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Europol shines a light on the dark side of AI – will the future be AI vs AI?
We, and others, have long said that while AI is potentially transformative in a beneficial way, it is also potentially very dangerous. Read more…
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Now Huawei is fiddling with your subsea cables, supposedly
An op-ed claims with no evidence Huawei is helping China spy on subsea cables. True or not, it’s an easy problem to fix – except the US opposes the solution. Read more…
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DOJ indicts UMC and Fujian Jinhua for stealing Micron secrets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Justice Department on Thursday unveiled an indictment against Taiwan-based United Microelectronics, China state-owned Fujian Jinhua and three individuals, saying they conspired to steal trade secrets from US semiconductor company Micron Read more…
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China trolls Trump on iPhone spying: why not switch to Huawei?
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry has some suggestions for the Trump administration if it is worried about foreign eavesdropping on the US president’s iPhones: use a Huawei handset instead. Or just cut all forms Read more…
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Super Micro will check its motherboards for alleged spy chips
(Reuters) – Computer hardware maker Super Micro Computer said on Monday it would review its motherboards for any proof of malicious chips as alleged in a recent media report. “Despite the lack of any proof Read more…
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Supply chain security is a major issue that vendor bans won’t fix
That Bloomberg story about Chinese spy chips in the server supply chain highlights an issue even Huawei is worried about – international supply chains are so complex it’s getting harder to secure them. And vendor Read more…
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US and UK agencies back Apple/Amazon denials of spy chip report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday it currently had no reason to doubt statements from Apple and Amazon that have denied a Bloomberg report that their supply chains were Read more…
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Apple, Amazon deny report of Chinese spy chips in supply chain
(Reuters) – Apple and Amazon denied a Bloomberg Businessweek report on Thursday that said their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence agents. Bloomberg cited 17 unidentified sources from intelligence Read more…
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Britain accuses Russia’s GRU of cyber attacks on the West
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Britain accused Russian military intelligence on Thursday of directing a host of cyber attacks aimed at undermining Western democracies by sowing confusion in everything from the 2016 US presidential election to Read more…
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Microsoft says Russians phished Senate, think tanks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft said that hackers linked to Russia’s government sought to launch cyber attacks on US political groups, warning that Moscow is broadening attacks ahead of November’s congressional elections. The world’s biggest software Read more…
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China-based hackers target US, SEA telecoms companies: Symantec
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A sophisticated hacking campaign launched from computers in China burrowed deeply into satellite operators, defense contractors and telecommunications companies in the United States and southeast Asia, security researchers at Symantec said Read more…