Yan Luo of Covington and Burling writes: Over the past few months, Chinese regulators have taken steps to update the country’s cybersecurity framework, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) safety and clarifying incident reporting obligations for onshore infrastructure. These developments reflect a broader trend toward more proactive AI and cyber governance and could…
Alan Turing institute launches new mission to protect UK from cyber-attacks
Robert Booth reports: Britain’s leading AI institute has announced a new mission to help protect the nation from cyber-attacks on infrastructure, including energy, transport and utilities, after it was embroiled in allegations of toxic work culture and the chief executive resigned amid ministerial pressure. The Alan Turing Institute will “carry out a programme of science and innovation designed to…
Some lower-tier ransomware gangs have formed a new RaaS alliance — or have they? (1)
Calling all of the groups ‘lower-tier’ may have been inaccurate. Please be sure to read the update at the bottom of this post. We’ve seen a few announcements this year heralding cartels or alliances in the ransomware ecosystem. Two such announcements involved DragonForce, but as SuspectFile reported, there was no evidence of a cartel, and…
Safaricom-Backed M-TIBA Victim of a Possible Data Breach Affecting Millions of Kenyans
Linet Amuli reports: Kenya’s digital health sector is facing a major cybersecurity crisis after hackers claimed to have stolen a massive trove of personal and medical data from M-TIBA, a Safaricom-backed mobile health platform. The alleged breach, said to involve over 2.15 terabytes of information, could expose the records of up to 4.8 million users,…
US declines to join more than 70 countries in signing UN cybercrime treaty
Jonathan Greig reports: More than 70 countries signed the landmark UN Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi this weekend, a significant step in the yearslong effort to create a global mechanism to counteract digital crime. The U.K. and European Union joined China, Russia, Brazil, Nigeria and dozens of other nations in signing the convention, which lays out new…
Another plastic surgery practice fell prey to a cyberattack that acquired patient photos and info
Another plastic surgeon has become the victim of a cyberattack that involved patient information and photographs. On October 23, Michael R. Schwartz, MD, FACS, notified the California Attorney General’s Office that, on August 25, they became aware of remote, unauthorized access to one of their computers. Investigators found that an unauthorized party had accessed patient…