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AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says

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Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live – latest updatesIn just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascent problem to an industrial-scale threat, according to a report from Google.The findings from Google’s threat intelligence group add to an intensifying, global discussion about […]

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Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms, warns watchdog

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Britain’s cybersecurity agency says companies must step up vigilance to prevent espionage attacksBusiness live – latest updatesBritish businesses are being urged to step up their vigilance against a China-linked hacking ploy that uses everyday devices for espionage.The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent attempts by

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UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency

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Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidentsThe UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country’s online security agency.Richard Horne, chief executive of the National

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Sam Altman launches job search to fill ‘critical role’ to guard against AI’s harms

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New head of preparedness at OpenAI will face daunting in-tray amid fears from some experts that AI could ‘turn on us’The maker of ChatGPT has advertised a $555,000-a-year vacancy with a daunting job description that would cause Superman to take a sharp intake of breath.In what may be close to the impossible job, the “head

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Harbadus attacks Andvaria: cyber war game tests Nato defences against Russia

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Power blackouts, public chaos and loss of communication with space were all thrown at troops in seven days Russia and China were barely mentioned, but they were the threats in everyone’s minds in Tallinn this week, where Nato hosted its largest ever cyber war game.The goal of the war game, conducted 130 miles from the

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UK terror watchdog warns national security plan ignores escalating online threats

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Independent reviewer says need to protect against online threats is now as important as need for robust armed forces The UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government’s latest national security strategy for failing to take online threats more seriously, despite Keir Starmer claiming it would result in “a hardening and sharpening of

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