UK regulator to investigate Pornhub parent company for alleged age verification failings

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News digest covering online age-verification regulatory scrutiny, a U.S. intelligence assessment finding no successful foreign interference in the 2024 election, a Ryuk ransomware conviction, an alleged ShinyHunters defacement of an FBI jobs website, and the arrest of a suspected Latvian hacker linked to breaches and extortion.

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