Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim chaired a National Cyber Security Committee meeting where officials discussed potential risks of Waze monitoring Malaysian citizens' data

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim advised citizens against using Waze due to potential data security risks and concerns that the app is subject to Israeli laws

During a National Cyber Security Committee meeting held on Oct 21, the Malaysian government reviewed cyber threats, autonomous AI risks, and measures to strengthen digital preparedness and sovereignty

An official with the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department confirmed the authenticity of the October 20, 2026 government directive banning civil servants from using Waze

Malaysia's Chief Secretary to the Government, Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, issued a letter dated October 20, 2026, barring all civil servants from using the navigation app Waze with immediate effect

Malaysia's National Cyber Security Committee reviewed the security of MyDigital ID to ensure digitalized public services remain secure without compromising national trust

China's proposal prohibits exports of AI model core technologies trained on sensitive national data and AI agents designed for national defense or critical information infrastructure.

MI5 Director General Ken McCallum expressed concern that artificial intelligence could enable extremist groups to develop or synthesize novel bioweapons

MI5 established a dedicated AI Threat Assessment Center to evaluate risks and monitor hostile technological developments

Terrorists have attempted to exploit artificial intelligence for attack methodologies and reconnaissance, including AI-enabled drones

UK PM Andy Burnham said the UK's National Centre for Information Defence will collaborate with intelligence agencies, government departments, law enforcement, and social media platforms to combat information warfare

UK PM Andy Burnham said the UK government will establish the National Centre for Information Defence to detect and disrupt AI-enabled disinformation campaigns by hostile states

During his United Nations General Assembly address on September 22, 2026, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a new AI and Autonomy partnership between the United Kingdom and the United States to protect critical national infrastructure.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned that artificial intelligence will act as a "multiplier of risk" and increase the threat of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns.

An Iranian-linked group used artificial-intelligence models to identify vulnerabilities in the ship-born communications of U.S. Navy warships, according to an Anthropic national-security report

A hacking group consistent with the Russia-based threat actor Midnight Blizzard used AI at nearly every stage to run phishing, hotel Wi-Fi hijacking, and WhatsApp-takeover operations against Ukrainian government, military, and diplomatic targets

The Russian freelance developer team used virtual private networks to bypass Anthropic's geographic blocks while accessing the Claude AI system

A Russia-linked hacking group used AI to build a system that automatically detected when its malware was flagged by security defenses and rewrote the code to evade detection