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White House unveils AI policy for US global dominance
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US unveils million-dollar competition to tackle cyberattacks

The White House announced on Wednesday that it had started a multi-million dollar cyber competition to encourage the use of artificial intelligence to detect and fix security holes in the infrastructure of the United States government. This is in response to hackers’ increasing use of technology for nefarious ends. “Cybersecurity is a race between offense […]

Hacker group Anonymous Sudan hits Nigeria with cyberattacks
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Hacker group Anonymous Sudan hits Nigeria with cyberattacks

The well-known hacktivist collective Anonymous Sudan has taken notice of Nigeria’s recent engagement in the political crisis in nearby Niger. The organisation has admitted that it was behind a string of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assaults on the nation’s digital infrastructure. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), a government organisation, verified this claim. […]

China warns against geographic info data breaches
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Hackers crash bank operations in Italy

The Italian cyber security agency on Tuesday, reported that it had found evidence of hacking attacks on websites belonging to at least five banks. A spokesperson for the agency told Reuters that Intesa Sanpaolo, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, BPER Banca, FinecoBank, and Banca Popolare di Sondrio were among the targeted financial institutions. The agency […]

Business email hack rises by 1,760% in 2023 – Report
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Anonymous Sudan claims responsibility for cyberattacks on Kenya

A notorious hacker collective, Anonymous Sudan, has claimed responsibility for a series of devastating Distributed-Denial of Service attacks on vital online services in Kenya. Government agencies, newspapers, and other institutions have fallen victim to these cyber assaults, causing significant disruptions. The attacks come in the wake of escalating tensions between Kenya and Sudan, with Kenyan […]