The White House on Wednesday released a statement saying that it had come up with a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to stimulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in order to find out and fix flaws in the security system of the United States government infrastructure.

"Cybersecurity is a race between offence and defence," said Anne Neuberger, the U.S. government's deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology.

"We know malicious actors are already using AI to accelerate identifying vulnerabilities or build malicious software," she added in a statement to Reuters.

In recent times, several organisations in the United States, from healthcare groups to manufacturing firms and government institutions, have been a victim of hacking attacks.&nbsp;

Neuberger's comments about artificial intelligence were somewhat similar to those made by Canada's cybersecurity head Samy Khoury last month.

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He said that his agency had witnessed AI being deployed for things like creating phishing emails, writing malicious computer code and spreading disinformation.

The White House released a statement saying that the two-year contest includes around $20 million in rewards and will be ushered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the United States government body which is in charge of creating technologies for national security.

The government said that the tech giants at the forefront of the AI revolution which include Alphabet's Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI, will make their systems available for the challenge.

"Our goal with the DARPA AI challenge is to catalyze a larger community of cyber defenders who use the participating AI models to race faster – using generative AI to bolster our cyber defences," Neuberger said.

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a US group of experts attempting to enhance open source software security, will be in charge of guaranteeing the "winning software code is put to use right away," the US government said.

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The White House on Wednesday released a statement saying that it had come up with a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to stimulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in order to find out and fix flaws in the security system of the United States government infrastructure.

The White House on Wednesday released a statement saying that it had come up with a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to stimulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in order to find out and fix flaws in the security system of the United States government infrastructure. "Cybersecurity is a race between offence and defence," said Anne Neuberger, the U.S. government's deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology. "We know malicious actors are already using AI to accelerate identifying vulnerabilities or build malicious software," she added in a statement to Reuters. In recent times, several organisations in the United States, from healthcare groups to manufacturing firms and government institutions, have been a victim of hacking attacks. Neuberger's comments about artificial intelligence were somewhat similar to those made by Canada's cybersecurity head Samy Khoury last month. Also read: Maui wildfires death toll rises to 55, President Joe Biden declares it ‘major disaster’ He said that his agency had witnessed AI being deployed for things like creating phishing emails, writing malicious computer code and spreading disinformation. The White House released a statement saying that the two-year contest includes around $20 million in rewards and will be ushered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the United States government body which is in charge of creating technologies for national security. The government said that the tech giants at the forefront of the AI revolution which include Alphabet's Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI, will make their systems available for the challenge. "Our goal with the DARPA AI challenge is to catalyze a larger community of cyber defenders who use the participating AI models to race faster – using generative AI to bolster our cyber defences," Neuberger said. The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a US group of experts attempting to enhance open source software security, will be in charge of guaranteeing the "winning software code is put to use right away," the US government said. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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The United Nations said recently that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by a "well-resourced" cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed a list of user accounts.

The hack targeted an active user directory, which contained the&nbsp;IDs of the UN staff and devices.&nbsp;

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UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, however, added that "the damage related to the specific attack has been contained and additional measures implemented."

Hackers reportedly targeted the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) which collects data on rights abuses across the world.

"The UN responds to multiple attacks at various levels of sophistication on a daily basis, this particular attack is not a landmark event," the spokesman added.

The world body said the hackers "did not compromise sensitive information" while adding that it faces "frequent attempts to access our computer systems".

Post the unprecedented cyber hack, additional mitigation measures have been implemented by the UN amid continuing threats of future attacks.&nbsp;

In June last year, the UN world body had directed its officials not to use WhatsApp to communicate because of it not qualifying as a secured mechanism.&nbsp;

Headquartered in New York, the United Nations has its offices in Geneva, home to to the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for human rights, the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization.

The United Nations said recently that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by a "well-resourced" cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed a list of user accounts.

The United Nations said recently that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by a "well-resourced" cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed a list of user accounts. The hack targeted an active user directory, which contained the IDs of the UN staff and devices. Also Read: UN instructs officials not to use WhatsApp UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, however, added that "the damage related to the specific attack has been contained and additional measures implemented." Hackers reportedly targeted the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) which collects data on rights abuses across the world. "The UN responds to multiple attacks at various levels of sophistication on a daily basis, this particular attack is not a landmark event," the spokesman added. The world body said the hackers "did not compromise sensitive information" while adding that it faces "frequent attempts to access our computer systems". Post the unprecedented cyber hack, additional mitigation measures have been implemented by the UN amid continuing threats of future attacks. In June last year, the UN world body had directed its officials not to use WhatsApp to communicate because of it not qualifying as a secured mechanism. Headquartered in New York, the United Nations has its offices in Geneva, home to to the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for human rights, the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization.

United Nations confirms Geneva, Vienna offices hacked

Beijing on Friday accused Washington of<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/us-indicts-two-chinese-hackers-for-targeting-companies-in-12-countries-185573"> 'fabricating facts' after the US</a> Justice Department indicted two hackers tied to Chinese security services who allegedly targeted companies and agencies in a dozen countries.

We urge the US to "stop smearing the Chinese side on cyber security issues," China's foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it had lodged an official protest.

China said the US should drop the prosecution "to avoid serious damage to the relations between the two countries".

While making the announcement on hacking, the US Justice Department had said the hackers had targeted managed service providers (MSPs) in several countries. However, it did not name the companies or the countries hit by hacking.

The department said several US agencies were hit including the NASA Goddard Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the US Navy.

China, however, denied the US indictment asking it to drop the charges.

"US should drop the prosecution to avoid serious damage to the relations between the two countries," the foreign ministry said.

In an announcement earlier, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had said: "It is unacceptable that we continue to uncover cybercrime committed by China against America and other nations. That was a commitment they made to members of the international community to the United States to the G 20 and to OPEC," he said, adding, "we want China to cease its illegal cyber activities and honour&nbsp;its commitment to the international community.

The two men identified were Zhu Hua and Zhang Jianguo. They allegedly stole intellectual property and confidential business and technological data, according to the Justice department.

The Justice Department said the two hackers worked for a group called "APT10"&nbsp;which it said was backed by China's ministry of state security.

"We also worked with our counterparts in the NCIS to investigate APT theft of personally identifiable information from more than one hundred thousand US naval service members. We are deeply concerned about American innovation ending up in the wrong hands," FBI director Christopher Wray added.

Britian, a key US ally also sided with the US indictment insisting that the hacking went against the "commitments made to the UK in 2015, and, as part of the G20, not to conduct or support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property or trade secrets."

Beijing on Friday accused Washington of 'fabricating facts' after the US Justice Department indicted two hackers tied to Chinese security services who allegedly targeted companies and agencies in a dozen countries.

Beijing on Friday accused Washington of 'fabricating facts' after the US Justice Department indicted two hackers tied to Chinese security services who allegedly targeted companies and agencies in a dozen countries. We urge the US to "stop smearing the Chinese side on cyber security issues," China's foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it had lodged an official protest. China said the US should drop the prosecution "to avoid serious damage to the relations between the two countries". While making the announcement on hacking, the US Justice Department had said the hackers had targeted managed service providers (MSPs) in several countries. However, it did not name the companies or the countries hit by hacking. The department said several US agencies were hit including the NASA Goddard Space Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the US Navy. China, however, denied the US indictment asking it to drop the charges. "US should drop the prosecution to avoid serious damage to the relations between the two countries," the foreign ministry said. In an announcement earlier, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had said: "It is unacceptable that we continue to uncover cybercrime committed by China against America and other nations. That was a commitment they made to members of the international community to the United States to the G 20 and to OPEC," he said, adding, "we want China to cease its illegal cyber activities and honour its commitment to the international community. The two men identified were Zhu Hua and Zhang Jianguo. They allegedly stole intellectual property and confidential business and technological data, according to the Justice department. The Justice Department said the two hackers worked for a group called "APT10" which it said was backed by China's ministry of state security. "We also worked with our counterparts in the NCIS to investigate APT theft of personally identifiable information from more than one hundred thousand US naval service members. We are deeply concerned about American innovation ending up in the wrong hands," FBI director Christopher Wray added. Britian, a key US ally also sided with the US indictment insisting that the hacking went against the "commitments made to the UK in 2015, and, as part of the G20, not to conduct or support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property or trade secrets."

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