AT&T Says the Outage to Its US Cellphone Network Was Not Caused by a Cyberattack

AT&T said the hourslong outage to its U.S. cellphone network Thursday appeared to be the result of a technical error, not a malicious attack.
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An Online Dump of Chinese Hacking Documents Offers a Rare Window Into Pervasive State Surveillance

Leaked documents show how Chinese authorities surveil dissidents overseas, hack other nations and promote pro-Beijing narratives online.
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Tech Companies Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Election Trickery

Executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce a framework for how they respond to AI-generated deepfakes that deliberately trick voters.
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Cyberattacks on Hospitals Are Likely to Increase, Putting Lives at Risk, Experts Warn

Hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a children’s hospital, and some say the government is doing too little prevent such breaches.
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South Korea Says Presumed North Korean Hackers Breached Personal Emails of Presidential Staffer

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said presumed North Korean hackers breached the personal emails of one of his staff members.
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Albanian Authorities Accuse Iranian-Backed Hackers of Cyberattack on Institute of Statistics

Albania’s cybersecurity authorities have accused a hacker group “sponsored” by the Iranian government of attacking the country’s Institute of Statistics earlier this month.
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Tech Companies Plan to Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Election Trickery

Major technology companies are planning to sign an agreement this week that would guide how they try to put a stop to the use of AI tools to disrupt democratic elections.
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UN Experts Investigating 58 Suspected North Korean Cyberattacks Valued at About $3 Billion

U.N. experts are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at approximately $3 billion, with the money reportedly being used fund development of weapons of mass destruction.
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Federal Cybersecurity Agency Launches Program to Boost Support for State, Local Election Offices

CISA launched a program aimed at boosting election security, shoring up support for local offices and hoping to provide reassurance to voters that elections will be safe and accurate.
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