Trump sends a letter to Israeli President asking for a pardon for Netanyahu
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Turkish military cargo plane crash kills 20 soldiers
20 Turkish troops were killed when their C-130 military cargo plane hurtled to the ground in neighboring Georgia for reasons yet to be determined.
High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched by Ivanti and Zoom
Ivanti and Zoom resolved security defects that could lead to arbitrary file writes, elevation of privilege, code execution, and information disclosure.
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Venezuela: Tensions rise as US sends world’s largest aircraft carrier
A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own “massive” deployment.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest air…
Michael Burry’s warning that hyperscalers are underestimating AI chip depreciation shows that tech investors may have forgotten how much depreciation can hurt (Chris Bryant/Bloomberg)
Chris Bryant / Bloomberg:
Michael Burry’s warning that hyperscalers are underestimating AI chip depreciation shows that tech investors may have forgotten how much depreciation can hurt — Costing tens of thousands of dollars each, Nv…
Ukrainian soldiers pull back under fierce Russian pressure in Zaporizhia
Ukraine’s top military commander has conceded that the army’s situation has “significantly worsened” in parts of the southern Zaporizhia region, where the country’s troops have withdrawn from five villages after intense fighting against Russian forces…
Report: IDF destroyed over 1,500 buildings in Israeli-controlled Gaza since cease-fire – Haaretz
Report: IDF destroyed over 1,500 buildings in Israeli-controlled Gaza since cease-fire HaaretzIsrael has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire BBCWhat Gaza looks like today, after two years of war …
Sergio Gor assumes charge as new US Ambassador to India, expresses gratitude to President Trump
By R Anil Kumar Sergio Gor officially takes charge as the new United States Ambassador to India, pledging to strengthen the deeply rooted strategic and economic partnership between Washington and New Delhi. Gor’s appointment marks a new chapter in the …
Elaine Luria helped investigate Jan. 6 and lost her House seat. Now she’s attempting a comeback
A Virginia Democrat who helped investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is making a comeback bid in a key congressional district as her party looks to break President Donald Trump’s grip on federal power in the 2026 midterms.
On Hacking Back
Former DoJ attorney John Carlin writes about hackback, which he defines thus: “A hack back is a type of cyber response that incorporates a counterattack designed to proactively engage with, disable, or collect evidence about an attacker. Although hack backs can take on various forms, they are—by definition—not passive defensive measures.”
His conclusion:
As the law currently stands, specific forms of purely defense measures are authorized so long as they affect only the victim’s system or data.
At the other end of the spectrum, offensive measures that involve accessing or otherwise causing damage or loss to the hacker’s systems are likely prohibited, absent government oversight or authorization. And even then parties should proceed with caution in light of the heightened risks of misattribution, collateral damage, and retaliation…