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An Army Watchkeeper drone tried to land. Then meatbags took over from the computers
2019-08-13 16:54

Operators cut throttle during go-around. Aircraft crashed A British Army Watchkeeper drone that crashed near its home base of Aberporth in north Wales did so after its crew overrode its autopilot,...

New British Army psyops unit fires rebrandogun, smoke clears to reveal... I'm sorry, Dave...
2019-08-01 14:55

This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardise it Logowatch The British Army has launched yet another social media 'n' psyops unit and its logo will look remarkably familiar to...

British Army cyber 'n' psyops unit 77 Brigade can't even brainwash civvies into helping it meet recruitment targets
2019-05-23 15:43

Part-timers needed The British Army's psyops unit 77 Brigade is still falling short of recruiting targets, despite cyber skills being bigged up repeatedly by the military and government.…

Electrum DDoS Botnet Builds Army of 150,000 Hosts
2019-05-01 18:07

A botnet targeting the users of the popular Electrum Bitcoin wallet managed to ensnare more than 150,000 hosts at its peak, Malwarebytes security researchers say.  read more

As Alexa's secret human army is revealed, we ask: Who else has been listening in on you?
2019-04-11 17:30

The Lives of Others: Siri, Google and Cortana edition Sneezes and homophones – words that sound like other words – are tripping smart speakers into allowing strangers to hear recordings of your...

US Army clarifies its killer robot plans
2019-03-11 12:27

The US Army has been forced to clarify its intentions for killer robots after unveiling a new program to build AI-powered targeting systems last month.

Bored bloke takes control of British Army 'psyops' unit's Twitter
2019-02-21 10:06

Great recruiting tool there, folks A crafty joker seized control of the British Army's "influence and outreach" Twitter account – and labelled the military unit "fun sponges" when they tried to...

British and US militaries' drone swarm hackathon definitely isn't about army tech
2019-02-13 13:50

It's about fighting fires, not starting them, say defence bods The British military has commissioned a hackathon to develop drone swarms – while claiming that it's definitely not about developing...

Emotet: A veritable Swiss Army knife of malicious capabilities
2019-01-29 06:30

Formerly just a banking Trojan, Emotet is now one of the most dangerous and multifaceted malware out there. According to Malwarebytes, it and Trickbot are part of the reason why Trojans topped...

15,000-strong army of Twitter robots  found spreading cryptocurrency spam
2018-08-10 12:29

Researchers unearthed an army of 150,000 robot Twitter accounts plying a cryptocurrency scam.