Kansas Courts’ Computer Systems Are Starting to Come Back Online, 2 Months After Cyberattack

The court system in Kansas was hit by a cyberattack that caused outages and affected the courts in 104 counties.
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Air Force Disciplines 15 as IG Finds That Security Failures Led to Massive Classified Documents Leak

Air Force disciplines 15 personnel as the inspector general finds that security failures led to massive classified documents leak.
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A Gigantic New ICBM Will Take US Nuclear Missiles Out of the Cold War-Era but Add 21st-Century Risks

New “Sentinel” nuclear missiles will need to be well protected from cyberattacks, while its technology will have to cope with frigid winter temperatures where the silos are located.
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Top White House Cyber Aide Says Recent Iran Hack on Water System Is Call to Tighten Cybersecurity

A top White House national security official said recent cyber attacks by Iranian hackers on US water authorities should be seen as a call to action by utilities and industry to tighten cybersecurity.
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Europe Reaches a Deal on the World’s First Comprehensive AI Rules

Researchers have warned that powerful AI models could be used to supercharge online disinformation, cyberattacks or creation of bioweapons.
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Meta Makes End-to-End Encryption a Default on Facebook Messenger

End-to-End encryption in Facebook Messenger means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages.
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FBI Chief Makes Fresh Pitch for Spy Program Renewal and Says It’d Be ‘Devastating’ If It Lapsed

FBI Director Christopher Wray calls for the reauthorization of a U.S. government surveillance tool set to expire at the end of the year.
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Bank of England Will Review the Risks That AI Poses to UK Financial Stability

The Bank of England will make an assessment next year about the risks posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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AI’s Future Could be Open-Source or Closed. Tech Giants Are Divided as They Lobby Regulators

Facebook parent Meta and IBM launched a new group called the AI Alliance that’s advocating for an “open science” approach to AI development.
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Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Spanned Multiple U.S. States, Federal Agencies Say

The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa was just one of multiple organizations breached in the U.S. by Iran-linked “Cyber Av3ngers” hackers
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