On 16 September 2025, the Chilean Cybersecurity Agency (Agencia Nacional de Ciberseguridad, ‘ANCI’) launched a public consultation on its provisional list of companies that may be classified as ‘operators of vital importance’ (Operadores de Importancia Vital, ‘OVI’) under the recently enacted Chilean Cybersecurity Law (Ley Marco de Ciberseguridad No. 21.663, ‘LMC’). This list (available online […]
Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management
Texas Expands Data Broker Act Requirements
On September 1, 2025, the amendments to the Texas Data Broker Act (the Act) became effective. The Act, which originally came into effect on September 1, 2023, defines “data brokers” as business entities that derive their principal source of revenue from collecting, processing, or transferring personal data that they did not collect directly from consumers. […]
United States, International Coalition Issue Joint Warning of Increasing PRC Backed Threat Activity
On August 27, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United States Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) issued a joint advisory (Advisory) highlighting increased cyber threat activity linked to People’s Republic of China (PRC) affiliated threat […]
Rhode Island’s New Cybersecurity Law for Nonbank Financial Institutions
Rhode Island has enacted Senate Bill 603 (SB603), effective July 2, 2025, establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for nonbank financial institutions licensed by the state’s Department of Business Regulation (DBR). Although SB603 is closely modeled after the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500 (Part 500), SB603 introduces several […]
DOJ Settles Cyber Qui Tam Action Against Illumina for Allegedly Unsecured Genomic Sequencing Products
On July 31, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.8 million settlement with Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) to resolve alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations related to cybersecurity vulnerabilities and shortcomings in its genomic sequencing products. Of the total settlement, $1.9 million will be paid to the qui tam whistleblower who brought […]