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Aflac Said a Cyberattack Might Have Caused the Theft of Personal Data (WSJ. 20260620)

Aflac today said it's been hit with a cyberattack that might have resulted in the theft of personal data related to its US business. The potentially-affected files contain claims and health information, social security numbers, and other personal information of customers, beneficiaries, and employees. Aflac hasn't determined the total number of those affected or the full scope of the breach, but said its business is operational and its systems were not affected by ransomware. Elsewhere, there might be another twist in the Trump administration's crackdown on critical US technology making its way to China. A Commerce Department official told chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics and TSMC, that he wants to revoke certain waivers for using American tech in China. That is according to people familiar with the matter. White House officials said this isn't a new trade escalation. Earlier this month, the US and China reached a trade truce in London. Part of that was an agreement to hold off on introducing new export controls. And finally, the European Commission has sent questionnaires to Elon Musk's social media platform, X, over its takeover of Musk's xAI business. A spokesperson for the commission said its monitoring changes in X's corporate structure and their potential impact on an existing European Union probe into the platform.

보험사 Aflac이 사이버공격을 받아 고객, 수익자, 직원 관련 개인 정보가 유출됨. Aflac은 침해 범위에 대해 밝히지 않았으나 비즈니스가 계속 운영 중이고 랜섬웨어 공격을 받은 것은 아니라고 함. 한편, 미 기술이 중국에 이전되지 않도록 트럼프 행정부가 행동을 취함. 미 상무부는 글로벌 반도체 제조업체에게 중국에서 비즈니스를 운영하는 데 미국 기술 사용에 대한 면제조항을 철회하겠다고 발표함. 올해 초에 미국과 중국은 런던에서 무역전쟁을 휴전하겠다고 합의함. 이 노력의 일환으로 새로운 수출 제한 도입을 보류하겠다고 약속함. 한편, Elon Musk의 AI 기업 xAI가 소셜미디어 플랫폼 X를 인수한 것에 대해 유럽연합 집행위원회(EC)가 X에게 질문지를 보냄. EC는 X의 조직 구조와 EU에 끼치는 잠재적 영향에 대해 조사 중이라고 밝힘