Cybercriminals’ crypto platform ChipMixer seized in international operation
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Raphael Satter BRUSSELS (Reuters) – International authorities have cracked down on the cryptocurrency platform ChipMixer, alleging it helped obscure the digital money trail for online drug…
Australia plans to reform cyber security rules, set up agency
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government on Monday said it planned to overhaul its cyber security rules and set up an agency to oversee government investment in…
Water-Farming to Increase Food Security in Africa
For the past few years, the African continent has shown faster urban growth rates than many other parts of the world. A study published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development…
We should use new technologies for peace. Not for war.
New technologies are used to create new applications, such as autonomous military means and to refine existing ones, such as ballistic missiles, which continue to develop rapidly. Artificial intelligence is…
Here’s why the cloud monopoly can create serious problems
Cloud monopoly: In early May, 620,000 members of the Australian pension fund UniSuper were left without access to their accounts for a week after a Google Cloud configuration error led…
US government agencies hit in global hacking spree
By Raphael Satter, Kanishka Singh, Zeba Siddiqui, Shivani Tanna and Chandi Shah (Reuters) – The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in…
S.Korea’s top court tells Google to disclose user information sharing
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s top court on Thursday said Alphabet Inc’s Google should disclose whether the technology giant had shared local user information with third parties,…
Swiss seek mandatory reporting of cyberattacks on key infrastructure
By Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government proposed on Friday making it mandatory to report cyberattacks on critical infrastructure as a way to help shed light on hackers…
Cyber horror stories: The true horrors for this Halloween
Cyber horror stories: The Cyber Hell-Oween: It’s not about ‘IF’ but ‘WHEN’ will happen. Now that autumn is here, and the leaves have turned to gold, it’s officially that time of…
EU tariffs on China not a ‘punishment’, says German economy minister
By Maria Martinez BEIJING (Reuters) – Proposed European Union tariffs on Chinese goods are not a “punishment”, Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck told Chinese officials in Beijing on Saturday. Habeck’s…