- FBI Shuts Down Botnet Run by Beijing-Backed Hackers That Hijacked Over 200,000 Devices Gizmodo
- FBI says it has disrupted major Chinese hacking operation that threatened US critical infrastructure CNN
- FBI says it recently dismantled a second major China-linked botnet The Record from Recorded Future News
- U.S. and allies seize control of massive Chinese tech spying network The Washington Post
- New "Raptor Train" IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide The Hacker News
Israelis and supporters mock victims of Lebanon attacks
Israeli content creators have been mocking the victims of explosions targeting communication devices across Lebanon.
‘We don’t know if our phones are safe’: Lebanon on edge after exploding device attacks
A second wave of communication device explosions killed at least 20 people, Lebanese officials say.
Hezbollah leader to rally followers after deadly pager and walkie-talkie attacks
Hassan Nasrallah due to give televised speech, as US warns all sides in Middle East against escalation ‘of any kind’
Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, will seek to rally his followers and inspire new defiance of Israel in a much-anticipated televised speech on Thursday afternoon, after the Lebanon-based militant Islamist organisation was thrown into disarray by successive waves of unprecedented attacks that have been blamed on Israel.
On Tuesday, thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously, killing 12 people, including two children, and wounding up to 2,800 others across Lebanon. A day later, 25 people were killed and more than 450 wounded when walkie-talkies exploded in supermarkets, on streets and at funerals, stoking fears that a full-blown war between Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, and Israel could be imminent.
Continue reading...Remote attacks push Hezbollah and Israel to the brink of war
Analysts say that remotely triggered explosions over two days have left Hezbollah with no choice but to retaliate
Former CIA officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting scores of women
Brian Jeffrey Raymond of California was found guilty of drugging and raping women in his government apartments
A former CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced.
Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 48, of La Mesa, California, drugged more than two dozen women and performed nonconsensual sexual acts or made sexual contact with at least 10 women, the justice department said in a press release.
Continue reading...Malaysia arrests business leaders as probe widens in child sex abuse case
Arrests follow the recent rescue of 402 children and youth from care homes allegedly run by a prominent business group.
Let Ukraine hit military targets in Russia with American missiles – The Economist
- Let Ukraine hit military targets in Russia with American missiles The Economist
- Map shows Russian targets Ukraine could hit with long-range missiles CNN
- Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia The New York Times
- Mapping the range of Storm Shadow missiles in the Russia-Ukraine war Al Jazeera English
- Why Ukraine wants to use Western long-range missiles inside Russia The Associated Press
New York teen accused of taking subway train and crashing it
A teenage girl has been arrested over the alleged incident, which resulted in a crash but no injuries.
New video shows wreckage of Titan submersible on ocean floor
New video of the remains of the destroyed Titan submersible has been made public, ahead of an official hearing.
India vs Bangladesh: Homeboy Ashwin to the rescue after top-order wobble
Ashwin shared a 195-run unbroken stand with Jadeja after India were reduced to 144-6 on the first day of the first Test.
EU pledges billions in aid for flood-stricken areas as northern Italy hit
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region sees three rivers overflow after Storm Boris wreaks havoc on Central and Eastern Europe.
‘A disaster’: Homes lost, relatives missing in floods in northeast Nigeria
Floods have displaced 300,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings, affecting one million people in Maiduguri.
Haiti edges towards holding first elections since 2016
The creation of a provisional election council is seen as a key first step on the road to elections.
Ukraine energy grid faces ‘sternest test yet’ over winter after destruction of power plants – Ukraine war live
International Energy Agency says coming winter will be hard as country has lost more than two-thirds of energy production capacity since Russian invasion
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Kyiv on Friday and meet president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as the bloc seeks to help Ukraine weather Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure.
“I will be travelling to Kyiv to discuss these matters in person with president Zelenskiy tomorrow in our efforts to help Ukraine,” von der Leyen told a press conference in Brussels on Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Continue reading...IDF says it has destroyed more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon – as it happened
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In our First Edition newsletter today, my colleague Heather Stewart has spoken to our defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh. Here is a snippet:
Targeting Hezbollah directly is not new: Benjamin Netanyahu’s government claimed to have killed a Hezbollah leader in an airstrike on Beirut in July, for example. But the widespread and indiscriminate nature of Tuesday’s blasts represented a significant escalation.
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Continue reading...Former Arsenal player charged after £600,000 of cannabis seized at Stansted
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, has been dropped by his current club after court appearance in connection with drug-smuggling attempt
Professional footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been sacked by his club after being charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted airport.
The 33-year-old striker, who played for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers on Wednesday morning in Gourock, Inverclyde.
Continue reading...Two missing and 1,000 evacuated as Storm Boris devastates northern Italy
Meloni government accused of lacking will to confront climate crisis as floods cause havoc in Emilia-Romagna
Two people are missing and about 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after devastating floods and landslides hit the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, prompting accusations that Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government lacks the will to confront the climate crisis.
The flooding was brought on by Storm Boris, which had earlier wreaked havoc in central and eastern Europe, killing at least 24 people. Several major cities in central Europe were bracing for swollen rivers to peak on Thursday but defences generally appeared to be holding.
Continue reading...Deadly wildfires burn in Portugal
At least seven people die after wildfires in the Aveiro and Viseu areas of Portugal.
Kamala Harris holds star-studded event with Oprah in battleground state of Michigan – as it happened
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Joe Biden will address the Economic Club of Washington DC today, one day after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years, marking a significant turning point for the economy.
While the president is expected to hail a “new milestone” in America’s post-pandemic economic recovery, his top officials said he would acknowledge there remains more work to do.
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