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CIA launches social media campaign to entice Chinese defectors, China responds

CIA launches social media campaign to entice Chinese defectors, China responds

The US Central Intelligence Agency has launched a Chinese-language social media campaign to encourage Chinese government ...

Robert Dougherty and Daniel Croft Tue, 13 May 2025
Meta ordered to stop training AI using EU user data by German data protection watchdog

Meta ordered to stop training AI using EU user data by German data protection watchdog

A German data protection authority has instructed Meta to halt all AI training using the data of European users.

Daniel Croft Tue, 13 May 2025
Murdered man addresses killer in court using AI-generated video

Murdered man addresses killer in court using AI-generated video

A murdered man has addressed his killer in court through an AI-generated video, a move that may represent the future of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 13 May 2025
US Copyright Office director fired by Trump less than a day after Musk’s AI training request denied

US Copyright Office director fired by Trump less than a day after Musk’s AI training request denied

The head of the US Copyright Office has been fired less than a day after she refused to allow Elon Musk to mine ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 12 May 2025
Cyber activity jumps in wake of Pakistan/India clash

Cyber activity jumps in wake of Pakistan/India clash

Hacktivist activity surges in both countries in the wake of armed clashes over the Kashmir region in previous days.

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 May 2025
Florida’s social media encryption backdoor bill fails to pass

Florida’s social media encryption backdoor bill fails to pass

Florida’s attempt to introduce mandatory encryption backdoors for law enforcement to access social media platforms has ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 12 May 2025
Be on the lookout for scams ahead of Click Frenzy shopping event

Be on the lookout for scams ahead of Click Frenzy shopping event

Click Frenzy Mayhem is coming up and it’s a great day to grab a bargain – and it’s a great day for scammers, too.

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 May 2025
FBI issues warning over hackers targeting end-of-life routers

FBI issues warning over hackers targeting end-of-life routers

Linksys and Cisco routers are being targeted by cyber criminal networks to deploy malware or establish a botnet.

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 May 2025
UK Apple backdoor may breach US/UK data agreement

UK Apple backdoor may breach US/UK data agreement

US lawmakers have criticised the UK for ordering Apple to create a backdoor for encrypted user data to allow law ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 09 May 2025
Star power: Crypto scammers running celebrity-powered malvertising campaign on Facebook

Star power: Crypto scammers running celebrity-powered malvertising campaign on Facebook

Scammers are using Elon Musk, Zendaya, and Cristiano Ronaldo to trick Australian victims into downloading malware.

David Hollingworth Fri, 09 May 2025
Microsoft says DeepSeek is banned for staff

Microsoft says DeepSeek is banned for staff

Microsoft has revealed that company staff are barred from using the app for Chinese-made AI DeepSeek due to concerns ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 09 May 2025
The industry speaks: International Anti-ransomware Day 2025

The industry speaks: International Anti-ransomware Day 2025

Today, 12 May, is International Anti-ransomware Day, established in 2017 on the anniversary of the crippling WannaCry ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 09 May 2025
US authorities seize 9  prolific DDoS-for-hire domains, admins arrested

US authorities seize 9 prolific DDoS-for-hire domains, admins arrested

Law enforcement agencies in the US and Poland take part in an international crackdown on distributed denial-of-service ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 09 May 2025
Delta Air Lines will face class action over CrowdStrike outage, judge rules

Delta Air Lines will face class action over CrowdStrike outage, judge rules

A class action by passengers of Delta Air Lines regarding cancelled and delayed flights as a result of last year’s ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 May 2025
CrowdStrike to lay off 5% of global staff

CrowdStrike to lay off 5% of global staff

Major cyber security firm CrowdStrike has announced that it will be axing around 5 per cent of its staff, roughly 500 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 May 2025
Op-Ed: Australia’s cyber shield strategy – a national push towards unified resilience

Op-Ed: Australia’s cyber shield strategy – a national push towards unified resilience

As cyber criminals escalate attacks on Australian enterprises, government bodies, and critical infrastructure, the ...

Gareth Cox, vice president of sales for Asia-Pacific and Japan at Exabeam Thu, 08 May 2025
LockBit hacked: Crypto addresses, chat logs, ransomware builds, all compromised

LockBit hacked: Crypto addresses, chat logs, ransomware builds, all compromised

The once dominant ransomware gang has become the victim of a data leak that could be a boon for researchers and law ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 May 2025
Exclusive: BreachForums drama continues as alleged previous admin ponders transfer of ownership

Exclusive: BreachForums drama continues as alleged previous admin ponders transfer of ownership

An individual claiming to be the infamous hacker ShinyHunters has said that the old domain is no longer under their ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 May 2025
Oettinger confirms cyber incident, begins investigating

Oettinger confirms cyber incident, begins investigating

German beer and drinks giant Oettinger Getränke (Oettinger Brauerei or Oettinger) has confirmed that it suffered a cyber ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 May 2025
NCSC working with UK retailers affected by recent cyber attack wave

NCSC working with UK retailers affected by recent cyber attack wave

The UK’s cyber watchdog has issued a warning to CISOs across the country following the trio of successful cyber attacks ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 07 May 2025