Tag: government
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Hacker News: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/04/public_sector_breakins_opinion/ Source: Hacker News Title: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL), highlighting significant security lapses and the public sector’s lack of transparency and accountability in handling…
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Slashdot: Millions of U.S. cellphone users could be vulnera
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/03/1924236/millions-of-us-cellphone-users-could-be-vulnera?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Millions of U.S. cellphone users could be vulnera Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant breach affecting U.S. telecommunications networks, allegedly linked to Chinese hackers. This situation poses a critical threat to national security and highlights vulnerabilities in lawful-access systems used for surveillance…
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The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…
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Slashdot: Inside a Firewall Vendor’s 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/01/088213/inside-a-firewall-vendors-5-year-war-with-the-chinese-hackers-hijacking-its-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Inside a Firewall Vendor’s 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cybersecurity battle undertaken by Sophos against Chinese hackers targeting firewall products. This situation has implications for information security, particularly concerning the risks associated…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/1/prompt-injection/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Feedly Summary: Lord Clement-Jones: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cybersecurity risks posed by prompt injection attacks to the processing by generative artificial intelligence of material provided from outside government, and whether…
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The Register: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/ Source: The Register Title: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Feedly Summary: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily…