hacker

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Yet hackers linked to its biggest adversary, Iran, have managed to pull off a series of successful breaches by using known vulnerabilities to attack institutions that aren’t as well-defended as the country’s critical infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal

It comes after the Sun newspaper reported that hackers affiliated to the Chinese state accessed the data in October with information possibly including visa details targeted.

From BBC

Known as red-teaming, this kind of service will become more important as hackers turn to AI to speed up their attacks, Mandia said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

An Iranian-linked hacker group leaked sensitive personal data belonging to a former Israeli prime minister this week, one of a number of attacks linked to Tehran that have raised concerns about Israel’s cyber defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is considerable concern about AI enabling cyber attacks, but equally it can be used to help secure systems from hackers.

From BBC