Russia’s internet regulator is poised to significantly raise the fines it has slapped on U.S. technology companies such as Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc. as the Kremlin escalates its push to curb access to information online.

After a furious run of ransomware attacks in the first half of the year, President Joe Biden in July warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that Russia-based hacking groups should steer clear of 16 critical sectors of the U.S. economy.

A U.S. unit of Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. received a cease and desist order from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which cited the bank’s “unsafe or unsound practices” regarding technology and operational risk management, as well as noncompliance with security standards.

Two people who worked for a Florida-based company that pitched free cruises to consumers are banned from making telemarketing robocalls as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

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Nine Democratic senators are urging the FTC to advance a rulemaking process to strengthen consumer privacy and create guardrails for the collection of personal data.