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Russian overnight drone attack cuts power to thousands in Odesa, Ukraine says

(Reuters) -A Russian drone attack overnight damaged a power facility near the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, leaving more than 29,000 customers without electricity on Sunday morning, the region’s governor said. Hardest hit was the city of Chornomorsk, just outside Odesa, where the attack also damaged residential houses and administrative buildings, said Oleh Kiper, the…

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China's 'biggest threat' to US is a 'tech kill-switch' - World News - News

China’s ‘biggest threat’ to US is a ‘tech kill-switch’ – World News – News

China’s ‘biggest threat’ to the US has been revealed (Image: Getty) A cybersecurity expert has delivered a chilling alert that China represents the greatest technological threat to Western countries, possessing the ability to trigger a ‘killswitch’ on America’s power grid at will. In response to this disclosure, the United States has initiated numerous probes into…

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Hong Kong passes its first cybersecurity bill covering critical infrastructure

Hong Kong passes its first cybersecurity bill covering critical infrastructure

Hong Kong’s legislature has approved the city’s first bill targeted at cybersecurity for computer systems needed for critical infrastructure, with operators facing fines of up to HK$5 million (US$643,000) for failing to keep them up to date. The Legislative Council on Wednesday passed the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill amid a spate of…

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Hong Kong passes its first cybersecurity bill covering critical infrastructure

Hong Kong passes its first cybersecurity bill covering critical infrastructure

Hong Kong’s legislature has approved the city’s first bill targeted at cybersecurity for computer systems needed for critical infrastructure, with operators facing fines of up to HK$5 million (US$643,000) for failing to keep them up to date. The Legislative Council on Wednesday passed the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill amid a spate of…

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China state-linked group accused of hacking SingTel, Bloomberg News reports

China state-linked group accused of hacking SingTel, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – A China state-sponsored hacking group had breached Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) in June as a part of a global campaign targeting telecom companies and critical infrastructure operators, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Investigators believe that the breach was carried out by a hacking group nicknamed Volt Typhoon, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with…

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