2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (339+ words) Former officials face up to three years in prison if convicted for failing in their duties. Polish prosecutors filed criminal charges against two ex-intelligence chiefs for using Israeli-made Pegasus spyware on the job, saying it potentially jeopardised sensitive information. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1707+ words) AI is advancing in rapid and unpredictable ways but there is no joint framework to keep it in check, experts say. In recent months, artificial intelligence has been in the news for the wrong reasons: use of deepfakes to scam…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (68+ words) Iranian state TV has been hacked, to show messages from the exiled son of the late Shah. Who hacked Iranian state TV? Iranian state TV has been hacked, to show messages from the exiled son of the late Shah. Iranian…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (647+ words) Al Jazeera finds Somalia's electronic visa website lacks proper security, allowing anyone to download sensitive data. Somalia's new electronic visa website lacks proper security protocols, which could be exploited by nefarious actors wanting to download thousands of e-visas containing sensitive…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (917+ words) Privacy concerns lead India to rescind order demanding pre-installed cybersecurity app on all new mobile devices. India has revoked an order to smartphone manufacturers to install a government-owned cybersecurity application on all new mobile devices following massive backlash amid digital…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (446+ words) Directive gives companies 90 days to ensure Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on new mobile phones. The Indian government has instructed smartphone makers to pre-install a state-owned cybersecurity app on all new devices in a bid to tackle online scams and…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (901+ words) Anthropic's announcement of world's first AI-led hacking campaign prompts both alarm and scepticism among experts. An alarming watershed for artificial intelligence, or an overhyped threat? AI startup Anthropic's recent announcement that it detected the world's first artificial intelligence-led hacking campaign…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (536+ words) Officials launch probe days after breach emerged amid widespread concern and speculation over leaked data. Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency has confirmed that hackers breached its electronic visa platform, exposing sensitive personal data of travellers who used the system. The…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (422+ words) Researchers alleged AI was used to automate portions of the cyberattacks, a disturbing development that could expand the reach of AI-equipped hackers. A team of researchers has uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (81+ words) With so much of the global internet ecosystem dependent on a few US tech companies, is it time for digital sovereignty? The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage may have started at a data centre in Virginia, but its effects were…...