BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability offers root commands

This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands, create or delete files, or disable services. There is no data plane exposure; this is a control plane issue only. Security Advisory Status F5 Product Development has assigned Read more about BIG-IP iControl REST vulnerability offers root commands[…]

Rechargeable Molten Salt Battery Freezes Energy in Place for Long-Term Battery Storage

[…] In a recent paper published in Cell Reports Physical Science, they demonstrated how freezing and thawing a molten salt solution creates a rechargeable battery that can store energy cheaply and efficiently for weeks or months at a time. […] Most conventional batteries store energy as chemical reactions waiting to happen. When the battery is Read more about Rechargeable Molten Salt Battery Freezes Energy in Place for Long-Term Battery Storage[…]

Vaccine skeptics and anti-maskers who invoked ‘my body, my choice’ in the pandemic are now lining up to support the end of Roe v. Wade

People against vaccine and mask mandates have argued that they impose on a person’s bodily autonomy. That rallying cry of “my body, my choice” was rooted in the abortion-rights battles of Roe v. Wade. Yet those people against vaccine and mask mandates are now encouraging the potential demise of abortion rights. The leak of the Read more about Vaccine skeptics and anti-maskers who invoked ‘my body, my choice’ in the pandemic are now lining up to support the end of Roe v. Wade[…]

Indian Government Now Wants VPNs To Collect And Turn Over Personal Data On Users

The government of India still claims to be a democracy, but its decade-long assault on the internet and the rights of its citizens suggests it would rather be an autocracy. The country is already host to one of the largest biometric databases in the world, housing information collected from nearly every one of its 1.2 Read more about Indian Government Now Wants VPNs To Collect And Turn Over Personal Data On Users[…]

Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, several Hollywood studios announced the immediate suspension of new releases in Russia. Unexpectedly, some Russian theaters are still able to show movies such as The Batman on the big screen but this isn’t down to the studios. The movies are sourced from illegal torrent sites and few seem Read more about Russian Cinemas Are Showing Pirated Movies Downloaded From Torrents[…]