Phishing and scams are dynamic types of online fraud that primarily target individuals, with cybercriminals constantly adapting their tactics to deceive people. Scammers invent new methods and improve old ones, adjusting them to fit current news, trends, and major world events: anything to lure in their next victim.
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries, businesses are increasingly integrating AI tools into their workforce operations. In response, California regulators have been actively working to address the potential legal challenges posed by emerging AI technologies.
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) approved regulations that would impose a new requirement under the California Consumer Privacy Act: mandatory annual cybersecurity audits for certain businesses. These new requirements are now undergoing review by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). OAL can (a) approve the regulations; (b) reject the regulations; or (c) approve some portion of the regulations and reject others. If OAL approves the regulations and sends them to the California Secretary of State by August 31, 2025, the proposed regulations would go into effect on October 1, 2025. If they are sent to the Secretary of State after August 31, the effective date would be January 1, 2026.
A federal judge in Kentucky has granted a stay in a legal challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) personal financial data rights rule, a regulation designed to increase consumer access to their financial data. In response to the legal dispute, the CFPB has announced plans to revisit and substantially revise the rule.
The CFPB is seeking information to help determine whether to propose rules to amend the thresholds for defining “larger participants” in four markets.
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