Hackers

French government hit with cyberattacks of ‘unprecedented’ intensity – POLITICO

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French government hit with cyberattacks of ‘unprecedented’ intensity – POLITICO

Teams mobilized from the interministerial digital affairs department DINUM and France’s cybersecurity agency ANSSI continue to fend off the attacks, added the prime minister’s office. It is still unclear who is behind the attacks. Pro-Russian hacker group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for “a massive cyberattack” on the infrastructure of the French Interministerial Directorate of Digital … Read more

British officials say AI chatbots could carry cyber risks

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British officials say AI chatbots could carry cyber risks

British officials are warning organisations about integrating artificial intelligence-driven chatbots into their businesses, saying that research has increasingly shown that they can be tricked into performing harmful tasks. In a pair of blog posts published Wednesday, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said that experts had not yet got to grips with the potential security … Read more

Hackers may have access to data on millions of British voters: UK election watchdog

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Hackers may have access to data on millions of British voters: UK election watchdog

Hackers may have information on tens of millions of British voters after they got access to electoral registers, the UK’s election watchdog said on Tuesday ‘ nearly a year after the breach was discovered. The Electoral Commission apologized for the breach but said much of the information was already in the public domain and that … Read more