2 Environmentalists Who Were Targeted by a Hacking Network Say the Public Is the Real Victim

Two environmentalists told a judge that the public was the real victim of a global computer hacking campaign that targeted those fighting big oil companies to get the truth out about global warming.
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Key GOP Lawmaker Calls for Renewal of Surveillance Tool as He Proposes Changes to Protect Privacy

The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee has called for the renewal of a key US government surveillance tool as he proposed a series of changes aimed at safeguarding privacy.
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State-Sponsored Online Spies Likely to Target Australian Submarine Program, Spy Agency Says

Australia’s cooperation with the U.S. and Britain to develop an Australian fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology is a likely target of state-sponsored cyberespionage, the nation’s digital spy agency said.
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UK Cybersecurity Center Says ‘Deepfakes’ and Other AI Tools Pose a Threat to the Next Election

Britain’s cybersecurity agency said that artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country’s next election, and cyberattacks by hostile countries and their proxies are getting harder to track.
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Yellen Says Ransomware Attack on China’s Biggest Bank Minimally Disrupted Treasury Market Trades

A ransomware attack that forced China’s biggest bank to take some systems offline only minimally disrupted the U.S. Treasury market.
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Ransomware Attack on China’s Biggest Bank Disrupts Treasury Market Trades, Reports Say

A ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services, disrupts Treasury market trades.
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A Cyber Breach Delays Poll Worker Training in Mississippi’s Largest County Before the Statewide Vote

Election officials in Mississippi’s most populous county had to scramble to complete required poll worker training after an early September breach involving county computers.
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Countries at a UK Summit Pledge to Tackle AI’s Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Risks

Delegates from 28 nations agreed to work together to contain the potentially “catastrophic” risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.
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Cutting-Edge AI Raises Fears About Risks to Humanity. Are Tech and Political Leaders Doing Enough?

Many people are raising the alarm about AI’s as-yet-unknown dangers and calling for safeguards to protect people from its existential threats.
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Former British Cyberespionage Agency Employee Gets Life in Prison for Stabbing an American Spy

Former British cyberespionage agency employee was sentenced in a London court for attempted murder, will have to serve at least 13 years in prison.
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