House panel marks up kids digital safety act amid Democrat backlash

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Feed covers multiple cyber and policy developments: House Republicans advanced the KIDS Digital Safety Act but Democrats criticized a weak “knowledge” standard that could let platforms avoid accountability; Passaic County (NJ) disclosed a malware attack that disrupted county IT systems and phone lines; a Spanish criminal network exploited displaced Ukrainian women to run a multimillion‑dollar gambling fraud scheme; the alleged Phobos ransomware leader (Ptitsyn) pleaded guilty and faces up to 20 years after campaigns from 2020 that hit 1,000+ organizations; Google Threat Intelligence Group says

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