The news thread

[SGR]

"This news segment has been sponsored by the NFL" 

[Shhon]

Aug 28, 2024

//TIMESTAMPS//
0:00 - Intro
0:11 - Durov's Arrest Update
3:54 - Meta's Censorship Agreements
5:00 - Ransomware Gang Claims Breaching US Marshals Service
5:43 - Microsoft Conference on Crowdstrike Disaster
6:21 - The Netherlands Fines Uber
6:51 - Quilin Begins Stealing Passwords
7:43 - American Radio Relay League Pays Off a Ransomware Gang
8:22 - Record-Breaking DDoS Attack

[Shhon]

Aug 28, 2024

0:00  0 - Intro
00:07 1 - Google Sunsetting Play Store Bug Bounty
01:23 2 - SolarWinds Critical Vulnerability
01:48 3 - CEO Of Telegram Arrested
03:33 4 - USDoD Found
04:37 5 - Outro

[Janszoon]

Local news for me:

Vehicle rolls into Schuylkill River as man, woman 'engage in sexual activity': police

Police say a man and woman were engaging in sexual activity in the backseat when the woman accidentally disengaged the gear, causing the vehicle to roll right into the water.

[jimmy jazz]

Watersports 

[Shhon]

[Psy-Fi]

Local news for me:

Vehicle rolls into Schuylkill River as man, woman 'engage in sexual activity': police

Police say a man and woman were engaging in sexual activity in the backseat when the woman accidentally disengaged the gear, causing the vehicle to roll right into the water.

"Bumping around the town like when you're driving a Range Rover"

- Beastie Boys

[Psy-Fi]

A woman's killing was unsolved for 44 years. A cigarette butt just led to an arrest, police say

[Shhon]

Sep 2, 2024

//TIMESTAMPS//
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - Durov Was Arrested & Released
1:04 - Brazil Bans X
2:21 - Vulnerability In An Airport Security System
3:39 - Researcher Sued In Ohio
4:55 - State And Commercial Hackers Use The Same Exploits

[Shhon]

[Shhon]

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/linda-sun-former-aide-to-gov-kathy-hochul-arrested/

NEW YORK - A former aide to New York Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo was arrested by the FBI Tuesday morning, the FBI said.

Linda Sun, a former deputy chief of staff, was arrested, along with her husband Chris Hu, the FBI said. 

It happened Tuesday morning at their multimillion dollar home in Manhasset on Long Island.   

The couple will be charged with violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The law requires individuals to register with the Justice Department if they are involved in advocacy work for a foreign government - in this case, China.

Approximately six weeks ago, FBI agents staged a pre-dawn raid of the $3.5 million Long Island home belonging to Sun and Hsu, who owns a Flushing liquor store.

At the time, it was unclear what the feds were looking for. The raid was notable because Sun worked for two New York governors, starting in 2012 with Cuomo and most recently as a deputy chief of staff for Hochul.

"As alleged, while appearing to serve the people of New York as deputy chief of staff within the New York State executive chamber, the defendant and her husband actually worked to further the interests of the Chinese government and the CCP," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said. "The illicit scheme enriched the defendant's family to the tune of millions of dollars. Our office will act decisively to prosecute those who serve as undisclosed agents of a foreign government."

"This individual was hired by the executive chamber more than a decade ago. We terminated her employment in March 2023 after discovering evidence of misconduct, immediately reported her actions to law enforcement and have assisted law enforcement throughout this process," Hochul's Press Secretary Avi Small said.     

[Shhon]

Sep 4, 2024
//TIMESTAMPS//
0:00 - Intro
0:09 - South Korea's Deepfake Problem
1:50 - Telegram Update
2:43 - Netherlands Fine Clearview AI
3:33 - Transport For London Hacked
4:08 - US Agriculture Sector Vulnerable To Cyberattacks
4:59 - VPN Impersonation Campaign
5:54 - Chase Bank Glitch Turns Into TikTok Trend
6:28 - Tesla Wants To Change TCP?
7:46 - Fake Robot From 1x?

[Shhon]

Sep 4, 2024 

0:00  0 - Intro
0:08 1 - Chromium Zero Day Dropped By Threat Actor
01:44  2 - New Updates To the OSCP Cert
03:14 3 - Bad NPM Packages Attacking Roblox Developers
05:03 4 - Outro

[Lisnaholic]

Another school shooting in the US - this time in Georgia. Here's my time-line for the tragedy:-

2018 : Georgia voters elect Brian Kemp as governor.
2022 : Georgia voters again choose BK over Stacey Abrahms.
2022: BK signs into law "permitless carry" of guns, facilitating the casual use of guns in Georgia.
             ( https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/04/13/kemp-signs-bill-allowing-permitless-carry-of-concealed-handgun-in-public )
2024: Four people shot dead in a school, for which BK offers "thoughts and prayers" to the victims' families.

So that's all ok by Georgia standards I presume: BK sounded appropriately solemn for his five mins in front of the cameras, and the victims' families have the solace of knowing that they are in BK's thoughts and prayers. If that somehow feels like paltry recompense for the grieving families, then they should take a tip from Trump, who said this the day after the Iowa school shooting, earlier this year:-

"It's just horrible, so surprising to see it here. But have to get over it, we have to move forward," he added.

( https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-tells-supporters-get-iowa-school-shooting-move-forward-rcna132610 )

[Psy-Fi]

America is lagging other countries in many ways but they've always been number 1, and they're still number 1, when it comes to school shootings...


School Shootings By Country


No other country even comes anywhere near America's atrocious record.