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The DMA’s Brussels Effect Tested And Contested: Lessons From Brazil (Kati Cseres – Tech Policy Press)

The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) seeks not only to regulate gatekeeper power within the EU but also to establish global standards through a...

Washington’s Pegasus Spyware Problem (David Hatami – Tech Policy Press)

I grew up on Long Island in the years after September 11, 2001, when being Muslim meant living under quiet scrutiny. The New York...

Austria’s high court orders Meta to change its personalized ad practices (Suzanne Smalley – The Record)

Austria's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Meta’s personalized advertising model is illegal. The ruling will set legal precedent across the European Union and mandates...

New China-linked hacker group spies on governments in Southeast Asia, Japan (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

A previously unknown, China-aligned hacker group has been targeting government institutions across Southeast Asia and Japan, according to new research. The group, which Slovak...

Pa. high court rules that police can access Google searches without a warrant (Suzanne Smalley – The Record)

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police did not need a warrant to obtain a convicted rapist’s Google searches when investigating the crime....

DIG AI: Uncensored Darknet AI Assistant at the Service of Criminals and Terrorists (Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs)

During Q4 2025, Resecurity observed a notable increase in malicious actors utilizing DIG AI, accelerating during the Winter Holidays, when illegal activity worldwide reached...

GhostPairing campaign abuses WhatsApp device linking to hijack accounts (Pierluigi Paganini- Security Affairs)

Attackers are exploiting WhatsApp’s device-linking feature to hijack accounts using pairing codes in a campaign dubbed GhostPairing, without requiring authentication. Gen Digital first observed...

Iran Update, December 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Military Appointments: The Iranian regime announced new Artesh appointments as part of a broader reshuffling of senior Iranian military leadership following the Israel-Iran...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly and explicitly outlined his continued commitment to his maximalist war aims in Ukraine – the same aims for which...

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