NSA says Chinese hackers are actively attacking flaw in widely used networking device

The National Security Agency said on Tuesday that Chinese state-backed hackers are exploiting a flaw in a widely used networking device that allows an attacker to carry out remote code execution. In its advisory, the NSA said it believes a Chinese hacking crew known as APT5 “has demonstrated capabilities” against an application delivery controller made…

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US, Bahamas in tug-of-war over FTX’s $256M real estate portfolio after Bankman-Fried arrest

The Bahamas wants the US government to give back 35 different properties that are valued at more than $256 million that were purchased by Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. Attorneys representing the Bahamian government told a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware that Bankman-Fried and Ryan…

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Iran funds Hezbollah with smuggled gold

Iran is smuggling gold from Venezuela to finance Lebanon’s Shiite Islamist Hezbollah movement, bypassing U.S. sanctions, according to a report by British-based opposition media that cited a confidential document. According to Iran International, Lloyds Marine insurance company sent a warning to its clients that revealed the Islamic Republic’s illegal schemes through Venezuela, to fund its…

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