Sitemap - 2023 - Daily Cyber and Tech Digest

New ASPI Report: Shadow Play | Ukraine touts ambitions for chip manufacturing, AI growth | Iran-linked hackers develop new malware downloaders to infect victims in Israel

Inauthentic accounts pose as Taiwanese users ahead of 2024 election | UK at high risk of ‘catastrophic ransomware attack’ | Investors lose millions as crypto schemes operate unchecked in Aus

Ukraine's top mobile operator hit by biggest cyberattack of war so far | China’s cyber army is invading critical US services | First grant to expand chips production in US goes to British company

New York plans to invest $1B to expand chip research | North Korean hacking ops continue to exploit Log4Shell | Covert Indian operation seeks to discredit Modi’s critics in the US

EU negotiators strike political deal on AI Act | Aus govt moves to shatter big tech’s dominance | UK and US regulators examine Microsoft’s ties to OpenAI

UK exposes attempted Russian cyber interference | Reversal of content policies at Alphabet, Meta and X threaten democracy | UAE’s top AI group vows to phase out Chinese hardware to appease US

US federal government is using data from push notifications to track contacts | China can use TikTok to ‘radically reshape’ global opinion | Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI

Taiwan outlines five critical tech fields under its protection | Pegasus spyware trial implicating former president kicks off in Mexico | IBM, Meta form “AI Alliance” with 50 orgs

UK nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China | Meta faces $600 mln lawsuit from Spanish media | 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9M users

New AUKUS space facility being built in Western Australia | US limits China’s ability to benefit from electric vehicle subsidies | Key Congress staffers in AI debate are funded by tech giants

France bans ministers from WhatsApp, Signal | Meta identifies Chinese propaganda threat ahead of 2024 US election | Australia to restrict defence tech access by foreigners

Cyberattack targets Japan’s space agency | Google warns China ramping up cyberattacks against Taiwan | DeepMind AI reveals potential for thousands of new materials

Critics of Serbia’s government targeted with ‘military-grade spyware’ | Ransomware gang broken up in Ukraine | Sexual health and fertility details leaked in Australian data breach

US and UK Release Joint Guidelines for Secure AI System | Australian regulator calls for new competition laws for digital platforms | Inside U.S. efforts to untangle an A.I. giant’s ties to China

New ASPI report: The role of foreign influencers in China’s propaganda system | India warns social media firms to enforce rules to deter deepfakes | CSIS warns of online CCP recruitment campaign

OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster | Canadian former intel chief guilty of leaking state secrets | AI and quantum research at UK science and tech announcements

Aus to deploy roving teams of cyber experts across Pacific | Serbian civilians targeted with Pegasus | Bahrain govt websites briefly inaccessible after cyberattack over Israel-Hamas war

Australian Cyber Security Strategy outlines how govt plans to tackle cyber crime | OpenAI talks to bring back Altman continue | Power grab by France, Germany and Italy threatens to kill EU’s AI bill

Australian tech sector mergers could get more scrutiny | EU AI regulation could be derailed over France, Germany objections | Ukraine sacks top cyber defense officials amid graft probe

Aus Clean tech innovation endorsed in Indo-Pacific framework | NATO and Japan deepen cooperation on Cyber defence | The invisible war in Ukraine being fought over radio wave

Hackers target Greece, Tunisia, Moldova, Vietnam and Pakistan with Zimbra zero-day | Samsung says hackers accessed customer data during year-long breach | Australia is simulating cyberattacks

Hackers stole Aus DP World data, patch lapse blamed | Danish energy companies hacked through firewall bug in May | Meta allows Ads claiming rigged 2020 US election on Facebook, Instagram

China blamed as major backer behind hacking of Australian companies | UK NCSC warns of enduring and significant threat to critical infrastructure | X is leaving up antisemitic and Islamophobic hate

Aus MPs ask for help over hacker risks | Nepal is banning TikTok over hate content | Chinese Big Tech firms hire HarmonyOS-based app developers, sever ties with Android

Ports to remain closed as Australian police investigate cybersecurity breach | LockBit leaks 50GB stolen Boeing files after failed ransom | New russian digital interference against France

Ransomware attack on ICBC disrupts trades in US Treasury market | Google, Meta, TikTok defeat Austria’s plan to combat hate speech | Zuckerberg ‘ignored’ executives on kids’ safety, unredacted lawsuit

Russia, Iran, China likely to engage in new US election interference efforts | Aus govt announces investigation into telecom outage | Chinese APT groups target dozens of Cambodian govt orgs

Big Tech team up to fight child abuse online | Chaos in Australia as telecom Optus crashes nationwide | US CISA sees increase in zero-day exploitation

US, South Korea, Japan to launch consultative group on North's cyber threats | China invests US$5.4 billion in memory chip maker | Aus-US deal for Google to run internet cables in Pacific positive

China took part in AI meeting even though UK did not acknowledge | Microsoft vows to revamp security products after hacks | US lawmakers press Biden for plans on Chinese use of open chip technology

Arabic-speaking WhatsApp users targeted with spyware | British PM Rishi Sunak secures ‘landmark’ deal on AI testing | Australia and UK sign quantum computing accord

UK, US, EU & China sign declaration of AI’s ‘catastrophic’ danger | US gave $30m to Chinese scientist leading China's AI race | Massive ransomware attack hinders services in 70 German municipalities

Iranian hackers caught spying on govts, military in Middle East | Indian Opposition leaders among Apple users warned of possible iPhone compromise | Aus: Digital landmines laid in govt systems

USA to share ransomware data with allies | Canada bans use of WeChat on govt-issued devices | G7 to agree AI code of conduct for companies

Sweeping new Biden order aims to alter the AI landscape | Sunak’s Bletchley Park summit aims to shape global AI safety | Elon Musk says SpaceX will support Starlink in Gaza for international aid group

New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good | China rushes to swap Western tech with domestic options | Divisive UK Online Safety Bill becomes law

White House to unveil sweeping AI executive order | Google to run internet cables to Pacific islands in Aus-US deal | EU makes progress in talks on new AI rules

41 US states sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook are addictive, harm kids | Aus police tested controversial facial recognition search engine | Hikvision violates pledge, ethnic minority analytics

CCP using information operations to harass Canadian politicians | Ukraine involved in hack of Russia’s largest private bank | Aus PM unveils $5b big tech spend

China’s social-media attacks are part of a larger ‘cognitive warfare’ campaign | War crimes tribunal says September cyberattack was act of espionage | US considering curbing China's cloud access

Philippines to recruit 'cyber warriors' for online defence | Clearview AI successfully appeals $9m fine in UK | EU starts investigating Meta, TikTok over Hamas content

Allied spy chiefs warn of Chinese espionage targeting tech firms | Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked | Major cyber attack could cost the world $3.5 trillion

US tightens China’s access to advanced chips for AI | Russian Sandworm hackers breached 11 Ukrainian telcos since May | Israel discussing Starlink wartime backup with SpaceX

Nearly 100 hacker groups take part in Israel-Hamas war | Leaders gather in China for smaller, greener Belt and Road summit | Female political leaders and military bigwigs targeted by new cyberattack

Aus: X fined $610,500 for failing to crack down on child sexual abuse material | Chinese APT group launches new cyber-espionage campaigns | Hackers hit aid groups responding to Israel and Gaza crisis

X removes hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts since attack | Japan, US, EU hold cyber defence drill with India, ASEAN support | China proposes blacklist of training data for generative AI models

Nation-state hacker group targeting Taiwan, US, Vietnam and Pacific Islands | Researchers have uncovered a propaganda network of 67 accounts on X | Southeast Asia eyes hands-off AI rules

Artificial intelligence and the future of humanity | Gaza Strip experiencing internet outages and electricity cuts after bombings | Warning AI industry could use as much energy as the Netherlands

Vietnam tried to hack U.S. officials, CNN with posts on X, probe finds | Cyberattacks targeting Israel are on the rise after Hamas attack | China targets 50% boost in computing power

Misinformation about Israel and Hamas is spreading on social media | OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips | Are Chinese Australians getting both sides of the argument on the Voice?

North Korean hackers target South Korea's shipbuilding tech | US weaves web of intelligence links in Asia to counter China | Alibaba accused of ‘possible espionage’ at European hub

Beijing has 'diverse' ways of interfering in votes, Taipei warns | US defeats Russia to head UN telecoms agency in fight for internet’s future | AI 'supercharges' online disinformation and censorship

Russia plans to block VPN services in 2024 | EU announces plans to better protect its sensitive tech from foreign snooping | Furry hackers claim to have breached NATO, stolen 3,000 files

China is investing billions in global disinformation | Aus: Voice to Parliament referendum 'prime target' for foreign interference on X | Record-breaking spike in countries buying Israeli arms, cyber

Aus Government to overhaul privacy laws | Suspected China-based hackers target Middle Eastern telecom, Asian government | U.S. spying law threatens privacy watchdog says

CIA builds its own artificial intelligence tool | X scraps feature letting users report misleading information | Inside the vast digital campaign by Hindu nationalists to inflame India

Musk’s X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation says EU official | Russian hackers target Ukrainian govt systems | Xi urges China to step up pace of tech breakthroughs

UK worried AI could be used to create advanced weapons that escape human control | US exploring potential space force hotline with China | Hong Kong crypto business says hackers stole $200 million

Egyptian opposition politician hacked with Predator spyware | PM Srettha expects Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest $5bn in Thailand | US to prevent semiconductor subsidies for China

Poland opens privacy probe of ChatGPT | Canada, Japan agree to work more closely on battery supply chains | TikTok's rules deter researchers from crunching data on users, misinformation

AEC battles against Twitter posts that ‘incite violence’ and spread ‘disinformation’ ahead of voice | Canada blames border checkpoint outages on cyberattack | US spy bureau NSA ‘hacked Huawei HQ’

No evidence that China can make advanced chips ‘at scale,’ US says | German interior ministry wants to force 5G operators to slash Huawei use | Britain passes sweeping new Online Safety law

EU risks depending on China for batteries | Microsoft sees booming enterprise AI demand in Hong Kong | Australia: No campaign spreads through TikTok as pro-voice creators struggle to cut through

Defence chief warns of a 'truth decay' era driven by AI and deepfakes | Labor’s throwing six cybersecurity shields around Australia | TikTok fined $379M in EU for failing to keep kids’ data safe

Iranian espionage campaign targeted satellite and defense sectors | Israeli cyber firms developed new spyware tool | European Union will investigate Chinese subsidies of electric cars

Aus Govt to ban one-to-many face matching by police | China hits out at US tech curbs in call for new cyber rules order at UN | UK backs blocking Chinese cameras from government sites

China-linked hackers breached a power grid—again | Defense Dept. releases 2023 Cyber Strategy Summary | Council of Europe report calls use of Pegasus spyware by several countries potentially illegal

Sri Lankan government loses months of data following ransomware attack | Meta is developing a new, more powerful AI system | Twitter appears to throttle New York Times

Top US chipmakers, tech firms to attend Vietnam meeting as Biden visits | U.S. org worker infected with new Pegasus vector | China wants metaverse firms with ‘global influence’

SK Hynix investigating use of its chips in new Huawei phone| Musk cut internet to Ukraine’s military as it was attacking Russian fleet | Iranian hackers breach US aviation org via Zoho, Fortinet bugs

Ukraine war: Cyber-teams fight a high-tech war on front lines | European Commission designates six digital gatekeepers| China bans iPhone use for government officials at work

China to launch $40 billion state fund to boost chip industry | India warns of malware attacks targeting its Android users | German financial regulator's website hit by DDoS attack

Tencent, others begin enforcing China's new oversight move on apps | Cambridge Uni to end partnership with Chinese missiles company | The Guardian blocks ChatGPT owner OpenAI from trawling its content

TikTok removes 284 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation group | Pacific mobile network likely exploited by spies for hire | US State Department to provide intelligence via mobile devices

MINDEF announces review of Defence Trade Controls Act | China’s disinformation fuels anger over Fukushima water release | A fake signal app was planted on Google Play by China-linked hackers

India’s communications ‘backdoor’ attracts surveillance companies | Australia will not force adult websites to bring in age verification | British officials say AI chatbots could carry cyber risks

Meta’s ‘biggest single takedown’ removes Chinese influence campaign | Japan’s cyber security agency suffers months-long breach | FBI, partners dismantle Qakbot infrastructure

US and China agree to new dialogue on trade, chip export curbs | Russia uses social media channels to exploit Niger coup | Microsoft says Chinese hacking crew is targeting Taiwan

Following Musk's lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation | China expected at UK AI Summit despite pushback | Vietnam PM stresses technological self-reliance to ensure cyber security

India hits South Africa with malicious cyberattack after report on Modi | Big Tech firms in line for fines under the EU’s content law | US seeks extension to controversial science agreement with China

Germany plans to double AI funding in race with China, US | Huawei building secret network for chips | UK weighs inviting China to AI summit

Unknown hacking group targets Hong Kong orgs in supply chain cyberattack | Thousands of donors to Aus charities have data leaked to dark web | Meta asks Norway court to halt privacy fine

Somalia orders TikTok, Telegram shut down | Japan lawmakers seek to ease NTT regulations for 6G tech race | Aus Department of Defence staff used ChatGPT thousands of times without authorisation

Aus eyes UK bill in fight with tech companies over encryption, child safety | Foreign spies are targeting US space companies | Russia recruited operatives online to target weapons crossing Poland

UK to host AI safety summit at start of November | Chinese hackers accused of targeting Southeast Asian gambling sector | China deploys swarm of satellites to monitor military exercises in Australia

Vietnam's plan to block users puts internet access at risk | Russia tests digital ruble for sanctions evasion | China torpedoes Intel’s bid to buy Israeli chip maker Tower Semiconductor

South Korea calls for strong security cooperation with US, Japan | Russia fines Reddit for first time over 'banned content' | Saudi Arabia and UAE race to buy Nvidia chips to power AI ambitions

China to disclose secret US ‘global reconnaissance system,’ | Aus: Labor considers following US on China tech ban | Russian and Chinese cyber attacks on the UK Foreign Office risked national security

Japan to set up cyberdefense network that includes Pacific islands | NZ intel report accuses China of cyber-enabled interference | Russian hackers change tactics from disruptive attacks in Ukraine

Iranian cyber spies are targeting dissidents in Germany | Belarus hackers target foreign diplomats with help of local ISPs | Fear of tech 'brain drain' prevents Russia from seizing Yandex

Biden to restrict investments in China | Pro-Russian hackers claim attacks on French, Dutch websites | Major data breach identifies thousands of officers and staff in Northern Ireland

Cyber-attack on UK's electoral registers revealed | Chinese hackers targeted at least 17 countries across Asia, Europe and North America | New ransomware gang emerges in Vietnam

North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker | China hacked Japan’s sensitive defense networks | India pushes ahead with data privacy bill

South Korean politician urges US to abandon China chip strategy | Cyberattack disrupts hospital computer systems across US | Pakistan’s spy agency buys Israeli cellphone hacking tech

China using cloud-based tech to provide police service in Aus | Microsoft says Russia-linked hackers behind Teams phishing attacks | US DoD releases plan for implementing cyber workforce strategy

China spy agency’s social media debut calls for ‘all members of society’ to combat espionage | Ford gets $9.2 billion to help US catch up with China’s EV dominance | Inside Apple's India dream

Aus: Foreign interference report through social media handed down, TikTok & WeChat put on notice | Russian hackers crash Italian bank | Iranian cloud company accused of hosting cybercriminals, hackers

Twitter threatens legal action against nonprofit that tracks hate speech | EU sanctions individuals, organizations connected to Russian disinformation network | China imposes curbs on drone exports

France's watchdog questions legality of Worldcoin biometric data collection | Kenya cyber-attack: Why is eCitizen down? | Quantum tech will transform national security. It’s testing US alliances now

Changing Facebook’s algorithm won’t fix polarization, new study finds | France investigates suspected smuggling to China, Russia of adv chip tech | MOVEit hackers accessed health data of 8 million

New report: De-risking authoritarian AI | Russia’s online censorship increased 30-fold | A new partnership to promote responsible AI

New cryptocurrency offers users tokens for scanning their eyeballs | AI leaders warn US Congress that AI could be used to create bioweapons | Beijing offers fresh backing to country’s Big Tech sector

Norway government ministries hit by cyber attack | China’s cyber interference and transnational crime groups in Southeast Asia | Russia using disinformation to exaggerate small military gains, says UK

Google DeepMind uses AI to design specialised semiconductors | China’s cyber interference narrows in on Australian politics and policy | Head of MI6 warns China is setting ‘data traps’ for partners

U.S. ambassador to China hacked in China-linked spying operation | AI being used for hacking and misinformation, top Canadian cyber official says | Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals

UN officials urge regulation of AI | 700,000 Turkish TikTok accounts hacked before the country’s presidential election | Russia’s telecom surveillance system crippled by withdrawal of Western tech

US blacklists spyware companies, cites security threats | TikTok to perform 'stress test' ahead of EU Digital Services Act | Saudis accused of using Snapchat to promote crown prince, silence critics

Restricting chip sales to China could backfire on U.S., industry group says | Facebook, Instagram face Norwegian ban from tracking users for ads | Israel embeds AI systems in military operations

Microsoft email hack shows greater sophistication, skill of China’s cyberspies | Solomons says China will assist in cyber, community policing | Professors sue Texas over TikTok ban

China sets out new rules for generative AI | The FTC is investigating whether ChatGPT harms consumers | Philippine raid on Chinese firm spotlights human trafficking issues in online gaming industry

U.S. Government emails hacked in suspected Chinese espionage campaign | Elon Musk announces a new AI company | Microsoft warns of Office zero-day attacks, no patch available

Critical infrastructure operator brings systems down after cyber incident |Start-up to build AUKUS quantum tech for overcoming fake GPS signals | U.S. and E.U. complete deal on sharing data

Foxconn pulls out of $19.5 billion India chip project | Two spyware apps on Google Play with 1.5 million users sending data to China | RomCom RAT targeting NATO and Ukraine support groups

Australian government war gamed ‘nightmare’ cyber scenario | WeChat warned over failure to front parliament | Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine war misinformation

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its new Threads app | EU is pushing China to narrow the scope of metal export controls | New TrueBot malware variants targeting US and Canadian firms

Aus: AFP met with Clearview AI months after being told to not use it | Ransomware attack from Russia hits Japan’s biggest port | Federal judge limits Biden officials’ contacts with social media sites

China curbs exports of key computer chip materials | Cyberattack knocks out satellite communications for Russian military | India: M U Nair appointed as new national cyber security coordinator

Chinese threat actors targeting Europe | Cracking down on dissent, Russia seeds a surveillance supply chain | North Korean hackers caught using malware with microphone wiretapping capabilities

Semiconductor giant says IT supplier was attacked | Cyberattack knocks out satellite communications for Russian military | Russia buying civilian drones from China for war effort

Chinese balloon used American tech to spy on Americans | US, Dutch set to hit China's chipmakers with one-two punch | Oversight board recommends Facebook suspend Cambodian premier’s account

Labor axes Morrison government's billion dollar Australian satellite program | U.S. considers new curbs on AI chip exports to China | EU countries, lawmakers reach data rule deal targeting Big Tech

EncroChat takedown led to 6,500 arrests and $979 million seized | Aus: Medibank slugged with $250m penalty for ‘cyber weaknesses’ | A phone tracking app spying on thousands, says it was hacked

Social media giants to face multimillion-dollar fines for spreading fake news | New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia | US to spend $42 billion to make internet access universal by 2030

US and India announce defence and technology deals | Malaysia to take legal action against Meta over harmful content on Facebook | North Korea does more cyberspying than you think

Air Force commander to become AU's first cybersec boss | Meta's Oversight Board asks Facebook owner to evaluate election integrity efforts | US warns of China’s IP-theft playbook for AI, advanced tech

Australia issues a 'please explain' notice to Twitter over online hate | Biden says AI has 'enormous promise’ but comes with risks | China's security industry sees the US, not AI, as bigger threat

OpenAI lobbied the EU to water down AI regulation | Biden meets with tech company critics on AI | Defence, critical tech on agenda as India's Modi heads to the US

Hackers threaten to leak 80GB data stolen from Reddit | Indonesia, SpaceX launch satellite to boost internet connectivity | Judge to decide if US govt improperly censored social media users

Chinese spies breached hundreds of public, private networks | Aus: Data on secret missile testing site, police ops stolen by hackers | Israel to build fibre-optic link between Europe and Asia

US government agencies hit in global hacking spree | Europe seeks breakup of Google ad business | Countries push back against US’s anti-China tech policy

Why Japan-Australia alliance needs new strategic edge to do some ‘heavy lifting’ | Europeans take a major step toward regulating AI | Aus: Privacy watchdog’s data stolen by Russians

India threatened to shut down Twitter, Dorsey says | Switzerland warns that a ransomware gang may have accessed government data | White House provides details on use of surveillance tool

UN chief considering watchdog agency for AI | Ex-Samsung executive alleged to have stolen tech to recreate chip plant in China | Iran’s ‘suicide drones’ are being developed at British universities

Cuba to host secret Chinese spy base focusing on US | Instagram connects vast pedophile network | EU Commission approves €8.1 billion for microelectronics

Japan targeted by Chinese propaganda and covert online campaign | Australia’s industry code will force big tech to remove child-abuse material | Sunak seeks Biden’s backing on AI

UK to strip Chinese surveillance cameras from sensitive government sites | Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations | Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino logs first day in role

UK: BBC, BA and Boots among cyber attack victims | Twitter missed dozens of known images of child sexual abuse material, researchers say | China leads tech race, highlighting need for AUKUS sharing

Rishi Sunak planning global AI watchdog | China’s embrace of open-source military intelligence | Just 3pc of tech graduates are job-ready, Australian Information Industry Association survey finds

US to target investment in China chips, AI and quantum computing | Russian FSB accuses US of hacking thousands of iPhones in Russia | South Korea slaps sanctions on North Korea's hacking group

AI poses same threat as nuclear wars and pandemics | Australian government considers ban on ‘high-risk’ uses of AI | Russia’s Wagner Group uses Twitter and Facebook to hunt new recruits

Artificial intelligence could lead to extinction, experts warn | Pegasus spyware was deployed in Armenia amid Nagorno-Karabakh war | New DoD cyber strategy tags Russia, China as top threats

Biden's next move to box China out on sensitive tech | Australian government to take first steps in writing AI rule book | Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code

China hits back over Five Eyes blame for US infrastructure cyber attack | DeSantis’s big moment goes awry with a Twitter meltdown | Microsoft chief says deep fakes are biggest AI concern

Australia laments bureaucratic ‘permafrost’ that’s slowing AUKUS security alliance | Chinese malware hits systems on Guam | Sri Lanka to get Cyber Security Authority this year

Spying campaign targets Ukraine, Israel, India, Kazakhstan | China presses Dutch minister for access to chipmaking tech | TikTok sues Montana

Australia’s US space tech treaty locked in | Israel aims to be 'AI superpower', advance autonomous warfare | EU hits Meta with record €1.2B privacy fine

G7 leaders call for ‘guardrails’ on development of artificial intelligence | Beijing bans Micron as supplier to firms | FBI misused controversial surveillance tool to investigate Jan. 6 protesters

Chips at center of G-7 discussion of how to counter China's rise | AI, robotics, clean energy added to Labor’s ‘tech radar’ | UK to unveil semiconductor partnership with Japan

Computer in Russia breached US Metro system | Can the world make an electric car battery without China? | Ukraine, Ireland, Iceland and Japan officially join NATO’s cyber defense center

US tech espionage team unveils first cases involving China and Russia | ‘Lancefly’ espionage group targeting organizations across Asia | OpenAI CEO warns Congress AI could cause ‘harm to the world'

North Korean crypto thefts target Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong | EU plans Black Sea internet cable to reduce reliance on Russia | Reported widespread internet outages in Sudan, Pakistan

Britain and Japan to reach new defense and technology agreement | EU and US to pledge joint action over China | Taiwan EV battery maker to build 'gigafactory' in France

NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino is in talks to become Twitter CEO | Google fined by Russia for failing to remove LGBT content | EU eyes cyber plan aimed at keeping cloud data in Europe

MEPs to vote on proposed ban on AI facial recognition on streets | Brazil ratchets up fight with global tech giants | Briton pleads guilty in US to 2020 Twitter hack

FBI disrupts sophisticated Russian cyberespionage operation | China detains man for allegedly generating fake train crash news | EU urged to tighten spyware safeguards in wake of Pegasus revelations

Canada seeks to join non-nuclear pillar of AUKUS alliance | Tech groups call for changes to EU data-sharing proposals | Vietnam to require social media users to verify identity

TikTok tracked UK journalist via her cat's account | U.S. Think Tank Reports Prompted Beijing to Put a Lid on Chinese Data | U.S. sanctions drive Chinese firms to advance AI without latest chips

FTC Chair Lina Khan says she’s on alert for abusive AI use | Shanghai police track Uyghurs and foreign journalists visiting Xinjiang | UK Government launches new cybersecurity measures

Australia to build first complete quantum computer | US chipmaker says EU green subsidies are just as good as at home | NATO to open Japan office to enable Indo-Pacific consultation

Google, Microsoft CEOs called to AI meeting at White House | Russia's APT28 targets Ukraine government with bogus Windows updates | UK locks horns with WhatsApp over threat to break encryption

‘The godfather of AI’ warns of danger ahead | FNZ says Australia’s wealth, super sectors 'ripe for disruption' | Cyber-attack sparks fears that criminals could target UK gun owners for firearms

DOJ detected the SolarWinds hack 6 months earlier than reported | Cyberattacks increasing in Japan ahead of G7 summit | China locks information on the country inside a black box

Brazilian court orders suspension of Telegram | Ukrainian man arrested for selling data on 300 million people to Russians | Israel Independence Day cyberattack takes down major news website

New report: Gaming public opinion | China revises law to include certain cyberattacks as ‘acts of espionage’ | Ukraine launches tech cluster to boost military capability

TikTok, Twitter, Meta face countdown to comply with West’s toughest content law | Quad countries to bolster cyber defense | US: Commerce Dept. outlines plans to fund cutting-edge chip research

China building cyber weapons to hijack enemy satellites | Finland sees an uptick in cyberattacks | Some Pacific nations plan to mine the ocean for metals but others oppose deep sea mining

Huawei launches in-house software system after being cut off from US services | UK cyber-argency warns of a new ‘class’ of Russian hackers | Australian researchers plant false memories in chatbots

Russian-aligned cyber groups are seeking to target Western infrastructure | Suspicious Twitter accounts artificially amplify Sudanese paramilitary leader | Apple opens first retail store in India

US charges Chinese government officials in broad scheme to suppress dissent | Chips Act: Council and European Parliament strike provisional deal | How Mexico became the biggest user of Pegasus spyware

Georgia National Guard will use phone location tracking to recruit high school children | Hikvision review found contracts targeted Uyghurs | Nation-state actors taking advantage of weak passwords

MEPs raise concerns over draft EU-US data transfer deal | US accuses Shein, Temu of data risks in action targeting Chinese apps | Russians boasted that just 1% of fake social profiles are caught

Arrest made as F.B.I. searches home of Air National Guardsman | Aus Gov to embark on hacking stress tests for vital infrastructure | Japan panel calls for unified cybercrime reporting service

Canada: Pro-Russian cyberattacks strike at PMO, Senate websites | NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media' | Aus uniquely placed to break China’s minerals control

Experts warn of new spyware threat targeting journalists and political figures | US-made chips are flowing into Russia | Spain asks EU data protection board to discuss ChatGPT

Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries and allies | Army can't find suspected hacker of personal data of 55m Thais | Government launches cyber ‘war games’ for major banks

The vital race for cutting-edge technology | Leaked files show China and Russia sharing tactics on internet control, censorship | Operation Cookie Monster: international police action seizes dark web

AUKUS needs to pool tech resources as US edge erodes, says intelligence chief | Democracies must regulate AI agents of intimacy and influence | Australia faces ‘dystopian’ future of cyber-attacks

Anthony Albanese signs off on TikTok ban on government devices after top security review | ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns | UK: Capita confirms ‘cyber incident’

Secret trove offers rare look into Russian cyberwar ambitions | Bill to regulate crypto sector introduced to Australian parliament | Meta reportedly considering Europe political ads ban

Elon Musk, other AI experts call for pause in technology’s development | Don’t mention China: Anthony Albanese warned on TikTok | Mandiant details prolific North Korean cyber-espionage group

US police have run nearly 1M Clearview AI searches, says founder | Meta, Google defend Brazilian law on Internet platform responsibility for content | Belgian intelligence puts Huawei on its watchlist

Russia supplies Iran with cyber weapons | Aus: Latitude confirms details of 14 million consumers stolen | Jack Ma returns to China as Beijing seeks to lift confidence in tech

US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill | Twitter blocked 122 accounts in India at government’s request | French parliament votes for biometric surveillance at Paris Olympics

AUKUS tech sharing clears first hurdle in US Congress | Indian army mulling over technology infusion to counter China’s cyber capability | China may prefer TikTok to be banned than fall into US hands

TikTok showdown reaches fever pitch with CEO’s Congressional testimony | Aus Gov flags possible tech sector liability for cyber security | UK Gov sets out strategy to protect NHS from cyber attacks

US seeks to prevent China from benefiting from $52 billion chips funding | Scamwatch warns Australians of myGov scams | Islamic extremists infiltrate ASEAN, eyeing Indonesia's 2024 polls

Aus: Federal ministers, premiers and independent MPs use burner phones as TikTok ban nears | Millions in Punjab without mobile internet | Meta manager was hacked with spyware and wiretapped in Greece

Wave of stealthy China cyberattacks hits U.S., private networks | Huawei replaced more than 13,000 parts to overcome US tech sanctions | Russia-aligned hackers spotted targeting Ukraine, Europe, India

Thousands of customer records stolen from lender Latitude in cyber-attack | TikTok’s bigger danger could be disinformation, not data | CISA to examine cybersecurity risks of Chinese consumer drones

US agency breached by cybercriminals, gov’t hackers | Russia’s spring offensive in Ukraine could include cyberattacks, Microsoft says | UK expected to ban TikTok from government mobile phones

ChatGPT maker OpenAI unveils new model GPT-4 | India is a science-tech leader in the making | China tightens grip on emerging tech, spooking foreign investors

APT group targeting military in India, Pakistan through malicious Android messaging apps | UK launches new agency to tackle state-sponsored threats to business | Meta considers a new social network

Dutch to restrict semiconductor tech exports to China | Chinese AI groups use cloud services to evade US chip export controls | G-7 eyes joint effort to turn e-waste into rare earths, other metals

White House backs Senate bill to boost US ability to ban TikTok | China plans to form a national data bureau | Australia demands Russia crack down on cyber criminals

FBI, Pentagon helped research facial recognition for street cameras, drones | Online abuse ‘hitting younger girls’ | Plan to forge a better Britain through science and technology unveiled

China to create new top regulator for data governance | Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk | New ASPI report: Seeking to undermine democracy and partnerships

TikTok a potential target in upcoming US bill to ban some foreign tech | UK and Australia urge Washington to ease secrecy rules in security pact | Polish mayor targeted by Pegasus spyware-media

New report: ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker - The global race for future power | New US cybersecurity strategy assigns responsibility to tech firms | Poland blames Russian hackers for cyberattack

China spends billions on pro-Russia disinformation, US special envoy says | Russian internet speeds drop on hardware shortage | Belgium’s cyber security agency links China to attack on MP

Australia has a new cybersecurity agenda | Chipmakers receiving US federal funds barred from expanding in China for 10 years | EU bans its diplomats from using TikTok, too

Australia: Labor plan to beef up government’s cyber powers faces Senate block | Canada bans TikTok on government devices | Danish hospitals hit by cyberattack from ‘Anonymous Sudan’

Australia: Anthony Albanese to set up agency to fight cyber attacks | Taiwan says 'Fab 4' chip group held first senior officials meeting | Pentagon investigating two-week email server leak

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians | ‘Nevada Group’ hackers target thousands of computer networks | Ukraine says Russian hackers backdoored govt websites in 2021

Services Australia finds 'high risk' vulnerability in identity exchange | Pentagon and Microsoft investigating leak of military emails | Google claims breakthrough in quantum computer error correction

Russian news channels downed by ‘DDoS attack’ during Putin’s speech | The firm pitching Orwellian social media to militaries | NEW REPORT: Countering China's Coercive Diplomacy

US Supreme Court to hear case that targets a legal shield of tech giants | Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April | AI is starting to pick who gets laid off

Multiple Chinese APTs are attacking European targets, EU cyber agency warns | FBI says it has ‘contained’ cyber incident | CSIS documents reveal Chinese strategy to influence Canada’s 2021 election

US, China, other nations urge 'responsible' use of military AI | Turkish police arrest dozens over ‘provocative’ content relating to the earthquake | US is creating a ‘strike force’ to protect tech

Israeli hacking & disinfo team meddling in elections revealed | Ransomware gang steals data on 1 million patients | UK: Police use of Chinese camera tech criticised by surveillance watchdog

Chinese cameras found in 88 MP offices | Australia foils Iran surveillance plot, vows to bring foreign interference ‘into the light' | The toll that Twitter's glitches are taking on Chinese activists

Google to expand misinformation ‘prebunking’ in Europe | New cybercrime group DarkBit attacks Israeli university | Beijing to support key firms in building ChatGPT-like AI models

U.S. sanctions six Chinese tech companies | S.Korea imposes sanctions on N.Korea over illicit cyber activities | PM Anthony Albanese launched secret investigation into Optus and Medibank cyber attacks

Chinese social media campaign spreading disinformation about Australian politics | Musk's SpaceX firm bars Kyiv from using Starlink tech for drone control | Why did Google’s ChatGPT rival go wrong

Commonwealth offices 'riddled' with security cameras linked to Chinese government | China takes strict steps to regulate deep fake technology | Tech giant Alibaba working on a ChatGPT rival

Florida state court system, US, EU universities hit by ransomware outbreak | North Korea stole record amount of crypto in 2022 | UK: Digital pound likely this decade

Hackers exploiting two-year-old VMware flaw to launch large-scale ransomware campaign | Kenyan court says Meta can be sued for psychological distress | Google reveals plans for chatbot ‘Bard’

Italy sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack | China aids Russia’s war in Ukraine, trade data shows | Nigeria asks social media giants to curb fake news ahead of election

Two more government departments ban TikTok | Bellingcat chief forced to leave Vienna following security threats | Elon apologizes for tweeting Paul Pelosi conspiracy theory

Cyber attack at financial data group Ion affects derivatives trading | US and India launch ambitious tech and defence initiatives | China imposes new cybersecurity rules in Tibet

Government department bans, then unbans, social media app over spy fears | China’s Baidu developing its own ChatGPT, joining global AI race | Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine

Russian foreign ministry claims to be the target of ‘coordinated’ cyber aggression | Washington halts licences for US companies to export to Huawei | Hackers attack 12 Australian companies

Latvia confirms phishing attack on Ministry of Defense | China’s top nuclear-weapons lab used American computer chips decades after ban | U.S. and EU to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement

FBI shuts down ransomware gang that targeted schools and hospitals | BuzzFeed to use ChatGPT creator OpenAI to help create content | North Korean hacking group Lazarus behind $100 million crypto heist

U.S. accuses Google of abusing monopoly in ad technology | Pakistani authorities investigating if cyberattack caused nationwide blackout | China has the potential to spy on millions of people in UK

India invokes emergency laws to ban BBC Modi documentary | International Counter Ransomware Task Force kicks off | Digital euro will be free but limited in scope

Rebalancing chip-supply chains will take decades, Intel CEO says | U.S. ‘no fly list’ leaks after being left in an unsecured airline server | Tech layoffs 2023

Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots | T-Mobile data breach involving 37 mln accounts | China announces lunar new year censorship crackdown to silence Covid ‘rumours’

Microsoft, Amazon set to erase 28,000 jobs as tech slump deepens | China tech stocks stage $700bn recovery rally | Biden says US, Dutch in ‘lockstep’ as he pushes China chip curbs

Tech bosses could face jail in UK over online harm | India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by government agencies | Ransomware attack on maritime software impacts 1,000 ships

Conspiracy theories prompt top Finnish health authority to quit Twitter | China unveils plan to boost data security in key industries | Taliban start buying blue ticks on Twitter

Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty over social media use | NSA director pushes Congress to renew surveillance powers | Russia-linked ransomware gang was behind the UK Royal Mail cyber attack

UN Committee assembles to discuss establishment of cyber crime treaty| Why US needs Japan's help on China chips restrictions | Twitter says no evidence new user data leaks were obtained via system bug

Republicans and Democrats, unite against Big Tech abuses | Japan is changing the game for space powers | The US Far Right helped stoke the attack on Brazil’s Congress

Hackers hit websites of Danish central bank, other banks | Facebook and Instagram to restrict advertisers’ access to teenagers’ data | UK insurance firm announces cyber bond to cover cyber attacks

Serbian government reports ‘massive DDoS attack’ | Beijing signals two-year internet crackdown may end | US Supreme Court clears way for WhatsApp case against NSO Group

Iran says it foiled cyberattack on central bank | WhatsApp launches a tool to fight internet censorship | Aus: More than 100,000 suspected government logins found in massive breach