Hacker News with Generative AI: Intelligence Agencies

German spy agency believed Covid escaped from lab (rvmnews.com)
Germany’s top foreign intelligence agency has determined with 80% to 95% certainty that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan, according to new reports from German news outlets Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Germany, COVID-19, Intelligence Agencies, China
10 points by misja111 18 days ago | 2 comments
Ex-NSA boss warns job cuts will have 'devastating effect' (theregister.com)
Video Looming staffing cuts to America's security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would "have a devastating effect on cybersecurity and our national security," former NSA bigwig Rob Joyce has told House representatives.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Government, Intelligence Agencies, Staffing
6 points by rbanffy 27 days ago | 0 comments
An inside look at NSA tactics, techniques and procedures from China's lens (inversecos.com)
Since I reside in a Five Eyes country (Australia) and have publicly presented four cases I led on China’s APT41 attacking organisations in ASEAN, particularly concerning China’s cyber and political strategies, I was curious to explore what China publishes about Five Eyes operations.
Cybersecurity, Espionage, Intelligence Agencies, International Relations, China
232 points by davikr 42 days ago | 70 comments
Ask HN: Seeking Book (ycombinator.com)
Hello All,<p>Many years ago I came across a book from a female Researcher which was basically using low-level mathematics to model low-level type 'circuits' or 'functions'. Not circuits in the electrical sense but I do know this researcher eventually did work for some Intelligence Agencies as part of extensions to her work. Problem I have is I have searched high and low via various search engines though with proliferation of AI texts it has increased the noise level.
Mathematics, Computer Science, Intelligence Agencies, Books, Research
8 points by grostiq 47 days ago | 2 comments
The consensus on Havana Syndrome is cracking (theatlantic.com)
After long denying the possibility, some intelligence agencies are no longer willing to rule out a mystery weapon.
Intelligence Agencies, Havana Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Government
100 points by paulpauper 80 days ago | 128 comments
CIA and MI6 using Generative AI to combat threats (theregister.com)
CIA director Bill Burns and UK Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) chief Richard Moore have for the first time penned a joint opinion piece in which the two spookmasters reveal their agencies have adopted generative AI.
Generative AI, Intelligence Agencies, National Security, Cybersecurity
10 points by jamesb12 205 days ago | 3 comments
MI6 and CIA using generative AI to combat tech-driven threat actors (theregister.com)
Generative AI, Intelligence Agencies, Cybersecurity, Threats
12 points by LinuxBender 206 days ago | 0 comments
CIA Sent Him Deep Undercover to Spy on Islamic Radicals. It Cost Him Everything (rollingstone.com)
CIA, Espionage, Islamic Extremism, Intelligence Agencies, Personal Costs
44 points by warrenm 217 days ago | 25 comments