On Friday, representatives from Google, Facebook, and Twitter appeared before an Australian security committee to warn them against banning all mentions of content deemed inappropriate on Australian …
Eight killed as Myanmar security forces fire on ‘spring revolution’ protests
Eight protestors died in Myanmar on Sunday after security forces opened fire on one of the biggest protests against military rule after a coup sent the country into crisis roughly three months ago. …
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Suspected migrant boat breaks up off San Diego, killing four
In San Diego, four people have died and two dozen are injured after a boat involved in a suspected smuggling operation broke up on a reef and sank. The boat was severely overcrowded and resulted in …
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Renewable Energy Alone Can’t Address Data Centers’ Adverse Environmental Impact
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the world saw a 6% decline in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions as people stopped traveling, commuting to work, and driving in general. However, emissions are …
Microsoft Warns of 25 Critical Vulnerabilities in IoT, Industrial Devices
Security researchers at Microsoft have warned of 25 undocumented critical memory-allocation vulnerabilities that lie across a number of vendors' IoT and industrial devices. The flaws could be used to …
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TurgenSec finds 345,000 files from Filipino solicitor-general’s office were breached
According to UK cybersecurity firm TurgenSec, roughly 345,000 sensitive files from the solicitor-general of the Phillippines have been leaked. Some of the information exposed pertains to ongoing legal …
Vulnerability Exposes F5 BIG-IP to Kerberos KDC Hijacking Attacks
A high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2021-23008, allows the bypass of Active Directory authentication if the attacker can hijack a Kerberos Key Distribution Center connection. The attacker uses a …
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Multi-Gov Task Force Plans to Take Down the Ransomware Economy
60 global entities have proposed a plan to hunt down and stop ransomware gangs by attacking their financial operations. The Institute for Security and Technology created the coalition with more than …
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Ransomware attack hits Washington, D.C. police department
The Metropolitan Police Department was the victim of a ransomware attack the Babuk Locker gang has since claimed responsibility for. The Babuk group says it has stole 250 GB of unencrypted files from …
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UN: Nearly 30,000 fled attacks in Mozambique’s Palma since March
The United Nations has said that tens of thousands of people have fled the town of Palma in Mozambique following attacks last month. Approximately 30,000 people fled Palama since the fighters linked …
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