The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported the detention of a Russian national, born in 2008, in the Orenburg Region for high treason. The teenager allegedly collected information about critical infrastructure for Ukraine's military intelligence to aid in drone attacks.
A new analysis by the Lowy Institute warns that China's military is developing a "real and growing" ability to hit the Australian mainland with missiles and threaten critical infrastructure. The report highlights China's vast military build-up and its increasing power projection capabilities in the region.
Germany's government lacks a comprehensive overview of Chinese components used in critical infrastructure like cars, wind turbines, and port cranes, raising security concerns. A Green Party inquiry highlighted the risks, particularly from Chinese manufacturers like ZPMC in port cranes.
Ukrainian drones targeted energy and naval facilities in St. Petersburg, including the Petersburg Oil Terminal and Kronstadt, during Russia's flagship economic forum. The attack, which injured several people, aimed to undermine Russia's image of stability and economic resilience.
President Trump signed an executive order for early government access to advanced AI models to assess cybersecurity risks and protect critical infrastructure. The voluntary framework allows US agencies to vet AI systems up to 30 days before public release.
President Trump signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework for AI companies to share frontier models with the government pre-release to enhance cybersecurity and innovation. The order directs agencies to develop methods for assessing advanced AI cyber capabilities, offering confidentiality protections for participating companies.
Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its initiative to preview its Claude Mythos AI model for cybersecurity, to 150 new organizations. The new cohort includes critical infrastructure sectors like power, water, and healthcare, aiming to assess the AI's potential in identifying and exploiting software vulnerabilities.
Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its AI initiative to find software vulnerabilities, to 150 new organizations in over 15 countries. The project uses Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI model to identify critical security flaws.
Ukraine's government has mandated state bodies to review and potentially revoke "critical infrastructure" statuses granted to companies, which provide mobilization deferrals for their employees. The review must be completed by September 1.
A drone attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant, originating from Iraq, has heightened fears of regional escalation. Analysts suggest it's a warning from Iran-backed militias, aiming to pressure Gulf states and the US.
Suspicious drone flights over airports, barracks and critical infrastructure are increasing. German companies Telekom and Rheinmetall plan to jointly develop a system capable of detecting, disrupting and intercepting drones in emergencies.
Fears over a natural disaster or cyber attack are pushing households into contingency planning, Link survey showsMillions of Britons are “prepping” for a potential “major disruptive event” by keeping a stash of cash at home, stockpiling tinned goods or ensuring they have a battery-powered torch close to hand, new data suggests.With war raging in the Middle East and Ukraine, extreme weather becoming more frequent, and warnings that the UK’s critical infrastructure is at risk from cyber-attacks and power outages, many people feel the world has become a more dangerous and chaotic place. Continue reading...
The IMF called for treating cybersecurity as a core stability issue as new AI tools let even unskilled attackers breach critical infrastructure.
The European Union’s push to bar Chinese suppliers from its critical infrastructure under a proposed new Cybersecurity Act would cost the bloc a jaw-dropping €367.8 billion (US$431.4 billion) over the next five years, a new study has warned. The law’s vast price tag comes from the need to rip out and replace huge amounts of Chinese hardware – a task that alone could cost €146.2 billion – with other losses stemming from resource reallocation, service disruptions, employment adjustments and legal...
The European Commission is blocking EU funding for solar panel inverters from what it considers high-risk vendors like China’s tech giant Huawei, it confirmed on Monday. Commission spokesperson Siobhan McGarry told reporters the EU executive has decided to take “concrete action right now” against the “risk of disruption of the EU’s critical infrastructure by foreign […]
India is actively pursuing access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model through bilateral discussions with the US administration, aiming to ensure equitable access for Indian companies while protecting critical infrastructure like power grids, banking systems, and telecom networks. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed the Ministry of Electronics is engaging with Anthropic and US authorities, noting the cyber challenge posed by Mythos is significant. No Indian company was included in Anthropic's Project Glasswing early access program, which gave 40 companies (mostly US-based) early access to identify vulnerabilities.
India is actively pursuing access to Anthropic's advanced Mythos AI model through bilateral discussions with the US administration. The government aims to ensure equitable access for Indian companies while protecting critical infrastructure such as power grids, telecom networks, and banking systems. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed the Ministry of Electronics is engaging with the US administration and Anthropic. No Indian company was included in Project Glasswing, which gave early access to 40 mostly US companies. The government held meetings with banks and cyber agencies CERT-In and NCIIPC to strengthen defenses against potential vulnerabilities the AI model could identify.
Robert Garbett, head of Drone Major Group, warns that European nations lack adequate defenses against drone threats to critical infrastructure, urging governments to shift responsibility from private operators to national-level security systems.
Cyber-attacks, disinformation and blockading of supplies. This is what living in a war zone can look like nowWe are at war. Four words that sound ludicrously melodramatic on a sunny spring day, when all may not be exactly right with the world – but when you can still shut your eyes to a lot of it just by switching off the news and cracking on with life. No bombs are falling, no bullets flying, no sirens sounding. Though the idea that Britain is already under a form of hybrid attack is commonplace in defence circles, politicians still mostly skirt around it; and it was jolting at first to hear the Labour MP (and former RAF wing commander) Calvin Bailey make the case for conflict being our new reality at a conference hosted by the Good Growth Foundation thinktank last week in London. But then he started to unpack his reasoning for why war is no longer what you think it is.If war can be considered an assault on five fronts – against a country’s political leadership, critical infrastructure, essentials such as food or fuel supplies, civilian population and armed forces – then Britain is arguably now being attacked on the first four without a shot being fired. Think of rampant, Russian-generated political disinformation on social media and attempts to bribe British politicians; of Russian submarine surveillance of the British undersea cables carrying most of our internet traffic, or the four “nationally significant” cyber-attacks recorded every week; of the blockading of food and fuel supplies through the strait of Hormuz. Think, too, of Keir Starmer’s warning in the Sunday Times last week of conflict with Iran coming home to British civilians via “the use of proxies in this country”. He didn’t elaborate, but counter-terrorism police say they are investigating whether a spate of arson attacks on synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses and Iranians living in Britain may have been sponsored by Tehran – a thugs-for-hire tactic familiar from the Russian playbook for sowing division and hate.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnistGuardian Newsroom: Can Labour come back from the brink? On Thursday 30 April, join Gaby Hinsliff, Zoe Williams, Polly Toynbee and Rafael Behr as they discuss how much of a threat Labour faces from the Green party and Reform UK – and whether Keir Starmer can survive as leader. Book tickets here or at guardian.live Continue reading...
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre will reveal Wednesday that more than half of the world's governments—approximately 100 countries—now have access to commercial spyware capable of breaking into computers and phones to steal sensitive information. This represents an increase from 80 countries estimated in 2023. The tools, developed by companies like NSO Group (Pegasus) and Paragon (Graphite), were originally marketed for targeting criminal and terror suspects but have been misused to target journalists, critics, and political adversaries. UK intelligence now says victimology has expanded to include bankers and wealthy businesspeople.
