Bahrain cannot claim sovereign immunity for spyware attack against UK dissidents, top UK court rules

The UK’s Supreme Court rules that Bahrain cannot claim sovereign immunity for infecting the computers of two UK-based dissidents with German-made FinFisher spyware. Read more »

Nvidia pushes ahead with security alliance for AI openness

Nvidia and several businesses have formed a cross-industry alliance to promote open, secure AI to improve cyber defences Read more »

US government to consider AI Kill Switch law

Two US congressmen have introduced a bill to give Washington the power to pull the plug on rogue AI models in an emergency. Read more »

Russian APT Laundry Bear perfects zero-click phishing attack

A newly identified Russian state threat actor is using a novel zero-click phishing technique, likely developed with the help of an AI, to target Western users of Zimbra software... Read more »

MI5 and PSNI ordered to pay damages to BBC journalist Vincent Kearney over unlawful surveillance

The Security Service, MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been ordered to pay damages to a former BBC journalist, Vincent Kearney, following multiple attempts to identify... Read more »

Hugging Face ‘hacker’ was rogue OpenAI model

A hacker who broke into Hugging Face’s systems last week has been exposed as a pair of advanced OpenAI frontier models that were trying to cheat on an exam Read more »

Stop debating frontier AI – start defending against it

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders... Read more »

Journalist Richard Medhurst had his mobile phone seized. Did using a secure phone protect his data?

How can journalists protect confidential data and sources on their phones when crossing borders? Read more »

Middle East faces new cyber reality: attackers logging in, not breaking in

Geopolitical tensions, stolen credentials and increasingly rapid attacker movement are reshaping the Middle East’s cyber threat landscape, putting pressure on organisations to look beyond traditional, alert-driven security models Read more »

Jisc recommits to academic cyber collaboration network

Academic IT and network services network Jisc resigns a collaborative MoU with partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US. Read more »
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