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Cyberattack on French supermarkets tells us more about food security than AI safety

Experts know little about the motives of the hackers who remotely turned up the temperature on French supermarket refrigerators. Their methods, however, are far from science fiction.

  • French supermarkets targeted in cyberattack, causing food waste
  • Attack forced retailers to discard defrosted food and spoiled milk
  • Incident considered most consequential cyberattack in EU this year

MCMC warns cyberbullies, AI disinformation offenders as online safety comes under scrutiny

ONLINE threats, harassment and the spread of AI-generated false content that could endanger people’s safety and damage their reputations will be scrutinised under existing laws, the Malaysian…

  • MCMC warns against cyberbullying, harassment, and AI-disseminated misinformation
  • Online freedoms must be balanced with accountability and responsibility
  • Commission to work with authorities to enhance online security

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