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North Korean cyber spies deploy new tactic: tricking foreign experts into writing research for them

When Daniel DePetris, a U.S.-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning an article, it seemed to be business as usual.

Reuters

Court more than halves child abuse material hoarder's 'excessive' sentence

His sentence of more than six years has been reduced to two-and-a-half years.

The Canberra Times

Vehicles bought under Nirbhaya Fund diverted for Y-plus security to Shinde faction lawmakers in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Some of the vehicles procured by the Mumbai Police earlier this year under the Nirbhaya Fund to fight crime against women are currently being used for providing Y-plus security to the MLAs and MPs of the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, a police official…

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Telstra sorry for private data online leak

Communications giant Telstra has apologised for a bungle that resulted in the names, private numbers and addresses of thousands of customers leaked online.

AAP

Man to spend decade in jail for producing child abuse material, uploading it to Snapchat

A CENTRAL Coast man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for producing child abuse material and sharing it online via Snapchat and a cloud hosting service.

Newcastle Herald

The editorial questions ABC News journalists faced when covering the Medibank data leak

As hackers held Medibank to ransom, ABC News journalists wrestled with how to cover the story without giving the perpetrators what they wanted: publicity.

ABC News

Nation plagued by bots

The data of 137,000 Thais was sold on bot markets, making the country No.7 in terms of threat level in the world, according to cybersecurity firm NordVPN.

Bangkok Post

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Greek parliament approves spy operations reforms

Greece's parliament on Friday passed a bill reforming the country's intelligence service (EYP) and banning the sale of spyware as the government tries to mitigate the impact of a phone tapping scandal still under investigation.

Reuters

As wiretap claims rattle government, Greece bans spyware

Lawmakers in Greece have approved legislation banning commercial spyware and reforming rules for legally-sanctioned wiretaps following allegations that senior government officials and journalists had been targeted by shadowy surveillance software

The Independent UK

Woman asked South Wales Police for information about her violent partner and the force told him

The force was heavily criticised for the data breach - one of two criticisms from the Information Commissioner of the force

Wales Online

Terror police 'concerned' about online content as force see rise in teenagers arrested for terrorism-related offences

Counter Terrorism Policing say they are 'concerned' about the influence online content is having on those arrested

Manchester Evening News

New voluntary app code of practice to boost user safety launched

The Government said it would look into further regulation to make the rules mandatory in the future.

The Independent UK

Danish defence ministry says its websites hit by cyberattack

Denmark's defence ministry was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday that had cut off access to its websites, although it had no impact on its operations, the ministry said on Twitter.

Reuters

Bangladesh’s RAB received foreign intelligence training in the EU

Despite being accused of human rights abuses, the Rapid Action Battalion was hosted in Poland and the Netherlands.

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Peter Dutton too prominent in Labor’s national security plans, says expert

'While it's easy to fund poke fun at Peter Dutton, it's missing the point. We need to be more ambitious,' says security expert.

AAP

Cyber security strategy heads appointed

Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil has announced an overhaul of Australia's cyber security strategy, describing the country as "unnecessarily vulnerable".

The Independent UK

Apple: Most iCloud data can now be end-to-end encrypted

Apple has embarked on its latest privacy-enhancing move

The Independent UK

The US state where TikTok has been banned — but only for certain users

Maryland’s governor Larry Hogan issues emergency directive

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Al Jazeera

Notorious Bangladesh police unit received spy training in the UK

Despite US sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion, members went to Britain to receive mass surveillance training.

The Independent UK

Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk

The leading hospital in India’s capital is limping back to normalcy after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks

The Independent UK

The US state where TikTok is now partially banned - and what it means for users

Maryland’s governor Larry Hogan issues emergency directive

Tribune News Service

Gov. Hogan bans TikTok use in Maryland state government, citing potential cybersecurity risks

Maryland’s executive agencies will be barred from using the popular social media platform TikTok and other “Chinese and Russian-influenced products and platforms” because of cybersecurity risks, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday.

The Times of India

6,000 attempts to hack ICMR site on November 30

NEW DELHI: It wasn’t just AIIMS. Hackers tried to breach the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) website also. According to sources, 6,000 attempts were made to hack into the website of the apex health research agency of the country on November 30. Allegedly, the IP addresses of the hackers…

Axios

Charted: Ransomware gangs' bullseye on U.S. companies

Ransomware gangs targeted 433 U.S. organizations between January and June this year: Report.

Newsroom.co.nz

Security Intelligence Service holds copy of all incoming traveller data

Agreements with Immigration NZ allow the country's main intelligence agency to create a copy of two databases of travellers' information.

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