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UK health officials accused of sharing pandemic-related information over private channels
Government officials and staff at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) used private correspondence channels to share official information, such as the handling of the pandemic.
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AI-written academic paper submitted to peer review
A Swedish researcher tasked an AI algorithm to write an academic paper about itself. The paper is now undergoing a peer-review process.
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China ramps up its cyber espionage efforts against Russia
State-sponsored hackers with ties to Beijing are increasingly focusing their cyber espionage effort on Moscow, an analysis suggests.
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NIST names four post-quantum cryptography algorithms
Post-quantum cryptographic standard is expected to be finalized in about two years.
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North Korean threat actors target health sector
Cybercriminal groups linked to the rogue state have been using Maui ransomware to attack healthcare and public health organizations in the US, the authorities say.
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TikTok forces personalized ads in Europe
TikTok users in Europe will receive personalized ads based on their on-TikTok activity collected on or after 13 July 2022.
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Data on 1 billion Chinese citizens may have leaked from the Shanghai police
The leak would be among the largest in China's history if confirmed.
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A HackerOne employee submitted stolen vulnerability reports
A former HackerOne employee stole vulnerability reports from security researchers for personal gain, a bug bounty platform reported.
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The UK steps up to protect Georgia attacked by Russia “to test its cyber capabilities”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced over £5 million in additional funding to Georgia to help it prepare for Russia’s cyber aggression.
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Posts offering abortion pills removed on Facebook and Instagram
As the US Supreme Court overruled the constitutional right to an abortion, some women were suddenly denied access to the procedure. Posts on social media offering to send the medication that could end unwanted pregnancy proliferated. Facebook and Instagram rushed to remove them.
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FTC sues Walmart, retailer to defend “aggressively”
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Walmart regarding money transfer services, claiming that Walmart has allowed fraud for years. The retailer says the lawsuit is misguided.
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Day drinker loses a city’s worth of data
A municipal worker who went on a day-long drinks bender managed to lose a USB stick containing personal information about the entire population of their city.
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Hackers attack Israeli hotel reservation sites
Iranian-linked threat group Sharp Boys allegedly hacked at least five Israeli hotel reservation sites.
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Firm accused of COVID fraud targeting minorities
A fraudulent company used social media platforms including Facebook to promote fake guarantees of grant money that cost minority-owned businesses thousands of dollars each, it is alleged.
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Robot dog to remove bombs in Ukraine
A robot dog is set on a life-saving mission to Ukraine. It will help clear out explosives around the nation’s capital left by the retreating Russian forces.
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Instagram tests AI tool for age verification
Instagram is testing new options for users to verify their age.
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Moon could have its own nuclear power plant by 2030
NASA needs a reliable energy source on the Moon to fuel its space exploration missions. It tasked three companies to develop design concepts that could see a lunar nuclear power system up and running by the end of the decade.
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Cloudflare experiences widespread issues
An American content delivery network and DDoS mitigation company Cloudflare says it is investigating widespread issues with their services and network.
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Ex-Amazon employee convicted over Capital One hack
Paige A. Thompson, who was working at AWS at the time of the hack, was found guilty of seven counts of wire and computer fraud.
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Android spyware uncovered by threat watchdog
Spyware that targets Android-based devices has been detected being used by the government of Kazakhstan against its own citizens, according to research by Lookout Threat Lab.
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