UNC1549, aka Smoke Sandstorm and Tortoiseshell, appears to be the culprit behind a cyberattack campaign customized for each targeted organization.

Trusted brands like The Economist are also among the 8,000 entities compromised by Operation SubdoMailing, which is at the heart of a larger operation of a single threat actor.

A growing thicket of privacy laws regulating biometrics is aimed at protecting consumers amid increasing cloud breaches and AI-created deepfakes. But for businesses that handle biometric data, staying compliant is easier said than done.