David Hollingworth The Australian federal government has announced a ban on the popular DeepSeek chatbot AI on all government devices. The ban was signed into effect by the secretary of the Department of Home Affairs on 4 February after receiving advice from intelligence agencies that the app … [Read more...]
AFP’s investigation into Ghost networking app continues to disrupt criminal activity
David Hollingworth The Australian Federal Police has said that its investigation into the Ghost criminal messaging app, which was taken down by a global law enforcement operation in September, is continuing to lead to arrests. “Nearly 400 Ghost devices were operated in Australia and sent … [Read more...]
Beneath the Surface: How China’s CS Fu Tai and Russia’s Kildin Threaten Global Undersea Cable Security
Cornelis Jan G. Undersea cables are the lifelines of modern civilization. These extensive, often forgotten networks carry the weight of the global internet, transmitting over 95% of international data traffic. Financial markets, international communications, and military operations depend on their … [Read more...]
Cloudflare server breached using old credentials from previous attack
Daniel Croft According to a company blog post, the attack first accessed Cloudflare’s systems for reconnaissance from 14 to 17 November and accessed a number of systems, including the company’s “internal wiki (which uses Atlassian Confluence) and our bug database (Atlassian Jira)”. The … [Read more...]
Artificial Intelligence and the Landmark Year of 2023
by George Boretos, Founder & CEO @ FutureUP, published on Startupper 2023 will go down in history as an important milestone in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). With the impressive launch of ChatGPT at the end of 2022 and the explosion of AI applications that followed, AI became … [Read more...]
Tokenized, Inc: BlackRock’s Plan To Own The Fractionalized World
In the aftermath of the recent Bitcoin ETF approvals, BlackRock's Larry Fink revealed that soon everything will be "ETF'd" and tokenized, threatening to fractionalize not just existing assets and commodities, but the natural world, reducing most living things into Wall Street financial products to … [Read more...]
Unmasking the Most Menacing Cyber Threats in the Automotive Industry
In recent years, the rise of connected vehicles has brought numerous benefits for drivers. From enhanced infotainment systems to advanced safety features, the modern automotive and mobility industry is developing more advanced and connected vehicles than ever before. However, this increased … [Read more...]
US National Security Agency to stand up AI security centre
David Hollingworth Army General Paul Nakasone revealed the move during an address to the National Press Club last week, saying that while the US currently has the lead in the area, it may not hold it for long. “We maintain an advantage in AI in the United States today. That AI advantage should … [Read more...]
The US is looking to defend Taiwan and South Korea against growing cyber threats
David Hollingworth Lawmakers from both the House and Senate, and from both sides of the aisle, recently introduced a bill aimed at protecting Taiwan from growing Chinese cyber attacks, while South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and US President Joe Biden released a joint statement declaring that … [Read more...]
Chinese spy balloon takedown leads to more calls to ban TikTok in the US
by David Hollingworth As the dust settles over the US shootdown of an alleged Chinese spy balloon, Republicans have turned to another, more familiar Chinese target of opportunity — TikTok, the social media app thought by many to be little more than Chinese spyware. Speaking on Fox News after a … [Read more...]