• US Treasury Warns of AI Dangers in the Financial Sector

    The Treasury Department is sounding the alarm on cybersecurity risks posed by the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the financial services sector. A new report Wednesday (March 27) highlights potential dangers and calls for urgent collaboration between government and industry to safeguard financial stability. The report, mandated by a Biden administration executive order, focuses on […]

  • White House, EPA warn water sector of cybersecurity threats

    The EPA is also convening a task force to take on some of the challenges facing the sector around cybersecurity efforts.

  • Putin Is 'Serious Threat' to Eastern NATO, Ex-Defense Official Warns

    Russia poses a "serious threat" to eastern NATO countries after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning about F-16s in Ukraine on Wednesday, a former U.S. Department of Defense official said.In August, Washington authorized its allies to give Ukraine the U.S.-made planes, equipped with more modern avionics and radars that would hand extra capabilities to Ukraine's Air Force, which relies on Soviet-era MiG and Sukhoi jets.A group of 14 countries has pledged to deliver the F-16s and help...

  • Researchers Warn VR Headsets Can Leave Your Data Vulnerable to Hacking

    VR headset owners should be aware that an inception attack is possible, and hackers can access their data while they are wearing the device.

  • Expert warns against drinking water before bed saying it's a 'serious threat' to health

    A sleep expert has warned that drinking water before bed can be a serious health risk, as it can disrupt your sleep and weaken your immune system

  • The coalition is calling on Anthony Albanese to follow the US in cracking down on TikTok – warning the Chinese app poses a “very serious threat” to Australians

    There are growing calls for Australia to address the “very serious threat” that Chinese social media giant TikTok poses to Australians.Chinese company ByteDance's short-video app is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the world, with more than 170 million users in the US and 8.5 million in Australia.The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday giving ByteDance six months to divest itself of the app and sell it to a company based outside China.Australian opposition home affairs...

  • Shakespeare Hit With Trigger Warnings in the UK

    For many, their primary exposure to Shakespeare came in a high school Lit class. I don't know about you, but for me, that consisted of reading "Romeo and Juliet" out loud. And to be fair, if that's all you ever encounter, you are likely going to toss the Bard on the ash heap of history and reach for the latest release of Halo. At that point, the only reason to keep a book of his collected works is to make your shelves look classy.

  • China is 'greatest threat to UK's economic security'

    Rishi Sunak has said that China represents the "greatest state-based threat" to the UK's economic security.

  • Financial crisis at UK's biggest water supplier worsens

    Debt-plagued Thames Water revealed Thursday that it failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue plan "uninvestable". Britain's biggest water supplier said in a statement that £500 million ($630-million) of new equity will "not be provided by Thames Water's shareholders" this month.

  • UK blames China for massive breach of voter data

    It's the first time the United Kingdom has attributed the massive breach of millions of citizens' voter data since the cyberattack was first disclosed in 2023. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • ISIS threat to US after Moscow attack, warn Senators

    Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio, two Republican senators, said on Sunday that following the attack on a concert hall in Moscow, they are concerned about ISIS’s ability to carry out terrorist attacks in the United States against its citizens. Cotton said this situation “reflects the failure of the Afghan exit policy.” ISIS’s Khorasan branch carried […]

  • Cybersecurity must be a priority if the UK is serious about digitising the economy

    Whilst governments around the globe have kicked around the metaphorical can of AI regulation, something has been going on in the background. Something tangible, incredibly dangerous and increasingly more frequent: cybercrime. It shouldn’t be the case that in an increasingly digital economy – something the current government is supposedly a big advocate of – businesses, […]