‘Quishing’, ‘vishing’ and AI scams – the new cybercriminal techniques duping Australians

19/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Australian Signals Directorate sounds alarm on ‘shifting tactics’ by state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals, and targeting of critical infrastructureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCybercriminals are using fake QR codes or sophisticated artificial intelligence scams to trick Australians into giving up their private details or downloading dangerous files, the nation’s signals intelligence agency has warned, as fraudsters take advantage of the technology’s popularity.The Australian Signals Directorate also sounded the alarm on the “shifting tactics” of state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals, who they said are burrowing into computer systems of businesses and other organisations and then sitting quietly to avoid detection until they choose to strike.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Moscow says first Ukrainian attack on Russia with US-made missiles signals west wants to escalate conflict – Russia-Ukraine war live

Russian foreign minister says his country will do everything possible to avoid nuclear war after Ukraine fires Atacms into Russia for first time Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, Reuters reports the document posted on the government’s website showed....

19/11/2024 15:36 The Guardian

Atacms: what are the missiles Ukraine has fired into Russia for first time?

Joe Biden gave the green light for the US-made weapon to be used inside Russia. How will it affect the war?Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesSenior US and Ukrainian officials have confirmed that US-made Atacms missiles have been fired into Russian territory for the first time during the Ukra...

19/11/2024 15:18 The Guardian

Ukraine fires US-made Atacms missiles into Russia after ban lifted by Biden

First such use of missiles came hours after Vladimir Putin lowered Moscow’s threshold for using nuclear weaponsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired US-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time since the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their use, dra...

19/11/2024 15:02 The Guardian

England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs

Exclusive: Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’England’s national parks face a 12% real-terms cut to their budget which would lead to mass redundancies of wardens and the closure of visitor centres and other facilities, park leader...

19/11/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says North Korea may send 100k troops to Ukraine, as war reaches 1,000 days

President gives speech to European parliament urging nations to intensify military aid as Russia advancesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country could face 100,000 North Korean troops, as he urged European nations to intensify their military aid in a speech...

19/11/2024 14:53 The Guardian

‘First taste of winter’ snow in UK brings school closures and travel disruptions

Severe weather alerts in northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, central and southern Wales and eastern English countiesLarge parts of the UK were blanketed with snow as the country got its “first taste of winter”, which brought school closures, train delays, difficult driving conditions and an app...

19/11/2024 14:31 The Guardian

We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German minister says

Boris Pistorius says ‘no one believes’ two undersea fibre-optic communications cables were cut accidentallyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesGermany has said it has to assume that damage to two undersea fibre-optic communication cables in the Baltic Sea since Sunday was an act of sabotag...

19/11/2024 14:24 The Guardian

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaksThe teenager hospitalized with bird flu in British Columbia, Canada, may have a variation of the virus that has a mutation making it more transmissible among people, early data shows – a...

19/11/2024 14:12 The Guardian

Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035

Chris Bowen also pledges A$50m to a fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdownGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has declared the landmark Paris agreement “is working”...

19/11/2024 14:10 The Guardian

Trump reportedly calling senators to get Matt Gaetz confirmed as attorney general – US politics live

Trump said to be digging in on choice for job, according to media report, despite growing cross-party concernRussia has claimed debris from US-made missile has landed in the country’s Bryansk region. Russia’s Ministry of Defence told Russian state-owned media that it had shot down five of the mi...

19/11/2024 13:33 The Guardian

UK retailers warn Reeves of £7bn hit from budget tax rises

Increase in national insurance contributions and national living wage will add to costs, says BRCBusiness live – latest updatesLarge UK retailers including Tesco, Boots, Marks & Spencer and Next have written to Rachel Reeves to say that a £7bn increase in annual costs after last month’s bud...

19/11/2024 12:26 The Guardian

UK weather live: heavy snowfall across the country as schools closed, trains delayed and road accidents reported

Met Office places three yellow warnings for snow and ice in place across areas of UKTell us how you have been affected by snow and ice in the UKWe’d like to hear from people who have been affected by the winter weather.What impact, if any, has the snow and ice had on your commute? Continue reading...

19/11/2024 11:43 The Guardian

Guardian Australia wins Walkley innovation award for Gaza interactive

Story showcasing text messages between Palestinian friends at start of Israel-Gaza war claims gong at 69th annual awardsGuardian Australia has claimed an award for innovation at the 69th annual Walkley awards for excellence in journalism.At the awards evening in Sydney on Tuesday, a team of Rafqa To...

19/11/2024 11:16 The Guardian

First Thing: Putin warns US over using long-range missiles by signing new nuclear doctrine

Kremlin ups rhetoric over decision to allow Kyiv to use US long-range missiles inside Russia. Plus, dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailedGood morning.Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons, as the Kremlin intensified its rhetoric over Joe Bid...

19/11/2024 11:13 The Guardian

Alarm over new law giving Paraguay powers to crack down on NGOs

Activists condemn law and liken it to civil society crackdowns in Venezuela, Nicaragua, Hungary and RussiaOpposition parties and human rights organisations in Paraguay have condemned an “alarming” new law giving the government powers to shutter NGOs who fail to comply with onerous additional aud...

19/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

AI cloning of celebrity voices outpacing the law, experts warn

David Attenborough among famous people whose voices have been exploited by fraudstersIt’s the new badge of celebrity status that nobody wants. Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Kylie Jenner have all had their voices cloned by fraudsters. Online blaggers used artificial intelligence to fake the T...

19/11/2024 07:00 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Will a shift in Biden’s missile policy change the war in Ukraine?

In today’s newsletter: Ukraine can now fire US-made long-range missiles into Russian territory – but it may be too little, too late for Volodymyr Zelenskyy• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.The US president, Joe Biden, has lifted the longstanding ban on Ukraine...

19/11/2024 06:42 The Guardian

Australia politics live: minister warns Sydney trains could stop running for four days as government standoff with union continues

Follow today’s news headlines liveCoalition to help pass bill that would see Australia pay third countries to take unlawful non-citizensGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirst investment announced as part of National Reconstruction FundThe science and industry minister, Ed...

19/11/2024 05:16 The Guardian

Top admiral warns US far behind on building submarines needed to meet Aukus target

Shipyards will not meet goal of 1.5 boats a year by 2025 to be on track to provide Australia with three Virginia-class submarines, program chief saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe admiral who runs America’s subma...

19/11/2024 03:23 The Guardian

Trump allies attack Biden for allowing Ukraine to use US missiles inside Russia

President-elect’s surrogates accuse president of seeking to spark ‘world war three’ over decision to allow limited strikesAllies of the president-elect, Donald Trump, have lashed out angrily at Joe Biden for his decision to permit Ukraine to use long-range US missiles to launch attacks inside...

18/11/2024 22:16 The Guardian

Gaza ministry says 20 killed in anti-‘gang’ operation after looting of aid convoy

Hamas-run interior ministry says it carried out security operation after armed looters hijacked almost 100 trucksGaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry has said that at least 20 people have been killed in an operation targeting “gangs” accused of looting trucks bringing aid into the war-torn terri...

18/11/2024 22:00 The Guardian

Federal agents raid hotel owned by Eric Adams supporter linked to suspicious donations

Weihong Hu, a New York City hotel developer, was previously the subject of a joint investigation by the Guardian, the City and DocumentedFederal law enforcement agents have raided a hotel owned by a businesswoman who has been linked to potentially illegal campaign contributions to the New York City...

18/11/2024 21:10 The Guardian

UK expected to give Ukraine Storm Shadow missiles to strike inside Russia

Move follows US president Joe Biden’s agreement to supply similar American long-range Atacms weaponBritain is expected to supply Storm Shadow missiles for use by Ukraine on targets inside Russia, now that the US president, Joe Biden, has agreed to do the same for the similar American long-range At...

18/11/2024 20:49 The Guardian

Unlicensed medicines may lead to more baby deaths in England, coroner warns

Contaminated feed inquest conclusions highlight concerns over lack of requirement for providers to report problemsMore babies in England could die from issues caused by unlicensed medicines if providers are not required to report problems, a coroner has warned.The conclusions were reached at the end...

18/11/2024 20:44 The Guardian

Keir Starmer says he wants ‘serious and pragmatic’ relationship with China – as it happened

Prime minister says he wants to ‘be clear about issues we do not agree on’ after meeting Chinese president Xi Jinping at G20Keir Starmer has held his bilateral with Xi Jinping in Rio at the G20, offering to meet his counterpart, the Chinese premier Li Qiang, in Beijing or London at the earliest...

18/11/2024 19:14 The Guardian

C of E may need to rethink archbishop of Canterbury role, senior cleric says

Exclusive: Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York, says church is in period of reflection after ‘unprecedented crisis’ over abuse cover-upThe Church of England may need to rethink the role of archbishop of Canterbury after its “unprecedented crisis” over an abuse cover-up, Justin Welby’s sec...

18/11/2024 19:00 The Guardian

Letting Ukraine fire missiles into Russia unlikely to have decisive effect

Military and political consequences of allowing Kyiv to use Atacms missiles remain uncertainIt has taken an election defeat in the US and the arrival of 10,000 North Koreans in Ukraine for Joe Biden to finally relent. After two years of asking, Ukraine’s army has been given permission to use US lo...

18/11/2024 18:21 The Guardian

Xi Jinping praises Labour’s economic policy as Keir Starmer discusses human rights concerns

PM questions sanctions against MPs and plight of Jimmy Lai as China’s president says Starmer ‘fixing foundations’UK politics live – latest updatesChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has heaped praise on Keir Starmer’s economic policy, as the UK prime minister used their first meeting to raise...

18/11/2024 18:20 The Guardian

Lula launches alliance to combat world hunger as Brazil hosts G20

Summit’s first day notable for frosty meeting of far-right Argentinian leader Javier Milei and leftwing hostThe president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has opened the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro with the launch of an alliance to combat hunger, which he described as the “ultimate symbo...

18/11/2024 17:07 The Guardian

UK braces for ‘disruptive snow’ as weather warnings cover swaths of country

Up to 20cm could hit worst-affected areas this week in Britain’s ‘first taste of winter’ this seasonWeather forecasters have warned the UK to be prepared for “disruptive snow” and plummeting temperatures after an Arctic blast brought the coldest night of the season so far.The Met Office sa...

18/11/2024 16:47 The Guardian

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