Former UK privacy chief preparing legal action against woman who reported him, minister says

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What happened

Multiple cybersecurity developments: Spanish authorities arrested an individual after an FBI tip linking him to pro‑Russian hacktivist groups CyberArmy of Russia Reborn (CARR), Z‑Pentest and NoName057(16), indicating ongoing transnational activity by politicized threat actors. The EU unveiled a three‑pillar plan to reduce reliance on foreign AI for cybersecurity — focusing on safe, accessible frontier AI for European cyber defense, ecosystem preparedness, and scaling domestic AI capabilities. The UK’s NCSC is advancing an autonomous AI “Cyber Shield” to counter high‑speed, large‑scale attacks.

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