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• US Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Concerns of Deepfakes

  14-06-2019 19:16
  US Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Concerns of DeepfakesDays after a video of a transformed Arnold Swartzenegger went viral on YouTube, members of the US House Intelligence Committee heard testimony on Thursday, June 13, on raising concerns about the threat of  "deepfakes," according to The Hill.In his opening remarks, committee chairman Adam Schiff said, “Advances in AI and machine learning have led to the emergence of advanced digitally doctored media, so-called ‘deepfakes’
  
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• Met police to pay ‘five-figure sum’ to French publisher arrested under anti-terror laws

  29-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Ernest Moret was held en route to a book fair amid fears police are using counter-terrorism powers to target activistsA French publisher who was arrested in London on terrorism charges has been awarded “substantial” damages by the Metropolitan police, as new figures reveal thousands of foreign nationals have been stopped at UK ports under anti-terror laws.Ernest Moret, 29, a foreign rights manager for Éditions la Fabrique, was detained at St Pancras station in April
  
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• Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns

  26-04-2024 01:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Ministers considering more funding to protect important research sites, with China seen as a particular concernMI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections.Vice-chancellors from 24 leading institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, were briefed on the threat by the domestic security service’s director general, Ken McCallum, and National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC)
  
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• Croatia gets French fighter jets in major arms purchase

  25-04-2024 18:55 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkCroatia took delivery Thursday of six Rafale fighter jets it has bought from France in the country’s biggest arms purchase since its 1991 war of independence. The used warplanes — the first part of a 12-jet deal — touched down in the capital Zagreb, heralding a major overall of Croatia’s air force, which is replacing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/croatia-gets-french-fighter-jets-in-major-arms-purchase-80236/
  
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• China warns US military support for Taiwan increases ‘risk of conflict’

  25-04-2024 17:17 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkChina warned on Wednesday that US military support for Taiwan only increased the “risk of conflict” along the strait, after the US Congress allocated $8 billion in military support for the island. “I’d like to emphasize that the United States and Taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for Taiwan,” foreign ministry spokesman […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-warns-us-military-support-for-taiwan-increases-risk-of-conflict
  
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• ‘Birmingham Four’ ask CCRC to investigate convictions for terror plot

  22-04-2024 12:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation“It’s 40 years since the Birmingham and Guildford pub bombings … and the question that gets asked [is]: ‘Could you imagine this [a police stitch-up] ever happening again?’ My reply is that it already has. This is the case in which it happened.”The case referred to by Gareth Peirce, who represented the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four, was that
  
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• Former British spy in IRA who allegedly admitted murder will not be prosecuted

  21-04-2024 13:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Ex-double agent allegedly admitted to murder during training presentations to members of the security servicesVictims’ families have reacted with anger after it emerged that a former British double agent in the IRA who allegedly admitted to murder while giving training presentations to members of the security services will not be prosecuted.The case had emerged during an investigation by officers into the activities of the British spy known as Stakeknife and a criminal file was
  
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• Terror watchdog condemns WhatsApp for lowering UK users’ minimum age to 13

  18-04-2024 21:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Jonathan Hall, Britain’s reviewer of terrorism legislation, says more children could be exposed to encrypted extremist contentThe UK’s terror watchdog has criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13, warning that the “extraordinary” move could expose more teenagers to extreme content.Jonathan Hall KC said more children could now access material that Meta cannot regulate, including content related to terror or sexua
  
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• UK aims to boost economic defences against security risks

  18-04-2024 17:25 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkBritain must strengthen its defences against economic security risks amplified by globalization, especially those emanating from China, Iran and Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden warned Thursday. Businesses and universities are “vulnerable” because of the opening up of the global economy, Dowden said in a speech to the Chatham House international affairs think-tank in London. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-aims-to-boost-economic-defences-against-securit
  
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• Russian ‘cyber sabotage’ a global threat: security firm

  18-04-2024 17:21 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkA cyber group with links to Russian military intelligence is set to become a significant global threat after playing an increasing critical role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a leading cybersecurity firm warned Wednesday. Google-owned Mandiant said in a report that it is seeing nefarious operations by the group referred to as “Sandworm” in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-cyber-sabotage-a-global-threat-security-firm-80222/
  
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• NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space

  18-04-2024 17:19 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkChina is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head of the US space agency NASA said Wednesday, warning that Washington must remain vigilant. “China has made extraordinary strides especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,” NASA administrator Bill Nelson told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-chief-warns-of-chinese-military-presence-in-space-80218/
  
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• Iran warns Israel against attacking nuclear sites

  18-04-2024 17:17 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkA senior Revolutionary Guards general threatened on Thursday to target Israel’s “nuclear facilities” if it strikes Iranian atomic sites, state media reported, anticipating retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented weekend attack. Israel’s military chief has vowed a response to the Iranian aerial attack, which was mostly intercepted, while world leaders have urged de-escalation. Violence involving Iran-aligned groups […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran
  
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• Russia says neutralised 20 drones, 2 missiles

  18-04-2024 17:15 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkRussia on Thursday said it had neutralized 20 drones and two ballistic missiles in areas bordering Ukraine, including Rostov where its command headquarters for the Ukraine offensive is located. “During the night, several terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime were foiled,” the defence ministry said. It said it had neutralized 20 drones — 16 of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-neutralised-20-drones-2-missiles-80210/
  
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• Sunak faces new calls to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards after Israel attack

  15-04-2024 14:18 via theguardian.com
  
  PM under cross-party pressure to designate IRGC as terrorist group as ex-cabinet minister says government justifications are ‘absurd’Middle East crisis – live updatesRishi Sunak is facing cross-party pressure to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group after Tehran’s assault on Israel over the weekend.The shadow defence secretary, Labour’s John Healey, and the former Conservative cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith accused
  
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• Manchester Arena attack survivors and relatives take legal action against MI5

  14-04-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 250 people join group action claiming security service failed to take steps that could have prevented 2017 bombingHundreds of the Manchester Arena bombing survivors, along with relatives of the victims, have launched legal action against MI5, claiming it failed to take action that could have stopped the attack.More than 250 people have joined the group action against MI5, and have submitted their claim to the investigatory powers tribunal, which hears complaints against intelligence se
  
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• Kingsmill massacre an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules

  12-04-2024 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Ten Protestant workers were shot dead when their minibus was ambushed in County Armagh in 1976The shooting dead of 10 Protestant workers at Kingsmill in Northern Ireland in 1976 was an “overtly sectarian attack by the IRA”, a coroner has ruled.Nearly eight years after the inquest opened, Brian Sherrard delivered his findings in Belfast on Friday into the Troubles killings in County Armagh. Continue reading...
  
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• Venezuela says US building ‘secret’ bases in disputed Essequibo

  04-04-2024 13:50 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused the United States of building “secret military bases” in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims as its territory. “We have information proving that in the territory of Guyana Essequibo, temporarily administered by Guyana, secret military bases of the (US) Southern Command… a body of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/venezuela-says-us-building-secret-bases-in-disputed-essequib
  
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• Israel cancels leave for combat units after Iran consulate strike

  04-04-2024 13:46 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkThe Israeli army has suspended leave for its combat units, it said Thursday, amid the Gaza war and as tensions with Iran grew after a strike on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus. Israeli media reported that the military was also calling up more reservist soldiers “against the background of the visible threats from Iran”. “Leave will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-cancels-leave-for-combat-units-after-iran-consulate-strike-80194/
  
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• US blames Microsoft ‘cascade of errors’ for Chinese hack

  04-04-2024 13:41 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkA scathing US government report found that an intrusion into Microsoft servers by a Chinese hacking group, which breached the emails of multiple senior US officials, was due to a “cascade of avoidable errors” by the tech giant. The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), led by the US Department of Homeland Security, conducted a seven-month […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-blames-microsoft-cascade-of-errors-for-chinese-hack-80190/
  
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• UK govt under pressure to suspend Israeli arms export licenses

  04-04-2024 13:39 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkThe UK government faced growing pressure Wednesday to suspend arms export licenses to Israel, after an Israeli strike killed three Britons and four others all working for a food charity in Gaza. Britain’s strategic licensing criteria states that weapons should not be exported when there is a “clear risk” they could be used in international […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-govt-under-pressure-to-suspend-israeli-arms-export-licenses-80186/
  
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• Taiwan detects 30 Chinese military planes around island: ministry

  03-04-2024 12:23 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkTaiwan said Wednesday that 30 Chinese military aircraft were detected around the island in a 24-hour window — one of the highest daily numbers this year. China considers self-ruling Taiwan its territory, and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan’s defence ministry said 20 of the aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-detects-30-chinese-military-planes-around-island-ministry-80177/
  
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• North Korea says it test-fired new solid-fuel hypersonic missile

  03-04-2024 12:16 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a new medium-to-long range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, hailing the “important military strategic value” of the new weapon. Video in state media showed the missile being carried into position on its launching vehicle, as Kim and an array of uniformed soldiers stood by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fired-new-solid-fuel-hypersonic-missile-80168/
  
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• Dutch to deploy Patriot air defence unit to Lithuania

  03-04-2024 12:11 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that the Netherlands will temporarily deploy Patriot missile systems to Lithuania, as the Baltics seek NATO allies to rotate air defence capabilities to the region. “Dutch armed forces are currently making preparations for a patriot air defence unit to conduct an exercise in Lithuania this summer,” Rutte […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-to-deploy-patriot-air-defence-unit-to-lithuania-80173/
  
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• North Korea fires medium-range ballistic missile

  03-04-2024 11:37 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, with South Korea, the United States and Japan conducting a joint aerial exercise involving nuclear-capable B-52H bombers just hours later. Pyongyang’s latest launch comes less than two weeks after Kim supervised a solid-fuel engine test for a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile (IRBM), with experts suggesting the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-medium-range-ballistic-missile-80182/
  
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• Does Counter-Terrorism Work? by Richard English review – a thoughtful and authoritative analysis

  02-04-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Belfast academic offers vitally important lessons about government strategies, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, warning that few campaigns are a complete successIn January 2002, during his State of the Union address, President George W Bush said that in “four short months” the US had “rallied a great coalition, captured, arrested and rid the world of thousands of terrorists … and terrorist leaders who urged followers to sacrifice their lives are running for
  
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• The Secret Army: how the IRA gave US crew access for 1972 propaganda film

  30-03-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  BBC documentary uncovers story behind film that included scenes of bomb missions before it vanished for almost 50 yearsIn 1972, at the height of the Troubles, the Irish Republican Army allowed an American TV crew to film its members as they engaged in weapons training, patrols, gun battles and bombing missions across Northern Ireland.The operations were real, not staged, and senior commanders appeared on camera without concealment. The TV crew shadowed one unit as it packed a car with
  
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• Advance of Islamic State affiliates ‘could lay ground for new wave of terrorism’

  28-03-2024 17:27 via theguardian.com
  
  IS has stalled in Iraq and Syria but officials believe it has been planning new attacks on west for yearsIslamic State (IS) remains defeated in its core strongholds of the Middle East but has made significant progress in Africa and parts of south Asia, winning territory and resources that could serve as a launchpad for a new campaign of extremist violence, analysts and officials believe.European governments have moved to their highest levels of alert for years after the attack on a concert hall
  
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• Japan’s cabinet approves fighter jet exports

  26-03-2024 11:51 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkJapan’s cabinet on Tuesday eased strict transfer rules for military equipment to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets being developed with Britain and Italy. The three countries are pooling their know-how in cutting-edge air combat technology to develop the jet, which they hope will be ready by 2035. Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japans-cabinet-approves-fighter-jet-exports-80163/
  
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• Taiwan conducts missile drills ‘in face of’ China military intrusions

  26-03-2024 11:47 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkTaiwan conducted an air defence test on Tuesday deploying US-made Patriot missiles and its anti-aircraft artillery systems, saying it will ramp up training in the face of Chinese military “intrusions” around the self-ruled island. Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will not rule out using force to bring the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-conducts-missile-drills-in-face-of-china-military-intrusions-80159/
  
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• Syria strikes kill 13, including Iran Guard: monitor

  26-03-2024 11:45 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkAt least nine pro-Tehran fighters, including an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, were among 13 people killed in air strikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a war monitor said. “Nine pro-Iranian fighters, including a Revolutionary Guards commander, were killed in air strikes targeting the villa they were staying in, which served as a communications centre,” the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syria-strikes-kill-13-including-iran-guard-monitor-80155/
  
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