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Former Google Chinese Staffer Charged With Stealing AI Secrets
US arrest software engineer for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google, while secretly working for two Chinese firms
NSO Ordered To Hand Over Spyware Code To WhatsApp
US Judge orders spyware firm NSO Group to hand over Pegasus code to Meta's WhatsApp as part of the ongoing lawsuit
President Biden To Plug US Data Transfers To China, Russia Etc
US President issues executive order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from being transferred to hostile nation states
Apple Beefs Up iMessage With Quantum-Proof PQ3 Protocol
Apple says PQ3 is a groundbreaking post-quantum cryptographic protocol to protect iMessage's end-to-end messaging
Greatest Cyber Risks Are Extortion, Geopolitical Tension, SMB Attacks
Mimecast in its latest Threat Intelligence report reveals the greatest current cybersecurity threats to business defences
Microsoft, OpenAI Catch China, Russia Using AI Tools For Hacking
Nation-state hackers from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have been identified by Microsoft and OpenAI, using AI tools for cyberattacks
Cisco To Cut ‘Thousands Of Jobs’ – Report
Staff at Cisco brace for bad news ahead of an earning statement this week, amid reports of thousands of layoffs
Hacking Victims Paid $1.1bn In Ransoms Last Year
Chainalysis report finds ransomware victims paid cybercriminals a record $1.1 billion in cryptocurrency in 2023
NCSC Warns Of ‘Living Off The Land’ Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
“Living off the land” attacks, where hackers are camouflaged within internal networks, pose national security risk for critical infrastructure
HP Enterprise Hacked By Suspected Russian Hackers
Regulatory filing by Hewlett Packard Enterprise reveals suspected state-backed Russian hackers breached its cloud email system
NCSC Warns AI Already Being Used By Ransomware Hackers
Ransomware threat set to increase with the advent of artificial intelligence, warns the UK's cyber guardian
Russian Citizen Sanctioned By US, UK, Australia Over Medibank Hack
Authorities in US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian Aleksandr Ermakov for his role in the cyberattack of Medibank
Ransomware Attacks Rose 128 Percent In 2023, Report Finds
Cybernews researchers finds ransomware attacks rose to record numbers in 2023, with a 128.2 percent rise in victims
GCHQ Releases Unseen Photos Of WW2 Colossus Computer
Unseen pictures of Colossus, considered the world's first digital computer, released to public by UK intelligence agency
Most Businesses Lack Confidence In Ability To Overcome Cyberattacks
Majority of businesses still not confident in ability to overcome cyber attacks, research from Palo Alto Networks finds
Hewlett Packard Enterprise To Acquire Juniper Networks For $14 Billion
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion in cash, in a move to bolster its AI networking credentials
SEC Investigates After Fake Post On X/Twitter Account
US securities regulator confirms unknown individual accessed its X social media account to post false message about ETFs
Hackers Steals Customer Data From Car Parking Giant
Owner of parking apps RingGo and ParkMobile has been hacked, and customer data including credit card info has been stolen
UK At High Risk Of ‘Catastrophic Ransomware Attack’, Warns Committee
Damning report from parliamentary committee warns of high risk to UK from 'catastrophic ransomware attacks'
Judge Overturns Centripetal Patent Fine Against Cisco
Networking giant Cisco defeats $2.75bn patent ruling for Centripetal Networks, after five years of courtroom battles
Russia’s FSB Hacking UK Politicians, Warns NCSC
NCSC warns Russian intelligence services conducting “sustained, unsuccessful attempts to interfere in UK politics”
Meta Deploys End-To-End Encryption Across Messenger, Facebook
Despite resistance from authorities, Meta begins roll-out of default end-to-end encryption for Messenger, Facebook
Report Says Sellafield ‘Hacked’ By Russia, China
Nuclear regulator takes Sellafield to task over cyber-failings as site operator denies being hacked by groups linked to Russia, China
UK Government, Tech Giants Agree To Tackle Online Fraud
Series of pledges from big name tech firms in agreement with UK government to protect people from online fraud
Google To Begin Deleting Inactive Accounts On Friday
Users have until Friday, as search giant Google moves ahead with plan to delete accounts inactive for at least two years
Japan Space Agency Hacked, But No Rocket Data Accessed
Admission of 'unauthorised access' of a network server at Japan's space agency (JAXA), but sensitive data not compromised
Board Support Critical For Robust Cybersecurity Defence – Trellix
Security managers receive more board level support following a cyberattack, but cyber incidents are still occurring for majority
US, UK, Others Agree ‘Secure By Design’ AI
Cybersecurity for AI. Countries including the US, UK, Germany sign international agreement to keep AI safe from rogue actors
Foreign Cyberattack Blamed For Kansas Court System Disruption – Report
Five week disruption to court system in US state of Kansas is being blamed on 'sophisticated foreign cyberattack'