Hackers are using the Gemini chatbot for coding, to identify attack points, and for creating fake information, Google said.

(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.

Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran have finally signed a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that had been in the works for months.

Russia and Iran signed a mutual defense and security cooperation pact on Jan. 17 — just days before President Trump’s inauguration. Both nations are primary opponents of the U.S., demonstrated by Russia’s war against Ukraine and Iran’s attempts to assassinate Trump,

The agreement is similar to the one Moscow signed with North Korea last year - as Vladimir Putin attempts to show the world is changing, and that, in his view, the US-led global order is crumbling.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow to sign a partnership pact as the two nations brace for President-elect Trump's return.

North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the constitution that would further cement its hostile policy towards South Korea.

The US special operations forces, now pivotal in cyber and space, focus on countering China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, leveraging alliances and providing strategic advantages to the US

Moscow has looked to the Islamic republic as a strategic ally since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022

Google's own cybersecurity teams found evidence of nation-state hackers using Gemini to help with some aspects of cyberattacks.

An LCD display of US President Donald J. Trump promoting German media headlines is seen at a public station in Berlin, Germany, 27 January 2025. The headline reads, 'USA: Tariff dispute with Colombia over deportations settled'. (Filip Singer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

A cyber-threat report from Google is shedding light on how foreign actors are leveraging generative AI to boost their hacking prowess.