The UN’s chief painted a grim picture of a divided and polarised world and urged solidarity among nations.
Cybercrime
The UN’s human rights office is urging action to put human rights guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence.
‘Their security is awful,’ John Binns said of T-Mobile as he discussed hacking the personal details of 50 million users.
US President Joe Biden will meet with country’s technology executives to discuss ways to enhance cybersecurity defences.
Regulators want to bring in third-party monitoring firms to limit data transfer and avoid undermining national security.
The Canadian firm disclosed a vulnerability in a software used in a wide range of products including medical equipment.
Amnesty International says its analysis found that ‘mass and selective surveillance’ has been taking place in Mexico.
Move comes after media reports claim Hungarian journalists, lawyers and critics of PM Viktor Orban targeted by spyware.
The tech sold by Israeli firm appears to be behind possible mobile hacking of heads of state, activists and journalists.
The world’s most valuable oil producer said files were leaked on the heels of reports that hackers demanded $50m ransom.
Leaked list shows 50,000 phone numbers believed to have been chosen by clients of Israel’s NSO Group for surveillance.
Some 15,000 Mexican cellphones appeared on the leaked list of surveillance, at least 50 people close to president.
The second cybersecurity directive since May comes on the heels of a massive cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline.
Investigation follows complaint by French news website Mediapart over Moroccan secret services’ alleged use of spyware.