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Trojan horse alert: Pirated versions of 'The Odyssey' contain viruses

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'Unprecedented': OpenAI models autonomously hacked another AI company

OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers, in what its CEO called an autonomous, first-of-its-kind breach.

Montenegro

Montenegro police arrest Iranian accused of hacking US universities

The suspect is accused of helping steal data from more than 150 US universities over a hacking campaign dating back to 2013.

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AI helps hackers find flaws no scanner can catch, Google warns

For the first time, hackers have used artificial intelligence to find and exploit a security flaw that no automated scanner would have caught – and Google says only its own active monitoring stopped a mass attack.

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AI models can break into computers and copy themselves, research finds

Scientists who observed AI chatbots copying themselves and launching hacking attacks in an experiment say ‘autonomous AI self-replication is no longer hypothetical’.

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USA

Pro-Iran group claims hack of FBI director’s personal email account

Handala is a pro-Iranian, pro-Palestinian hacking group that earlier this month claimed credit for disrupting systems at Stryker, a Michigan-based medical technology company.

Iran

Hackers target Iran state TV's broadcast to show exiled crown prince

The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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A pirate activist group scraped and released Spotify’s entire library

A pirate activist group said it ‘backed up’ Spotify’s music catalogue, claiming it put metadata for 256 million tracks online. The streaming platform said it’s ‘actively monitoring’ the incident.

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More than 200 million Pornhub users affected by data hack

The data was accessed by a Western-based hacking group known as ShinyHunters. The information is said to include viewing habits, search history and location data.

Germany

Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged election interference

The foreign ministry said that Germany "would take a series of countermeasures to make Russia pay a price for its hybrid actions in close coordination with our European partners."

Thailand

Russian hacking suspect wanted by FBI arrested on Thai island

Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said in a statement on 12 November that it was an FBI tip that the "world-class hacker" was travelling to Thailand that led to his arrest.

Spotlight

Global Cybersecurity Forum: How can the world guarantee online safety?

In partnership with Global Cybersecurity Forum

The Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh brought together leaders from more than 80 countries to discuss how to better prepare for rapidly evolving online threats.

Focus

Over 80 countries gathered in Baku for global security talks

In partnership with Azpromo

Over 80 countries joined the third Baku Security Forum in Azerbaijan, addressing terrorism, cybercrime, disinformation and humanitarian crises in a bid to strengthen cross-border security cooperation.

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Scientists test quantum network over the longest distance yet

Up till now, quantum networks were only feasible at smaller scales, about half of this new achievement, or in strictly controlled lab conditions with pricy cooling equipment.

France

France accuses Russia of spate of high-profile cyberattacks

Paris said Russian military intelligence has attacked a dozen French entities since 2021, and also targeted Emmanuel Macron's election campaign in 2017.

The Big Question

Cyber threat may hit €10 trillion in 2025 says Splunk strategy boss

Splunk Chief Strategy Advisor for Europe, James Hodge, emphasises the importance of cyber resilience for businesses and highlights which businesses are most at risk of attacks.

Europe News

Serbia accused of using spyware to surveil journalists and activists

Serbian authorities have rejected the claims they used forensic tools from Israeli company Cellebrite and bespoke spyware for illegal surveillance, calling them "nonsensical".