Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat
The Pentagon has designated Confucius Institutes, Chinese-funded cultural centres on university campuses, as a threat to US national security. The announcement was made on Friday by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a video posted on social media. He said the department had added the organisations to its list of institutions that threaten national security.Hegseth said the Pentagon had dismantled 80 related "propaganda cells" operating under new names at 30 universities over the past two months. He described the centres as "sleeper organisations" that had continued to operate after being banned by Congress. In his remarks, he accused them of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Oct 2026 05:01 LONDON
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ABC among Australian targets in spyware-linked ad campaign
Australia's public broadcaster has confirmed that a small number of staff devices were exposed to malicious online advertisements linked to a wider spyware campaign. The broadcaster said it has wiped the affected devices as a precaution and has so far found no signs of compromise. The incident is part of a broader operation researchers say targeted more than two dozen Australian organisations across government, critical infrastructure, universities and media.The exposure was identified after researchers at Citizen Lab examined a campaign they have dubbed Adfection. According to the findings cited in the report, the operation used online advertising technology to deliver... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Oct 2026 02:59 LONDON
