Day: September 14, 2024

New Dutch government declares asylum emergency – even though there isn’t – to bypass parliament. This is how authoritarianism begins.

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The new programme of the Dutch cabinet under Prime Minister Dick Schoof reflects the tough migration stance promised during the election campaign, outlining a comprehensive plan to radically reform the country’s asylum system and push for an opt-out from EU migration policies.  The Schoof cabinet’s plans for the upcoming term were unveiled today (13 September). Read more about New Dutch government declares asylum emergency – even though there isn’t – to bypass parliament. This is how authoritarianism begins.[…]

Five new massive satellites outshine most evening stars and will get bigger

Posted on by Robin Edgar

A Texas telecommunications startup launched its first five massive “BlueBird” communications satellites into orbit on September 12. Each device is nearly 700-feet-wide when fully deployed, and like BlueWalker 3—AST SpaceMobile’s 2022 prototype, also in orbit—every BlueBird will soon shine brighter than most stars and planets in the night sky. But despite the concerns of critics Read more about Five new massive satellites outshine most evening stars and will get bigger[…]

Cats have brain activity recorded with the help of crocheted hats

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Scientists have recorded electrical activity in the brains of awake cats for the first time, thanks to specially crocheted wool caps that hold the electrodes in place. The technique gives researchers a way to assess chronic pain in cats and could lead to novel treatments, says Aude Castel at the University of Montreal in Canada. Read more about Cats have brain activity recorded with the help of crocheted hats[…]

Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files

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Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint server. Fortinet is one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world, selling secure networking products like firewalls, routers, and VPN devices. The company also offers SIEM, network management, and Read more about Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files[…]

Apple Vision Pro’s Eye Tracking Exposed What People Type

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[…] Today, a group of six computer scientists are revealing a new attack against Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset where exposed eye-tracking data allowed them to decipher what people entered on the device’s virtual keyboard. The attack, dubbed GAZEploit and shared exclusively with WIRED, allowed the researchers to successfully reconstruct passwords, PINs, and messages Read more about Apple Vision Pro’s Eye Tracking Exposed What People Type[…]

1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how

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Researchers still don’t know the cause of a recently discovered malware infection affecting almost 1.3 million streaming devices running an open source version of Android in almost 200 countries. Security firm Doctor Web reported Thursday that malware named Android.Vo1d has backdoored the Android-based boxes by putting malicious components in their system storage area, where they Read more about 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how[…]

After Synology breaks video station, plex, HEIC, H.265, backups, update now also breaks Surveillence station. What is going on there?!

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Installed DSM 7.2.2-72806 on my DS1821+. The update automatically updated Surveillance Station to 9.2.1-11374. When updating I received the following notice: Surveillance Station will automatically install the Surveillance Video Extension package. After this update, the Live View Analytics app will no longer be supported. The support for HEVC (H.265) cameras will undergo the following changes, Read more about After Synology breaks video station, plex, HEIC, H.265, backups, update now also breaks Surveillence station. What is going on there?![…]