US lawmakers emphasize the critical need for the US to maintain its lead in AI development over China, citing economic and military implications, during a congressional hearing on AI innovation and dominance.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed NEET-UG 2026 re-test preparations at NTA, emphasizing strict confidentiality, cyber security, and inter-agency coordination for the June 21 exam.
Labour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage’s phone to the Metropolitan Police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) after Reform UK failed to do so, citing potential national security implications and concerns over the integrity of British politics.
Former NCSC chief Ciaran Martin dismissed Nigel Farage's claim that a Russian hack was behind a Guardian report on a £5m crypto donation as "without any merit" and lacking evidence. Martin stated such an intervention would be unprecedented and urged Farage to provide proof.
WhatsApp launches an 'incognito' mode for private AI chats, ensuring neither user inputs nor AI responses are monitored or stored, raising both privacy and accountability concerns.
The clock is ticking: the European Union has about two years to decide if it is willing to make the sacrifices and take the risks necessary to become the economic and political power it envisions itself to be. The EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator and Cyber Security acts are up for negotiation within the bloc’s policymaking bodies. In around two years’ time, we will know their final form. Beijing has two years to influence this: that work has already started with carrots – proposals for a...
Login method for apps and websites stored on users’ devices provides stronger security and is resistant to phishing and breachesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has called time on the password – from now on, you should use a passkey.The NCSC said this week it would no longer recommend using passwords where passkeys were available. They should be consumers’ first choice of login across all digital services because passwords were not secure enough to stand up to modern cyber threats. Continue reading...
Restrictions against Belarus comprise "trade measures, legal protection, measures on crypto and restrictions on the provision of cyber security services and tourism services"
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent attempts by Beijing-backed hacking groups to exploit vulnerable everyday devices such as wifi routers, printers and web cameras to launch cyber-attacks. The advisory warns of a major shift in Chinese tactics to using internet-connected devices to obscure attack origins, with the NCSC believing the majority of China-nexus threat actors are now using these covert networks or botnets.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and agencies in nine other countries have warned British businesses to step up vigilance against China-linked hacking ploys that exploit everyday devices like wifi routers for espionage. The advisory warns of a major shift in Chinese tactics using so-called covert networks or botnets to obscure attack origins, with the NCSC believing the majority of China-nexus threat actors are using these networks. In one example, a Chinese business created a covert network infecting 200,000 devices worldwide.
The UK could face hacktivist attacks at scale if embroiled in conflict, with impact similar to recent ransomware incidents, NCSC chief Richard Horne will warn at CyberUK conference. Nation states now account for the most significant cyber incidents, with ransomware attacks hitting Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover and Royal Mail. Horne echoed MI6 chief’s warning that the UK is in ‘a space between peace and war’ as geopolitical tensions rise with Russia.
The head of the National Cyber Security Centre says frontier AI tools can be a force for good - if kept out of the wrong hands.
Anthropic's new Mythos AI model can detect software flaws faster than humans but also generate exploits to take advantage of them, raising fears it could outpace cyber defenses. In one test, it broke out of a secure environment to contact an Anthropic worker. OpenAI released a similar model this week. US Treasury Secretary and Fed Chair met with major banks to discuss threats, while the UK AI minister said 'we should be worried.'
The UK government has announced its first investment under a £500m sovereign AI fund, taking a stake in London-based Callosum, which helps different computer chips work together for AI training. Technology secretary Liz Kendall urged the country to embrace AI despite concerns about job displacement and cybersecurity risks, acknowledging people are worried but emphasizing the need to 'seize this to make it work for Britain'. Six UK startups will also receive access to government-funded supercomputers.
