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From apps to autos: Chinaโ€™s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

China has built a state-driven campaign to harvest American data and weaponise it as a strategic asset that could prove critical in a conflict with the US, including over Taiwan, a key advisory committee to the US Congress heard. Experts told the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on Thursday that Washington was falling short in countering Beijingโ€™s data-collection drive, one that could have far-reaching implications for American society and the economy, as well as US wartime...

Union government speaking to Anthropic about concerns over Mythos: topย MeitYย official

The impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity has emerged as a โ€œvery real threatโ€ย and it has come up in โ€œvery real termsโ€ with the release of Mythos by Anthropic:ย MeitYย Secretary S.ย Krishnan

Asian financial bodies sound alert on Anthropicโ€™s Mythos AI hacker

Regulators across Asia are stepping up scrutiny of cybersecurity risks in their financial systems, as concerns over Anthropicโ€™s latest AI model Mythos spread. Singaporeโ€™s financial regulator is urging banks to plug holes, while South Koreaโ€™s government agencies have met to review and discuss how to respond to the risks. In Australia, authorities expect lenders to be vigilant to ensure clients are not put at risk by inadequate controls. The actions around the region reflect rising global concern...

Singapore ranks No 1 for cyber defences but boardrooms are the weak link

Singapore has earned top marks for digital resilience in the Asia-Pacific, but a new study reveals a disconnect at the heart of its corporate world: its executives ranked 10th out of 11 for leadership on the issue. The findings, published on Wednesday by Economist Impact and Australian telecoms company Telstra International, drew on responses from 1,420 senior executives across 11 Asia-Pacific markets, including Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong and Thailand. Singapore ranked first overall โ€“...

Threat intelligence firm issues caution against malicious streaming app

Belagavi-based IT companyโ€™s report has already been shared with State and Central governments

Star Health data leak case: Madras High Court dismisses appeals by cybersecurity services provider

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan refuse to entertain six writ appeals

TNSTC bus digital route display hacked, shows TVK as one of the destinations

Star Health data leak case: Madras High Court dismisses appeals by Punjab-based hacker

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan refuse to entertain six writ appeals filed by Himanshu Pathak

Data, cybersecurity skills shaping hiring: NIIT report

Probe launched after Hospital Authority data breach involving 56,000 patients

Hong Kongโ€™s privacy watchdog and police are investigating a large-scale data leak involving over 56,000 patients served by the Hospital Authority, which reported the unauthorised retrieval of a variety of information. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Saturday that it received a report from the authority on Friday, noting that patientsโ€™ names, identity card numbers, genders, dates of birth, dates of hospital visits and health information had been leaked. The health...