by David Hollingworth When you think of Meta and its Facebook platform, “They sure do care about my data” is not often what comes to mind. However that is exactly the motivation behind a recent court action begun by the company. Meta announced last week that it was taking legal action against … [Read more...]
UN committee assembles to discuss establishment of cyber crime treaty
by Daniel Croft A United Nations (UN) committee has convened to discuss the creation of a cyber crime convention which aims to shape legal frameworks and eliminate “legal blind spots” in cyber crime. This is the fourth meeting of the ad-hoc committee that was established back in May 2021 made … [Read more...]
TikTok Must be Banned in US and Free World
by Judith Bergman Chinese law requires all Chinese companies to turn over information to the Communist Party upon request -- and ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, reportedly employs more than 130 Party members to ensure compliance, among other matters. "Its algorithm is at once simple and … [Read more...]
US nuclear labs targeted by Russian hacking group
by Daniel Croft US nuclear scientists have become the latest target of Russian hackers, according to a new report by Reuters. Three US nuclear research facilities were targeted by Russian hacking group Cold River midway through last year. Five cyber security experts along with Reuters … [Read more...]
Phishing campaign directly targets cyber experts
by Daniel Croft Cyber experts have become the latest target for bad actors after a phishing campaign offering a highly sought-after cyber tool was discovered. The device in question is the Flipper Zero, a portable multi-tool that allows users to hack a multitude of devices, such as RFID locks … [Read more...]
Meta shares Facebook’s year in security for 2022
Facebook’s chief information security officer and head of security policy have shared an overview of the company’s security results for the last year, and it looks like they and their teams have been very busy indeed. Facebook’s focus has been on three key areas — countering covert influence … [Read more...]
Fire Rescue Victoria hit by cyber attack
Fire Rescue Victoria has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that has caused the service to shut down some of its systems last week. The incident seems to have begun early on Thursday morning, 15 December, and was then confirmed the next day on 16 December. “In the early hours … [Read more...]
North Korean hackers trick foreign researchers into writing intel
North Korean spies have adopted new espionage tactics, emailing foreign experts and commissioning them to write research articles. This article originally appeared in Defence Connect's sister brand Cyber Security Connect. The new strategy is thought to be part of a campaign by a North Korean … [Read more...]
Indo-Pacific quantum cyber security bolstered by Monash University
by Daniel Croft 13 December 2022 Researchers at Monash University have launched a new project which seeks to teach Indo-Pacific-based organisations the best ways in which they can prevent being targeted and damaged by the growing wave of cyber dangers. Teaming up with the Oceania Cyber … [Read more...]
Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Dump
by Peter Schweizer December 13, 2022 at 5:00 am It was not "Russian disinformation." Nor was it "unsafe." The executives running Twitter in the 20 days before the 2020 presidential election clearly knew that, and tried to find other justifications for what amounted to raw censorship. … [Read more...]