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Japan Navy chief of staff quits over security breaches
Jul 12, 2024 (AFP)
"I will resign from the chief of maritime staff job on July 19 and retire," said Admiral Ryo Sakai, the most senior uniformed officer in the Maritime Self-Defen...
Australia sounds warning over state-backed Chinese hackers
Jul 09, 2024 (AFP)
The Australian Signals Directorate singled out the APT40 hacking group in a detailed, technical advisory note that unpicked its evolving tradecraft. "APT40 has ...
US says it broke up Russian AI bot farm on X
Jul 09, 2024 (AFP)
Officials seized two internet domains and searched 968 social media accounts that Russian operatives allegedly used to create an artificial intelligence "bot fa...
Norway says arrests suspect over attempted spying for China
Jul 02, 2024 (AFP)
The suspect was detained Monday at Oslo's international airport as he returned from China, Thomas Blom, a spokesman for the service's counter-espionage unit, to...
China suspected of ramping up spying capacity in Cuba
Jul 02, 2024 (AFP)
The Center for Strategic and International Studies analyzed satellite imagery from four sites in Cuba, two of which contain space-monitoring equipment even thou...
Kosovo bans TikTok use by government institutions
Jun 28, 2024 (AFP)
The move is the latest in a series of policies and threats targeting the China-based app by governments worldwide, on fears that personal data could be accessib...
WikiLeaks founder Assange leaves Britain after US plea deal
Jun 25, 2024 (AFP)
WikiLeaks said Assange was freed on bail from prison in London, where he had been held for five years while he fought extradition to the United States, which so...
Kremlin slams US ban on cybersecurity firm Kaspersky
Jun 21, 2024 (AFP)
The comments came a day after Washington banned the firm, saying it presented a "national security risk." "Kaspersky Lab is a company which is very, very compet...
US bans Russia's Kaspersky antivirus software
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
"Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or provide updates to software already in use...
Woman suing UK intel services denies China spy claims
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
Domestic intelligence service MI5 warned in 2022 that Christine Lee was a Chinese agent who had engaged with members of parliament after she donated 500,000 ($6...
Australian flags 'concern' over Chinese actions at media event
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
Sky News journalist Cheng Lei said two Chinese officials went out of their way to hover next to her as Premier Li Qiang appeared inside Australia's parliament o...
UN raises alarm over AI-fuelled Holocaust denial and distortion
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
The UN's education and culture body UNESCO called for governments and tech companies to introduce ethical safeguards around AI technology, and for schools to sp...
Australia flags concern over 'ham-fisted' China diplomats
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
China's second-most powerful man has posed in front of giant pandas, warmly toasted Australian wine, and highlighted the need to peacefully work through "differ...
Cal Poly Releases Report on Outer Space Cyberattack Scenarios
Jun 17, 2024 (SPX)
The report follows a significant incident in 2022 when Russia hacked Viasat's satellite-internet equipment before invading Ukraine, disrupting communications an...
Microsoft faces heat from US Congress over cybersecurity
Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)
Microsoft President Brad Smith spent more than three hours answering questions from members of the House Committee on Homeland Security in Washington, assuring ...
NATO eyes clampdown on Russian agents over hybrid attacks
Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)
He said NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels would discuss plans to counter a "Russian campaign of hostile activities against NATO allies". "We have seen ...
Swiss govt hit by cyberattack ahead of Ukraine peace summit
Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)
The National Cyber Security Centre said the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which make websites or network resources unavailable by flooding them ...
Phony 'news' portals surpass US newspaper sites, researchers say
Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)
Hundreds of sites mimicking news outlets -- many of them powered by artificial intelligence -- have cropped up in recent months, fueling an explosion of polariz...
Russia holds Frenchman accused of gathering military information
Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)
Under Russian laws used to crack down on Kremlin critics, anybody who receives foreign support or who is under "foreign influence" must register as a "foreign a...
Palau confirms 'major' cyberattack, points to China
Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)
The Pacific archipelago is one of just 12 states worldwide that diplomatically recognise self-ruled Taiwan, which China insists is part of its territory. Taipei...
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