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Bank of America hit with $750M OCC fine
The OCC fined Bank of America $750 million over BSA/AML compliance failures. FinCEN raised the total exposure to about $1.2 billion.
Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min
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OCR settles HIPAA case with Shen Smiles
HHS OCR resolved a HIPAA privacy investigation with Shen Smiles, a Pennsylvania dental provider, for $140,000.
Oct 11, 2026 · 2 min
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U.S. Senate stalls CISA 2015 renewal
The cyber information-sharing law still lacks permanent renewal and is operating under short extensions through Dec. 11, 2026.
Oct 10, 2026 · 2 min
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OCC fines American Express Bank $350 million
The OCC fined American Express National Bank $350 million for BSA and AML failures, in a coordinated action with the Federal Reserve.
Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. Senate Approves Cybersecurity Bill
The Senate unanimously approved S.3315. The bill now moves to the House and includes grants for rural hospitals and security upgrades.
Oct 4, 2026 · 4 min
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Gillibrand reintroduces U.S. data privacy bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand reintroduced the Data Protection Act to create a federal privacy agency and regulate data
Oct 2, 2026 · 2 min
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U.S. Senate backs telecom cybersecurity bills
The Senate advanced bipartisan telecom bills on voluntary certification and an NTIA working group to set cybersecurity best practices.
Sep 26, 2026 · 3 min
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OCC updates bank cybersecurity guide
The OCC reorganized its cyber supervision program for national banks and federal savings associations without adding new requirements.
Sep 25, 2026 · 2 min
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US reintroduces health cyber law
Warner and Wyden reintroduced a bill to set mandatory health cyber standards, with audits, continuity plans and $1.3 billion.
Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min
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FinCEN Tightens Fraud Reporting Rules
Treasury is pushing banks to file more SARs on cyberfraud and added a keyword to flag possible scam centers.
Sep 21, 2026 · 4 min
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U.S. Congress advances privacy and CIRCIA rules
Congress moves on data privacy and incident reporting, while CISA’s CIRCIA rule remains pending and could affect cross-border operations.
Sep 21, 2026 · 4 min
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US House advances AI and data center bills
The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3 as Congress moved on AI bills covering data centers, fraud, frontier models
Sep 19, 2026 · 4 min
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US Treasury Tightens Scam SAR Reporting
The Treasury asked banks to improve suspicious activity reports tied to cyber scams and added a SAR keyword after losses near $13 billion.
Sep 18, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. advances CIRCIA and AI bills
CIRCIA could take effect in late 2026 or early 2027, while Congress weighs bills that would require AI reporting
Sep 17, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. Treasury urges more cyberfraud reports
The U.S. Treasury asked banks and fintechs to step up cyberfraud reporting, citing losses of nearly $13 billion since 2023.
Sep 16, 2026 · 4 min
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US Congress weighs CISA, PROOF and health privacy
Congress faces CISA deadlines and new bills on cyber threat sharing, federal surveillance and health data.
Sep 15, 2026 · 3 min
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OCC, Fed Expand Oversight of Third Parties
The OCC said public comments are due 60 days after Federal Register publication. The proposal moves ahead with the Fed
Sep 12, 2026 · 4 min
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OCC keeps 36-hour incident reporting rule
The OCC keeps a 36-hour reporting rule for banks and foreign branches in the U.S., as CIRCIA and NYDFS add pressure.
Sep 11, 2026 · 4 min
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U.S. Congress advances AI and cyber bills
Congress is weighing bills on AI chatbots, autonomous agents, maritime cybersecurity and health care resilience, with compliance implications.
Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min
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US House advances three data bills
The House is moving on child privacy, smart meter data, and AI agent security through three federal bills.
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min
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Dallas Fed: AI and bank cybersecurity
Dallas Fed says generative AI and AI agents belong inside existing bank risk frameworks.
Sep 9, 2026 · 4 min
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U.S. advances new data privacy rules
HIPRA and new House bills on smart meters, data brokers, water and platform liability move forward in Congress.
Sep 8, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. tightens oversight on Banque Misr UAE
U.S. proposed a special measure on Banque Misr UAE and clarified SAR, cybersecurity and bank board expectations.
Sep 6, 2026 · 2 min
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U.S. House approves NDO limits, extends CISA
The House passed the NDO Fairness Act and extended CISA 2015 through Dec. 11. Health, network security and minors bills also moved.
Sep 4, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. Treasury launches quantum readiness task force
The U.S. Treasury formed a public-private group to prepare finance for post-quantum cryptography, without immediate new rules.
Sep 3, 2026 · 3 min
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OCC and FDIC tighten bank supervision
The OCC and FDIC raised the bar for unsafe or unsound findings and standardized the MRA threshold.
Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min
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FFIEC and NYDFS tighten bank cyber rules
FFIEC, NIST and NYDFS are tightening U.S. bank requirements, with more focus on third parties, reporting and compliance evidence.
Aug 30, 2026 · 3 min
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OCC and FDIC narrow bank supervision
The final rule tightens the definition of unsafe or unsound practices and raises the MRA bar to material financial risk.
Aug 29, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. Congress advances new AI rules
Bills in Congress would require AI to disclose sponsored content and major data centers to report their electricity and water use.
Aug 29, 2026 · 3 min
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Brazil Fines TikTok Over Minors' Data
Brazil's ANPD fined ByteDance R$153.7 million and ordered the deletion of irregularly collected teen data on TikTok.
Aug 28, 2026 · 4 min
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US pushes financial cyber rules
Treasury, the Fed, FDIC, OCC and FinCEN advance post-quantum crypto, supervisory data, stablecoins and AI oversight.
Aug 27, 2026 · 3 min
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Brazil Central Bank tightens Pix controls
Brazil’s Central Bank tightens Pix rules, adds cryptoasset oversight, and raises security requirements for banks
Aug 27, 2026 · 2 min
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U.S. Congress advances data rules
Congress still has no federal privacy law, while debate moves ahead on NDAs, AI rules, and a cybersecurity liability extension.
Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min
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U.S. Congress moves on data center NDA bill
Congress advanced a bill to bar certain NDAs on data centers and a Senate measure to strengthen water system cyber oversight.
Aug 25, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. Senate advances satellite cyber bill
The Satellite Cybersecurity Act of 2025 cleared its third committee. It would require Commerce to build a public guidance repository for operators.
Aug 24, 2026 · 4 min
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Brazil ANPD orders Discord livestream suspension
Brazil’s ANPD suspended Discord livestreams and tightened LGPD rules. HackZero is already updating privacy terms for US transfers and incident notices.
Aug 24, 2026 · 3 min
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OCC eases CSI disclosure rules
The OCC proposed a new framework for sharing confidential supervisory information and kept cyber incident reporting requirements in place.
Aug 22, 2026 · 2 min
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SECURE Data Act advances in the US
The bill remains in committee and has not reached the House floor. It could expand federal control over data
Aug 19, 2026 · 3 min
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FinCEN cuts BOI reporting, pressures banks
FinCEN ended domestic beneficial ownership reporting, stripping banks of a federal KYC reference and raising the bar for correspondent controls.
Aug 18, 2026 · 4 min
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SEC, OCC Tighten LatAm Oversight
SEC cyber disclosure rules remain in force, while the OCC is intensifying third-party oversight. The reach extends to Argentina.
Aug 16, 2026 · 2 min
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US Senate advances HIPRA, water cyber bills
HIPRA moved out of Senate committee, while the GUARD Financial Data Act added new rules on minimization, opt-out, access
Aug 15, 2026 · 5 min
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NYDFS tightens its cybersecurity framework
NYDFS keeps its cybersecurity resource center and 23 NYCRR Part 500 active, while guidance also tracks GLBA and PCI DSS changes.
Aug 1, 2026 · 3 min
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US House advances federal AI security center
The House Science Committee advanced a federal AI security center as Gold Eagle already coordinates critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
Jul 21, 2026 · 3 min
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FINRA tightens GenAI governance guidance
FINRA expanded its GenAI guidance in its 2026 oversight report, detailing risks, testing, monitoring and supervision for member firms.
Jul 19, 2026 · 3 min
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U.S. Senate weighs transnational repression bill
A bipartisan bill would define transnational repression, add up to 10 years in prison, and expand DOJ and FBI oversight.
Jul 17, 2026 · 3 min