The cyber risk facing UK “widely underestimated”, warns head of GCHQ’s NCSC Richard Horne in first major speech
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Russia
Germany “Deeply Concerned” After Damage To Two Undersea Cables
Possible sabotage? Two undersea cables in the Baltic sea have been severely damaged, triggering security concerns
Donald Trump Election Victory, And Implications For Tech Sector
Victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election and the potential implications for the tech industry
Google Fined More Than World’s GDP By Russia
Good luck. Russia demands Google pay a fine worth more than the world's total GDP, over YouTube bans on pro-Russian media outlets
Russia Carrying Out Targeted Attacks In UK, Microsoft Warns
Russian-backed hacking group impersonating Microsoft, AWS in 'highly targeted' social engineering attacks with UK in crosshairs
Ukraine Hackers Disrupt Russian Broadcaster On Putin’s Birthday
Ukrainian hackers disrupt online services of Russian state broadcaster VGTRK on Vladimir Putin's birthday, amidst ongoing conflict
US, Microsoft Disrupts Russian FSB Hackers
Internet domains used by “Russian intelligence agents and their proxies” for cyberattacks, seized by the United States and Microsoft
Russia Fines Google, Discord For ‘Banned Content’
Russia again fines Google, as well as Discord, for not deleting content that Moscow deems banned or illegal
TikTok Removes Russian State Media Accounts
TikTok removes accounts of Russian state media outlets for ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US presidential election
US Proposes Ban On Chinese, Russian Components In Cars
US proposes ban on sale of cars with Russian- or Chinese-made parts, amidst fears of spying or mass-scale disruption
Ukraine Bans Telegram On State-Issued Devices
National security move. Ukraine reportedly bans Telegram on state-issued devices due to Russian security threat
Meta Bans Russian State Media Networks
Russian state media networks including RT, Rossiya Segodnya etc banned by Meta Platforms for “foreign interference activity”
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Remains In Custody Amid Investigation
French authorities extend detention of Pavel Durov as investigation of fraud, organised crime, terrorism on platform continues
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested At French Airport – Report
Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov arrested, over alleged lack of in-app moderation, and lack of police co-operation
Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office Data
Russian attack on Microsoft systems in January led to breach of Home Office email data, report finds, amidst criticism of company's security
YouTube Hit By Thousands Of Outages In Russia
YouTube suffers thousands of outages in Russia as Ukrainian forces conduct raid inside Russia's Kursk region
Russia Throttles YouTube Over ‘Anti-Russian Policy’
Russia reduces speed of YouTube by 70 percent this week following multiple fines over failure to remove banned content
US Cracks Down On Tech Shipments To Russia
Shipments of high-end chips and other electronics to Russia via China and Hong Kong said to fall by 20 percent after aggressive enforcement
US Sanctions Russian Hackers Over Infrastructure Attacks
US Treasury sanctions two members of Russian hacking group over critical infrastructure attacks as hacktivists threaten Olympics
Kaspersky To Shutter US Operation After National Security Ban
Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is to close down all of its operations in the United States after national security ban
Russia’s Central Bank Tells Businesses To Use Crypto To Avoid Sanctions
Sanctions busting. Russian businesses told to use cryptocurrencies and other digital options to make payments with foreign customers
Kaspersky Denies It Is Security Risk, After US Sales Banned By Biden
Biden Administration bans sales of Kaspersky software in the US due to links to Russia, but Moscow-based firm says it will challenge ban
Biden Administration To Ban US Sales Of Kaspersky Software – Report
Complete ban. United States close to announcing ban of all sales of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in America
Microsoft President Grilled By US Lawmakers After China, Russia Hacks
Microsoft's Brad Smith answer questions from US lawmakers about hacks of US governmental systems by China, Russia
Russian Hackers Blamed As Ransomware Impacts London Hospitals
Former NCSC boss Ciaran Martin identifies Russian cybercriminals behind a ransomware attack that impacted London hospitals
Former Cybersecurity Boss Warns UK Not Heeding China Threat
Ciaran Martin, ex-chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, explains growing cyber threat posed by China
YouTube Threatens To Block Russian Protest Group’s Anti-War Content
YouTube threatens to pull anti-war content from Russian rights group, after complaint from Putin regime's Roskomnadzor
Biden Admin Mulls Export Restrictions For AI Models – Report
The United States reportedly considers restricting China and Russia's access to AI models found in tools such as ChatGPT
Russia Accused Of Cyberattack On Germany’s Ruling Party, Defence Firms
German foreign minister warns Russia will face consequences for “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack on ruling party, and German companies
US Urges No AI Control Of Nuclear Weapons
No skynet please. After the US, UK and France pledge human only control of nuclear weapons, China and Russia urged to follow suite