US data centers have been ensnared by the broadening scope of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), as a consequence of a congressional fight to redefine 'electronic communication service providers' (ECSPs). The redefinition by the intelligence community now includes a vast array of businesses and could potentially require these data centers to intercept and provide communications data to the government. Legal experts warn this may result in a significant increase in wiretapped communications of American individuals, captured 'incidentally' but not explicitly targeted. The issue at hand is the overreach of FISA, creating legal ambiguity that may entangle businesses and infringe upon individual privacy rights without adequate oversight or limitation.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/fisa-ecsp-surveillance-limits-us-senate/
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"id": "ali000071724",
"linkid": "aligned-energy",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Data Hosting',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'US Data Centers',
'type': 'Business'}],
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Communications data']},
'description': 'US data centers have been ensnared by the broadening scope of '
'the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), as a '
"consequence of a congressional fight to redefine 'electronic "
"communication service providers' (ECSPs). The redefinition by "
'the intelligence community now includes a vast array of '
'businesses and could potentially require these data centers '
'to intercept and provide communications data to the '
'government. Legal experts warn this may result in a '
'significant increase in wiretapped communications of American '
"individuals, captured 'incidentally' but not explicitly "
'targeted. The issue at hand is the overreach of FISA, '
'creating legal ambiguity that may entangle businesses and '
'infringe upon individual privacy rights without adequate '
'oversight or limitation.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Communications data'],
'legal_liabilities': ['Potential infringement on privacy rights']},
'lessons_learned': 'The overreach of FISA creates legal ambiguity that may '
'entangle businesses and infringe upon individual privacy '
'rights without adequate oversight or limitation.',
'motivation': 'Surveillance',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Congressional fight to redefine '
"'electronic communication service "
"providers'"},
'threat_actor': 'US Government',
'title': 'FISA Scope Expansion Impacting US Data Centers',
'type': 'Legal/Regulatory'}