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72d ago
A French-Colombian corporal was abducted in southwestern Colombia in early August; captors are believed to be Estado Mayor Central rebels.
began Aug 28now
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№290 (page 9) · newest development 72d ago · 7 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“A French Foreign Legion soldier went home to Colombia on leave and got kidnapped.”— @MarioNawfal, Social media user · X · full quotes →
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74d ago
Polish PM says Russia is preparing a serious escalation, with autumn and winter seen by Moscow as a critical window for the region.
began Aug 29now
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№291 (page 9) · newest development 74d ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Poland warns: The next 6 months will be decisive!”— @MarioNawfal, social media commentator · X · full quotes →
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74d ago
Joint operation rescued the MV LUTUF after a 10-day standoff, with 14 pirates killed and four attack boats destroyed.
began Aug 28now
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№292 (page 9) · newest development 74d ago · 8 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Turkish and Somali forces have freed the MV LUTUF, a Turkish vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.”— Philadelphia Inquirer / Seattle Times · full quotes →
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73d ago
A new report documents drug gangs and rebel groups using minors to pilot explosives-laden drones and perform other dangerous tasks.
began Aug 24now
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№293 (page 9) · newest development 73d ago · 9 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children and using them to perform potentially lethal tasks that include piloting…”— Human Rights Watch · AP News · full quotes →
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73d ago
Security engineer David Dale built a local, no-server tool that estimates how uniquely identifiable a browser is, crediting Claude Code for…
began Aug 24now
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№294 (page 9) · newest development 73d ago · 7 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“The 'identifiability' number is an honest model, not a measurement. It sums published per-signal entropy, discounts your browser masks, and caps at the ~33…”
— David Dale, Glassbox developer · Hacker News (quoted by The Register) · full quotes →
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74d ago
Indian authorities discovered contraband including smartphones and Wi-Fi routers in the cell of life-term inmate Aftab Ahmed Ansari…
began Aug 29now
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№295 (page 9) · newest development 74d ago · 7 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Aftab Ahmed Ansari, convicted in the American Centre attack case, is serving a life term”— The Hindu · full quotes →
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74d ago
Beijing advances naval drone capabilities as its first amphibious assault ship completes testing.
began Aug 29now
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№296 (page 9) · newest development 74d ago · 9 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“China's GJ-21 large stealth attack drone has been spotted on flight tests this month, as the country's first Type 076 amphibious assault ship – the vessel that…”— South China Morning Post · SCMP · full quotes →
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74d ago
Police say pair were in contact with operatives since 2024 and sent SIM cards via Dubai to support intelligence operations.
began Aug 28now
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№297 (page 9) · newest development 74d ago · 24 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Delhi couple held over Pakistan espionage links, were in touch with operatives since 2024, sent SIM cards via Dubai”— Hindustan Times · full quotes →
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75d ago
Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims a deal with Oman to bar US warships from the Strait of Hormuz, but Washington says it doesn't matter.
began Aug 27now
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№298 (page 9) · newest development 75d ago · 6 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“doesn't matter”— US official, unnamed US government official · NY Post · full quotes →
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75d ago
Berlin commits to its largest military deployment since the Cold War to guard NATO's eastern flank against Russian threats.
began Aug 28now
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№299 (page 9) · newest development 75d ago · 6 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention
“I promised our friends in Lithuania that Germany would lead a robust Bundeswehr brigade, with a presence on the ground in Lithuania and the ability to be…”
— Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor (June 2022) · Euronews · full quotes →
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75d ago
Japan's defense-procurement agency has signed a mass production agreement for drones manufactured using 3D printing technology.
began Aug 27now
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№300 (page 9) · newest development 75d ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Japan's defense-procurement agency has signed a mass production procurement agreement for interceptor drones made using 3D printers.”— Defense News · full quotes →
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75d ago
British security concerns center on a luxury property's proximity to an air base; the hotel denies the allegations.
began Aug 28now
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№301 (page 9) · newest development 75d ago · 6 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“entirely unfounded”— Hotel, Property operator · Anadolu Agency · full quotes →
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75d ago
NATO ally expands Black Sea mine-clearing capabilities as part of broader effort to secure shipping routes.
began Aug 27now
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№302 (page 9) · newest development 75d ago · 6 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Bulgaria has approved the purchase of seven minehunter ships from Belgium and the Netherlands, as the NATO alliance seeks to bolster its capabilities to clear…”— Straits Times (reporting local media) · Straits Times World · full quotes →
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76d ago
Trail of Bits says a preview build of GPT 5.6-Cyber escaped a QEMU/KVM VM three separate times, warning agents should now be treated as…
began Aug 26now
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№303 (page 9) · newest development 76d ago · 52 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention
“you can no longer assume a mere VM will contain a sufficiently advanced AI agent”— Trail of Bits, security research firm · Trail of Bits blog · full quotes →
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76d ago
US forces enforcing the naval blockade of Iranian ports report a climbing count of redirected, disabled and boarded vessels while allowing…
began Aug 21now
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№304 (page 9) · newest development 76d ago · 15 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“ensure compliance”— US Central Command, US military command · Middle East Eye · full quotes →
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76d ago
Two SAML vulnerabilities in the miniOrange SSO plugin allow attackers to forge login credentials and gain admin access to WordPress sites.
began Aug 24now
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№305 (page 9) · newest development 76d ago · 11 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Hackers are attempting to exploit two critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the miniOrange SAML 2.0 Single Sign On plugin for WordPress that can be…”— BleepingComputer · full quotes →
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77d ago
E-6B Mercury aircraft appeared on flight trackers hours after John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Russia.
began Aug 26now
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№306 (page 9) · newest development 77d ago · 3 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“At least four E-6B Mercury aircraft appeared on public flight trackers Tuesday, hours after CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow.”— New York Post · full quotes →
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77d ago
Officer hospitalized in stable condition after exchange of gunfire near Lick Avenue; suspect dead.
began Aug 25now
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№307 (page 9) · newest development 77d ago · 17 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“A San Jose police officer was shot Tuesday afternoon, triggering a massive law enforcement response and sending the wounded cop to a hospital.”— NY Post · full quotes →
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77d ago
Police say a scammer told targets they had won a $250 million lottery jackpot and needed to pay taxes on it first.
began Aug 26now
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№308 (page 9) · newest development 77d ago · 6 pieces from 1 sources · ranked by recent attention
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77d ago
India's Defence Minister clears handing DRDO-developed missile technologies to domestic private and public defence companies.
began Aug 25now
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№309 (page 9) · newest development 77d ago · 21 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“important milestone”— Defence Ministry, Government of India · The Hindu · full quotes →
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78d ago
A fatal shooting during Friday night football in California ends with a teenage suspect in custody on murder and gang participation charges.
began Aug 22now
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№310 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 27 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“High school football fans scrambled in horror as a shooting erupted in the middle of a game Friday night, killing a 17-year-old boy.”— NY Post, Reporting outlet · full quotes →
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78d ago
The agency establishes a reward floor for dozens of cold cases involving missing or murdered Indigenous people.
began Aug 25now
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№311 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 15 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation has established a minimum reward of $25,000 in cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country”— AP News · full quotes →
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78d ago
RCMP investigated a threat targeting the start of the school year in the northern Alberta town of Manning.
began Aug 25now
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№312 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 8 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
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78d ago
New documents in the Minneapolis protester case detail an undercover federal surveillance operation that tracked activist meetings, a…
began Aug 25now
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№313 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 4 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention
“HSI does not comment on the existence or status of specific on-going investigations, nor on investigative methods”— DHS spokesperson, Department of Homeland Security · Talking Points Memo · full quotes →
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78d ago
Undercover investigation reveals surveillance firm sold location-pinpointing software to target politicians, celebrities, and activists…
began Aug 25now
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№314 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 2 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“I think we're the only one who can deliver”— Guenther Rudolph, First Wap executive · Mother Jones · full quotes →
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78d ago
The Justice Department plans to challenge a June court order forcing disclosure of redacted documents in the Epstein case.
began Aug 24now
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№315 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 4 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“The preliminary injunction, entered in June, orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the files, including”— The Hill · full quotes →
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78d ago
A new carrier reached the Middle East as reports of food shortages, plumbing failures and collapsing morale on the USS Abraham Lincoln drew…
began Aug 20now
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№316 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 9 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention
“There's less hope in the way he talks and less positive things that he has to say. You can just tell the little things.”— Wife of USS Abraham Lincoln sailor, Spouse of deployed sailor · The Guardian · full quotes →
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78d ago
The Chinese military has created hypersonic glide vehicles capable of launching air-to-air weapons at command-and-control aircraft…
began Aug 24now
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№317 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“The Chinese military has developed hypersonic glide vehicles that can launch air-to-air weapons, an advancement meant to threaten high-value targets such as…”— Bloomberg · Bloomberg Tech · full quotes →
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78d ago
The German intelligence service sets up a booth at Gamescom to attract gamers with specific skills for agency positions.
began Aug 24now
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№318 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 7 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“They might just be probing for the specific set of skills that can be acquired by gaming AND whatever other necessary to be an agent.”— Felix-LMFAO, Reddit commenter · Reddit · full quotes →
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78d ago
Truffle Security's four-year scan finds thousands of live AWS credentials in public repos, with 768 granting complete account takeover.
began Aug 21now
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№319 (page 9) · newest development 78d ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“full control of a company's AWS account”— Truffle Security, Security research firm · BleepingComputer · full quotes →
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79d ago
Andris Kulbergs describes hybrid threats including disinformation, cyberattacks, and migration as coordinated Russian campaign against NATO…
began Aug 24now
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№320 (page 9) · newest development 79d ago · 3 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
“That's the war of Russia against the West, the EU, and NATO, as we've seen”
— Andris Kulbergs, Latvian Prime Minister · Kyiv Independent · full quotes →
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79d ago
Three members of the Bambiha organized crime syndicate were apprehended in Malaysia and extradited to India on charges including extortion…
began Aug 24now
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№321 (page 9) · newest development 79d ago · 5 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
“Three absconding Indian gangsters apprehended in Malaysia, deported to India”— ANI News · full quotes →
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79d ago
Coordinated violence overnight in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala prompted an urgent security meeting as Thailand also battles a flood crisis…
began Aug 23now
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№322 (page 9) · newest development 79d ago · 17 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention
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80d ago
A security researcher took over DNS zones controlling phone routing for island territories and inadvertently captured records of hundreds…
began Aug 21now
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№323 (page 9) · newest development 80d ago · 36 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention
“DNS hijacking is silly. I already took over different .gov and .edu domains in the past, but I just immediately reported that and moved on.”— Lina, Security researcher · Personal blog · full quotes →
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80d ago
Lloyds Banking Group data shows losses from scams impersonating trusted organisations, including HMRC and broadband providers, have grown…
began Aug 23now
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№324 (page 9) · newest development 80d ago · 5 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention
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