Essay: AI’s new generation of criminals
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER looks at the growing threat artificial intelligence technologies pose in the hands of criminals – and what we can do about it…
Lockbit cybercrime gang disrupted by Britain, US and EU
London, UK Reuters Lockbit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation by Britain’s National Crime Agency, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Europol and a coalition of international police agencies, according to a post on the gang’s extortion website on Monday. […]
Australia says hacks surging, state-sponsored groups targeting critical infrastructure
Sydney, AustraliaReuters State-sponsored cyber groups and hackers have increased assaults on Australia’s critical infrastructure, businesses and homes, a government report said, adding that its new defence agreement with Britain and the US had likely made it more of a target. Reports of cybercrime surged 23 per cent to more than 94,000 in the financial year […]
China wants to mobilise entire nation in counter-espionage
Beijing, ChinaReuters China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them, the state security ministry said on Tuesday. A system that makes it “normal” for the masses to participate in counter-espionage must be established, wrote the Ministry of State […]
Biden says Russian attack on Ukraine “very much a possibility”
Moscow, Russia/Washington DC, USReuters President Joe Biden urged Russia to step back from the brink of war on Tuesday and said reports that Russia has withdrawn some forces from the Ukraine border have not been verified. “To the citizens of Russia: you are not our enemy, and I don’t believe you want a bloody, destructive […]
Digital underbelly: As US cities embrace tech, cyberattacks pose real-world risks
JACK GRAHAM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on rising concerns over cybersecurity…
Vatican allegedly hacked by China ahead of key talks
AP The Vatican and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong have been the targets of alleged Chinese state-backed hackers ahead of talks on renewal of a landmark 2018 deal that helped thaw diplomatic relations between the Vatican and China, according to a monitoring group. The alleged attacks by a group called RedDelta began in May […]
In the US, black churches, synagogues face racially abusive ‘Zoombombings’
RNS With their eyes closed in prayer, asking God to help the country’s overburdened healthcare workers, members of the Impact Movement ministry group never saw the attack coming. “God is dead, God is dead,” they suddenly heard a young male voice say over their Zoom video conference system. Then other voices joined in, laughing and chanting the n-word. […]
Quick facts – Eight major hacks targeting personal data
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Names, addresses and phone numbers of more than 100 million people were stolen in one of the largest hacks to date targeting US bank Capital One, the firm said this week. Personal data is a prized target for hackers as it can be sold on to criminals intent on using it for […]
HELPDESK: FIVE WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CYBER CRIME
In an article first published on The Conversation, SCOTT SHACKELFORD, of Indiana University in the US, looks at how you can protect yourself in the online world…