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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/08/0022207/openai-partners-with-anduril-leaving-some-employees-concerned-over-militarization-of-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Partners with Anduril, Leaving Some Employees Concerned Over Militarization of AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s recent partnership with defense tech company Anduril marks a significant departure from its previous stance on military use of AI technology. This partnership has raised ethical concerns among…

Wired: US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

Dec 7, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/encryption-apps-chinese-telecom-hacking-hydra-russia-exxon/ Source: Wired Title: US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking Feedly Summary: Plus: Russian spies keep hijacking other hackers’ infrastructure, Hydra dark web market admin gets life sentence in Russia, and more of the week’s top security news. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text details various cybercrime investigations…

The Register: Facing sale or ban, TikTok tossed under national security bus by appeals court

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/appeals_court_backs_tiktok_ban/ Source: The Register Title: Facing sale or ban, TikTok tossed under national security bus by appeals court Feedly Summary: Video slinger looks to Supremes for salvation, though anything could happen under Trump A US federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to the law that prevents popular apps that collect data on…

The Register: Salt Typhoon forces FCC’s hand on making telcos secure their networks

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/salt_typhoon_fcc_proposal/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon forces FCC’s hand on making telcos secure their networks Feedly Summary: Proposal pushes stricter infosec safeguards after Chinese state baddies expose vulns The head of America’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to force telecoms operators to tighten network security in the wake of the Salt Typhoon…

Hacker News: Romania cancels election after systems targeted in cyberattacks

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Source URL: https://www.techradar.com/pro/romania-cancels-election-after-systems-targeted-in-cyberattacks-over-85-000-times Source: Hacker News Title: Romania cancels election after systems targeted in cyberattacks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses the cancellation of Romania’s presidential election due to significant cyberattacks aimed at its electoral system, highlighting geopolitical tensions, state-sponsored influence campaigns, and potential implications for information security and…

The Register: Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/badass_russian_techie_outsmarts_fsb/ Source: The Register Title: Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware Feedly Summary: Threatened with life in prison, Kyiv charity worker gives middle finger to state spies A Russian programmer defied the Federal Security Service (FSB) by publicizing the fact his phone was infected with spyware…

The Register: Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs ‘as of yesterday’

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/chinese_cyberspy_us_data/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs ‘as of yesterday’ Feedly Summary: Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg A Chinese government-linked group that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0227 yesterday started targeting critical infrastructures organisations and US government agencies, according to Redmond’s…

The Register: Canada commits $1.4B to sovereign compute infrastructure as it joins the AI arms race

Dec 5, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/canada_ai_funding/ Source: The Register Title: Canada commits $1.4B to sovereign compute infrastructure as it joins the AI arms race Feedly Summary: Project includes hundreds of millions of loonies for a national supercomputing facility Canada is one of the latest nations to catch the sovereign AI bug and plans to invest $2 billion CAD…

Cisco Talos Blog: The adventures of an extroverted cyber nerd and the people Talos helps to fight the good fight

Dec 5, 2024

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