Hackers accessed 850,000 Orange Belgium customer accounts | North Korea-linked hackers target embassies in Seoul in new espionage campaign | Aussie workers sceptical of AI coming for their jobs

Hackers accessed 850,000 Orange Belgium customer accounts | North Korea-linked hackers target embassies in Seoul in new espionage campaign | Aussie workers sceptical of AI coming for their jobs Summary This digest bundles three notable technology and security stories. First, Orange Belgium confirmed hackers accessed data from 850,000 customer accounts in yet another major breach […]

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US spy chief says UK drops Apple backdoor demand | Cyber attack exposes details of thousands of internet provider iiNet’s customers | Nvidia developing more powerful Blackwell-based AI chip for China

US spy chief says UK drops Apple backdoor demand | Cyber attack exposes details of thousands of internet provider iiNet’s customers | Nvidia developing more powerful Blackwell-based AI chip for China Summary This Daily Cyber & Tech Digest bundles three high-impact stories. First, the US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says Britain has dropped […]

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US blocks Five Eyes from Ukraine peace talk | Africa cybercrime crackdown | Australia orders Binance money laundering audit

US blocks Five Eyes from Ukraine peace talk | Africa cybercrime crackdown | Australia orders Binance money laundering audit Summary The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has withheld updates on Russia–Ukraine peace talks from Five Eyes partners — a dramatic departure from long-standing intelligence cooperation and the latest sign of strained sharing under […]

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China’s Great Firewall cuts global access for an hour | 493 child sextortion cases linked to scam compounds | Australian trade union council strikes deal on AI copyright payments

China’s Great Firewall cuts global access for an hour | 493 child sextortion cases linked to scam compounds | Australian trade union council strikes deal on AI copyright payments Summary For roughly one hour in the early hours of Wednesday, China effectively cut nearly all HTTPS traffic (TCP port 443) to the outside world, according […]

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China-linked hackers hit Southeast Asian diplomats | Microsoft staff protest Israel ties, occupy president’s office | Whistleblower warns US Social Security records uploaded to insecure cloud

China-linked hackers hit Southeast Asian diplomats | Microsoft staff protest Israel ties, occupy president’s office | Whistleblower warns US Social Security records uploaded to insecure cloud Summary Three major items dominate this briefing: Google attributes a targeted cyber-espionage campaign against Southeast Asian diplomats to a China-linked group; current and former Microsoft employees staged a sit-in […]

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NEW ASPI REPORT: Hyperscale cloud and shared security in the Indo-Pacific: Views from The Strategist | Pentagon: U.S. use AI to suppress dissent | Nationalist AI videos inundate Chinese social media

NEW ASPI REPORT: Hyperscale cloud and shared security in the Indo-Pacific: Views from The Strategist | Pentagon: U.S. use AI to suppress dissent | Nationalist AI videos inundate Chinese social media Summary This Daily Cyber & Tech Digest from ASPI bundles several major stories: an ASPI collection on hyperscale cloud and shared security in the […]

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NEW ASPI REPORT: Aligning Indo-Pacific cyber rules | FBI, allies: China hacks in 80 countries | Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland ops

NEW ASPI REPORT: Aligning Indo-Pacific cyber rules | FBI, allies: China hacks in 80 countries | Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland ops Summary A new ASPI report, Curbing the Cost of Cybersecurity Fragmentation: An Agenda for Harmonisation across the Indo‑Pacific, argues that fragmented cyber regulation is both a strategic and economic liability and calls […]

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FTC targets AI ‘companion’ chatbots over safety fears | France pushes criminal probe into TikTok over kids’ safety | OpenAI and Microsoft reach tentative deal to revise partnership

FTC targets AI ‘companion’ chatbots over safety fears | France pushes criminal probe into TikTok over kids’ safety | OpenAI and Microsoft reach tentative deal to revise partnership Summary The Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into major tech and AI companies about the risks posed to children and teenagers who use AI chatbots […]

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Microsoft unveils powerful new home-grown AI models | US puts GDP data on the blockchain in Trump crypto push | Nvidia’s $50bn China opportunity, TSMC dumps China tools

Microsoft unveils powerful new home-grown AI models | US puts GDP data on the blockchain in Trump crypto push | Nvidia’s $50bn China opportunity, TSMC dumps China tools Summary Microsoft said it has built two high‑performance, in‑house AI models that it claims are competitive with the leading offerings on the market, marking a pivot from […]

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