Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reported that several government foreign offices, including the one in Washington, were targeted by cyberattacks identified as being of Russian origin.
As reported by Bleeping Computer, the United Kingdom's data protection authority has launched a formal investigation into X and its Irish subsidiary concerning allegations that the Grok AI assistant was used to generate nonconsensual sexual images, raising significant privacy concerns.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Deputy Chief Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, who has been nominated to lead both the National Security Agency and the Cyber Command, has touted the benefits of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ahead of the surveillance measure's imminent expiration, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
The U.S was noted by Principal Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director for Policy Alexandra Seymour to be moving to advance the country's AI capabilities by advocating for the implementation of its AI cybersecurity standards in other countries, reports CyberScoop.
The breach, which occurred in early 2024, allowed hackers to steal sensitive data including names, dates of birth, national insurance numbers, and contact details.
This week, we get un-curmudgeoned by Mandy, spending a bunch of time talking about regulations, compliance, and even the US federal government's commitment to cybersecurity internally and with the community at large. We even dive into some Microsoft patches, hacking defunct eScooters, and a lively discussion on ADS-B spoofing!
