Chinese hackers turn to AI to meddle in elections
Beijing’s influence operations are experimenting with synthetically generated content to carry out influence operations, per Microsoft report.
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Confetti flies over the stage and crowd as Taiwan’s president-elect from the Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, speaks to supporters at a rally at the party’s headquarters on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lai was among the politicians targeted by AI-generated propaganda. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images) AI -
Freight shipping containers are stacked and ready for transport and export at the Port of Long Beach on Oct. 7, 1997. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) Government Biden signs executive order to give Coast Guard added authority over maritime cyber threats
National security officials have been sounding the alarm over a China-linked hacking group that’s been targeting critical infrastructure.
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A fireman stands in the foreground. (Getty Images) Threats Volt Typhoon targeted emergency management services, per report
Dragos researchers found that the China-sponsored hacking group has been attacking electric utilities since 2023.
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US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a joint news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Mexican Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodriguez at the State Department in Washington on October 13. Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) Threats DHS warns of malicious AI use against critical infrastructure
The DHS report warns of state-backed hackers using AI for both malware development and election interference.
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The flag of the People’s Republic of China. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images) Threats Chinese-linked hackers target critical infrastructure in US and Guam
The hacking campaign may be laying the groundwork for disrupting communications between the U.S. and Asia in the event of a crisis.
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Rolls of galvanized steel sheet inside the factory or warehouse. (Getty Images) Research Ransomware attacks surge against US manufacturing plants
Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure continues to increase and some sectors, such as manufacturing, take the brunt of abuse.
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(Peter Cade/Getty) Threats New cyberespionage group surfaces following attacks on mostly Asian targets
Active since 2020, the cyberespionage group has targeted a range or mostly Asian public and private entities.
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mastaka/Getty Images Geopolitics Opinion: Why doctrinal arguments continue to stymie effective cyber policies
U.S. cyberspace policymakers view military principles with a dangerous disregard of what it actually takes to make American networks secure.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (L) speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during the start of a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Photo by SUSAN WALSH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Threats NATO to create cyber rapid response force, increase cyber defense aid to Ukraine
The references the NATO declaration makes to cybersecurity depart from the past and reflect the increasing importance of cyberdefense to overall security, experts said.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 27, 2022. The new agreement reached between the White House, the State Department, and the Treasury Department gives State new authorities to monitor cyber ops. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CAROLYN KASTER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Government State to gain more ability to monitor DOD cyber ops under White House agreement
The White House has reached consensus between State and Defense on how to pare back NSPM-13’s precedent-setting delegation of authority to the DOD.