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The chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner, revealed new details about the China-backed Salt Typhoon hack against U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, including confirmation that the group has been able to read victims' SMS text messages and listen in on their phone calls in real-time, The Washington Post reported Nov. 21.

U.S.: China-Linked Salt Typhoon Hackers Have Been Listening to Calls, Reading Texts

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The Canadian government directed social media platform TikTok, owned by Chinese-based company ByteDance, to close its offices in the country due to national security risks, The New York Times reported on Nov. 7.

Canada: Government Directs TikTok To Shutter Offices, Citing National Security

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The Australian government is set to pass legislation banning social media for children under 16, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as cited by the Australian Financial Review on Nov. 7.

Australia: Social Media Ban for Minors To Go Forward, Aiming for 2025 Implementation

Hackers under the China-backed Salt Typhoon campaign attempted to infiltrate the phones of former President Donald Trump and running mate Sen. JD Vance, The New York Times reported on Oct. 25.

U.S., China: Chinese Salt Typhoon Campaign Hacked Phones Used by Trump and Vance

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the first-ever National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence, which implements rules for AI use cases by national security and intelligence agencies, The New York Times reported on Oct. 24.

U.S.: White House Announced New AI Rules for National Security Agencies

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U.S. federal prosecutors unsealed a grand jury indictment charging two Sudanese nationals and brothers with operating and controlling Anonymous Sudan, a purported hacktivist group responsible for more than 35,000 distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks, The Washington Post reported on Oct. 16.

U.S.: Two Sudanese Nationals Indicted for Role in Anonymous Sudan Hacking Group

The Cybersecurity Association of China -- an industry group that has ties to the Chinese government -- called for products sold by U.S tech company Intel in China to be subject to a security review in an Oct. 16 post on its official WeChat account. 

China: Cybersecurity Association Calls for Security Review of Intel Products

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The Federal Register will publish the U.S. Department of Defense's final program rule for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, on Oct. 15, and the rule will become effective sixty days later, creating new cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors, U.S.-based law firm Crowell & Moring reported on Oct. 14.

U.S.: Revised Cybersecurity Rules Officially Published for Defense Contractors 

<p>Individuals, companies, governments and militaries alike all depend on computers. And as is so often the case, these dependencies create vulnerabilities that have made cybersecurity all the more important as proficiencies in cyber warfare and cyber crime improve. That technology constantly improves only adds to the problem of staying safe in the internet age. How governments and their constituents attune themselves to this brave new world will ultimately shape their relationship with the internet &mdash; and with each other.</p>

That technology constantly improves only adds to the problem of staying safe in the internet age.

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The outgoing U.S. Biden administration's liberal use of "intelligence diplomacy" as a tool of foreign policy raises questions about how the incoming Trump administration will take up the torch.

Declassified: The Future of U.S. 'Intelligence Diplomacy'

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Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency is set to disrupt trans-Atlantic relations, likely escalating trade tensions, weakening already limited cooperation on climate and tech policy, and straining EU unity on defense and support for Ukraine. 

What Trump's Return to Office Means for the European Union

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While their recent efforts to ease bilateral tensions will probably reduce the risk of border clashes, deep-seated mistrust between the two strategic rivals will very likely limit the scope of any reconciliation. 

After a Tense Few Years, India and China Try To Turn Down the Heat

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The tight race and its perceived existential stakes portend further violent threats in the days leading up to and after the Nov. 5 election.

The U.S. Braces for a Turbulent – and Potentially Violent – End to the Election

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How do foreign adversaries view the upcoming U.S. general election, and what could that mean for the cyber threat landscape?

Essential Geopolitics: Cyber Concerns Ahead of the U.S. Election

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Intelligence agencies are increasingly using third parties to do their dirty work abroad, raising the risk of miscalculations with potentially violent consequences.

The Saboteur's Dilemma: The Risk of Using Proxies for Espionage

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As mis- and disinformation proliferate online, government-led content moderation efforts threaten to do more harm than good.

Can Europe Solve the Puzzle of Content Moderation?

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In the second part of this series, we explore Iran's attempts to steal information, silence critics, and disrupt Western critical infrastructure and organizations via damaging cyberattacks and espionage campaigns.

Iran's Escalating Cyber Strategy Against the West, Part 2

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In the first of this two-part series, we explore Iran's attempts to sway the upcoming U.S. presidential election and heighten anti-Israel sentiments via online influence campaigns and cyberattacks.

Iran's Escalating Cyber Strategy Against the West, Part 1

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Russia's risk tolerance for physical and cyber operations against Western targets appears to be increasing, raising the likelihood of more disruptive and/or violent attacks.

A More Brazen Russia Slowly Raises the Specter of a NATO Confrontation

What preventative steps should organizations take to protect themselves from cyberattacks? 

Essential Geopolitics: What We Can Learn from High-Profile Cyber Breaches

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U.S.: China-Linked Salt Typhoon Hackers Have Been Listening to Calls, Reading Texts

Canada: Government Directs TikTok To Shutter Offices, Citing National Security

Australia: Social Media Ban for Minors To Go Forward, Aiming for 2025 Implementation

U.S., China: Chinese Salt Typhoon Campaign Hacked Phones Used by Trump and Vance

U.S.: White House Announced New AI Rules for National Security Agencies

U.S.: Two Sudanese Nationals Indicted for Role in Anonymous Sudan Hacking Group

China: Cybersecurity Association Calls for Security Review of Intel Products

U.S.: Revised Cybersecurity Rules Officially Published for Defense Contractors

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