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Google researchers observed 97 zero-day exploits in the wild in 2023, up 50% from 62 in 2022; 48 were used by espionage actors and 10 were financially-motivated (Jonathan Greig/The Record)
https://therecord.media/zero-day-exploits-jumped-in-2023-spyware…

Zero-days exploited in the wild jumped 50% in 2023, fueled by spyware vendors
Cybersecurity experts are warning that zero-day exploits, which can be used to compromise devices before anyone is aware they’re vulnerable, have become more common as nation-state hackers and cybercriminals find sophisticated ways to carry out their attacks.

Mine explosions kill civilian, injure another in Kherson Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/28/mine-explosions-kill.html

Suche nach Exoplaneten pausiert: Weltraumteleskop TESS im Sicherheitsmodus
Seit sechs Jahren such TESS äußerst erfolgreich nach Exoplaneten. Jetzt hat sich das Weltraumteleskop zweimal selbst teil-abgeschaltet. Noch ist unklar, warum.

Tim Hunkin is back! His videos are treasures.
https://boingboing.net/2024/04/27/mad-inventor-tim-hunkin-explains-how-he-creates-electro-mechanical-games.html

Full-Scale Prototype Space Habitat Explodes Under Pressure
#boom

Full-Scale Prototype Space Habitat Explodes Under Pressure
Private space company Sierra Space has blown up its first full-scale inflatable space habitat dubbed LIFE — and it was all part of the plan.

Cross-post: SEC inquiries may explain Tesla's release of $5.9 billion tax valuation allowance
https://thedig.substack.com/p/cross-post-sec-inquiries-may-explain

Cross-post: SEC inquiries may explain Tesla's release of $5.9 billion tax valuation allowance
SEC issued comment letters to Tesla questioning its accounting for a deferred tax valuation allowance. The SEC was on the case one day after an earnings release disclosed billions in unexpected NI.

#FlippingPages: An analysis of a new #Linux vulnerability in nf_tables and hardened exploitation techniques
https://pwning.tech/nftables/

Flipping Pages: An analysis of a new Linux vulnerability in nf_tables and hardened exploitation techniques
A tale about exploiting KernelCTF Mitigation, Debian, and Ubuntu instances with a double-free in nf_tables in the Linux kernel, using novel techniques like Dirty Pagedirectory. All without even having to recompile the exploit for different kernel targets once.

Exploring Vintage lenses
My first vintage lens, recently arrived from Ukraine. This is a 1976 Helios 44mm f2 M-style screw mount (I recently overestimated its age, sorry). Verified not to be radioactive. Amazing how cheap these things are on eBay, but still perfectly serviceable with the right (cheap) adapter. Loving the slightly soft focus, if I can nail it. Some neighborhood shots of Magno

Explainer: 38 years after Chornobyl, Ukraine relies on nuclear for more than half its energy production: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/26/explainer-years-after.html

Explainer: 38 years after Chornobyl, Ukraine relies on nuclear for more than half its energy production: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/26/explainer-years-after.html