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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and U.S. Senator from Ohio and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP)

Report: Chinese hackers used telecom access to go after phones of Trump, Vance

U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greet U.S. President Joe Biden as First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff look on at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Democrats give cyber short shrift in party platform

It’s similar to the Republican platform in that way but a departure from the 2020 Democratic policy document.
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Harry Coker testifies during his confirmation hearing to become the national cyber director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Nov. 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

ONCD report: ‘Fundamental transformation’ in cyber, tech drove 2023 risks

Evolving critical infrastructure risks, ransomware, supply chain exploitation, commercial spyware and AI were the top trends, the office reported.
A passenger reads a paper featuring images of different facial expressions of then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin while riding in a subway carriage in Saint-Petersburg, on March 5, 2012. (OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian AI-generated propaganda struggles to find an audience 

A long-running Kremlin propaganda campaign is experimenting with AI to create phony news sites but isn’t reaching a significant audience.
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