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11 stories taggedgovernment security.
Australia Orders Federal Agencies to Audit Old Tech After AI Agent Exploited Medicare Systems
A government-wide stocktake of ageing technology is now mandatory for all 194 Australian federal entities, after an AI-assisted attack exposed how outdated systems make government networks easier to breach.
A Government of India Website Is Tricking Visitors Into Running Malware From Their Own Keyboard
A fake security check on a page linked to India's STPI quietly loads a harmful command onto visitors' clipboards, then asks them to paste and run it themselves.
Russian Hackers Are Phishing EU Officials on WhatsApp and Signal
Eight serious attacks on European government staff have exposed a gap no one planned for: officials trusting consumer messaging apps with sensitive business.
White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172,000 for Betting on Trump Speeches Using Inside Knowledge
A federal regulator says Gabriel Perez used his privileged access to the president's words before they were spoken to place winning wagers on an online prediction market.
Nigeria Builds Its Own Cloud to Keep Its Data at Home
West Africa's biggest economy is setting up its own national cloud system, aiming to stop foreign governments from accessing Nigerian data and to make government computer systems harder to attack.
Airlock Digital Passes Australia's Toughest Government Security Check
The Australian application control firm has cleared an independent IRAP assessment at PROTECTED level, giving government and critical-infrastructure buyers one more piece of evidence for their due-diligence files.
Hackers Are Already Probing a Dangerous, Unpatched Flaw in GeoServer
A newly public security hole in popular mapping software drew hundreds of attack attempts within hours. No fix exists yet.
Valarian Raises $50 Million to Lock Down AI Workloads in Sensitive Organisations
The UK startup wants to give governments and regulated industries a way to run AI systems they actually control, not one rented from a cloud provider.
Meet BusySnake: The Stealthy Malware Quietly Raiding Government Networks
A newly discovered hacking group is hitting government offices and critical services across three countries with a capable piece of spy software. Here is what it does and who is at risk.
One Researcher, 14 Flaws, Millions of Indians at Risk
A young independent security researcher found gaping holes in Indian government portals, including an admin panel left wide open to the entire internet. The government fixed everything within three weeks.
Anthropic's AI Model Found Vulnerabilities in Classified U.S. Government Systems
An unnamed U.S. official says Anthropic's Mythos model identified security flaws in sensitive government infrastructure during a joint exercise with intelligence agencies.