and television political advertisements to disclose whether they use artificial intelligence-generated content, Reuters reported on June 7.

U.S.: Disagreements Over AI Disclosure Requirements Make Rules Unlikely Before Election

<p>Individuals, companies, governments and militaries alike all depend on computers. And as is so often the case, these dependencies create vulnerabilities that have made cybersecurity all the more important as proficiencies in cyber warfare and cyber crime improve. That technology constantly improves only adds to the problem of staying safe in the internet age. How governments and their constituents attune themselves to this brave new world will ultimately shape their relationship with the internet &mdash; and with each other.</p>

That technology constantly improves only adds to the problem of staying safe in the internet age.

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2024 Third-Quarter Geopolitical Forecast Webcast

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What entities pose the biggest cyberthreats?

Essential Geopolitics: Growing Cyber Concerns Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics

What steps should companies take to keep up with digital advancements and changing tech regulations?

RANE Insights: How Organizations Can Survive and Thrive in the Digital Era

Assessments

Within America's borders, physical and cyber threats are expected to intensify in the lead-up to the election. Both foreign and domestic actors have already begun to leverage artificial intelligence tools to spread disinformation and deepfake media to influence the outcome or just sow discord. While U.S. authorities have been on high alert for such activity, no one can fully anticipate how the advent and maturation of this disruptive technology will influence the election. In the physical realm, the increasingly polarized political atmosphere will lend itself to a heightened risk of violence and/or protest activity, both before and immediately after the election.

Physical and Cyber Threats in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

What types of threat actors will be most active leading up to the election?

Essential Geopolitics: Election-Related Cyber Threats in the U.S.

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Philippines

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center), flanked by two other U.S. officials, is seen during a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo (not pictured) on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the Lotte Palace Hotel in New York City on Sept. 22, 2023.

A partnership between the three countries will likely improve freedom of navigation and economic security in the South China Sea, but may also raise the risk of trade disputes and conflict with China.

What To Watch for During the Inaugural U.S.-Japan-Philippines Summit

Sub-Saharan Africa

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2024 Second-Quarter Geopolitical Forecast Webcast

U.S.-China Relations

U.S.-Iran Relations

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United Kingdom

A rendering of Earth from space at night with abstract 5G connection zones. 

In the United Kingdom and the United States, a focus on innovation will sideline robust artificial intelligence regulations.

The U.S. and U.K. Ramp Up Innovation-Focused AI Collaboration

What steps can be taken to ensure data privacy?

RANE Insights: Broaching the Topic of Data Privacy in Today's Technological Environment 

Nascent regulations and nonbinding private sector pledges will likely fail to curb the spread of deepfakes and other generative AI content on social media during the 2024 elections in both territories.

The U.S. and EU Brace for AI-Powered Election Disinformation

Israel

Palestinian Territories

Portugal

Early voters line up March 3, 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese voters head to the polls March 10 in what opinion polls suggest will be a tight race between the incumbent Socialist Party and the Democratic Alliance coalition of center-right parties.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Portugal's Election, Ramadan Begins With No Gaza Cease-fire

The Vizgard FortifAI software-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine for surveillance monitoring is displayed during the DroneX expo in London, the United Kingdom, on Sept. 26, 2023.

The development of autonomous military AI systems will primarily be driven by global powers testing such systems in warzones around the world, which will initially reduce the technology's application for smaller, less-resourced countries.

Cyber

SITUATION REPORTS

EU: Meta To Face First EU Antitrust Fine Over Facebook Marketplace

Cyberspace: CrowdStrike Update Causes Global IT Outages

U.S.: AT&T Breach Impacts 'Nearly All' Customers

Cyberspace: Ransomware Levels Still Increasing Overall Despite Law Enforcement Takedowns

Australia: Canberra Accuses Chinese Hacker Group of Breaching Networks

Global: International Criminal Court Considers Cyberattacks as War Crimes in Ukraine

U.S.: Regulators To Split Potential Antitrust Investigation into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia

U.S.: Disagreements Over AI Disclosure Requirements Make Rules Unlikely Before Election

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