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WhatsApp Banned from US Government Devices Amid Security Concerns
It’s been almost a week since WhatsApp introduced ads on the platform for the very first time, and today, we hear that the US House has ordered a ban on WhatsApp from all government devices. It’s a result of growing concerns about WhatsApp’s privacy and data security. This news comes from Axios, which reported that the U.S. House’s chief administrative…
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‘A huge national security risk’: Thousands of government laptops, tablets, and phones are missing and nowhere to be found
The UK government has lost over 2,000 laptops, phones, and tablets within the last two years, according to a freedom of information disclosure. Figures first published by The Guardian show that, combined, the lost devices are worth more than £1 million, but experts told ITPro that the real issue is the cybersecurity risk they pose. Devices reported as either lost…
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The Government Has a New Vaccine Advisory Panel, and I’m Concerned About What They Might Do Next Week
The Centers for Disease Control used to have a vaccine advisory panel made of well-respected experts. This panel, the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (or ACIP), would meet to vote on which vaccines should be recommended by the government. An affirmative vote from ACIP means insurance companies have to cover that vaccine. But members of the panel were all abruptly…
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Government cybersecurity action plan includes £16 million in funding
The UK government is putting more cash into the cybersecurity sector as part of a new Cyber Growth Action Plan. The aim is to boost the UK’s £13.2 billion cyber sector with up to £16 million in new funding for startups, scale-ups, and university spinouts. The project will be led by the University of Bristol and Imperial College London’s Centre…
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Government consults on controversial AI training rules
Creators are concerned about the use of their content for AI training, following the launch of a government consultation that many say appears to favor AI firms. The government said it wanted to bring legal certainty to creative and AI sectors over how copyright-protected materials are used in model training. Its proposals, it said, are intended to be fair, giving…
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New ransomware gang Warlock strikes government agencies worldwide
Warlock, a new ransomware gang, today claimed credit for a spate of cyber attacks that hit several government agencies from around the world. The group claimed responsibility for 16 cyber attacks in the past month, and about half those hit government agencies and departments. Four of the attacks have been acknowledged by the targeted organizations, three of which were government…
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Scammers Are Using AI to Impersonate Government Officials
If you get a text or voice message from someone claiming to be a U.S. government official, they probably aren’t who they say they are. The FBI is warning the public about an ongoing campaign in which scammers are using AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior government staff in an attempt to gain access to personal accounts and, by extension,…
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Government webmail hacked via XSS bugs in global spy campaign
Hackers are running a worldwide cyberespionage campaign dubbed ‘RoundPress,’ leveraging zero-day and n-day flaws in webmail servers to steal email from high-value government organizations. ESET researchers who uncovered the operation attribute it with medium confidence to the Russian state-sponsored hackers APT28 (aka “Fancy Bear” or “Sednit”). The campaign started in 2023 and continued with the adoption of new exploits in…
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The FBI says hackers are using AI voice clones to impersonate US government officials
Had a call from a senior US official? It probably wasn’t real. The FBI has issued a warning about an ongoing malicious text and voice messaging campaign in which scammers use AI-generated voices to target victims. As part of the campaign, threats actors claim to be a senior US official in a bid to access personal accounts. The campaign began…
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A ransomware gang hacked the Gloucester County, VA local government
Ransomware gang BlackSuit today claimed responsibility for an April 2025 data breach of the Gloucester County, Virginia local government. Gloucester County officials first announced their offices experienced a network disruption on April 22. A day later, it said connectivity issues limited staff access to emails and disrupted operations. BlackSuit lists Gloucester County on its data leak site. County officials have…
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