Mr Navalny campaigned against official corruption and organised major anti-government protests in Russia.
Shocking outcome at Winter Olympics for “Quad God” Ilia Malinin
Olympic figure skating favorite Ilia Malinin placed 8th in Friday’s free skate event, a shocking outcome for the “Quad God” amid high expectations.
Somalia becomes a flashpoint in Turkey’s rivalry with Israel
Staunchly allied with Turkey, Somalia has become a flashpoint in Turkey’s rivalry with Israel. Ankara recently deployed fighter jets to Mogadishu in the latest signal that it is determined to protect its strategic interests in the Horn of Africa after…
‘Only Growing His Belly, Not Army’: Zelensky’s Swipe At Hungarian PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky poked fun at Hungarian leader Victor Orban’s “belly” in his address to the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, saying Ukraine’s fight against Russia allowed Europe to live freely.
Nature is a powerful ally against fires, floods. How will we save it?
Why is it so hard for communities like L.A. to bounce back after disasters? Part of it is the rapid breakdown of nature’s ability to shield communities.
Labubus to burkinis: V&A unveils updated 21st-century design galleries
Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern lifeWhat do the first ever baby monitor, Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit, an 80s boombox, the smashed parts of Edward Snowden’s computer, a “Please offer me a seat”…
‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds
Bouquets imported to Europe found to be heavily contaminated, often with chemicals banned in EU and UKStay away from roses this Valentine’s Day, environmental campaigners have warned after testing revealed them to be heavily contaminated with pesticide…
I’m an AI millionaire in Washington. Tax me
This year, my wife and I will owe the biggest federal tax bill ever. And I’m not the least bit mad about it. But I wish the state were taking a bit of it, too.
Hack The Box: Soulmate machine walkthrough – Easy Difficulitty
Just completed the Soulmate machine on Hack The Box — rated Easy, but packed with a satisfying vuln chain!
Started with subdomain enumeration → discovered an exposed CrushFTP admin panel on ftp.soulmate.htb. Exploited an unauthenticated API flaw (CVE-2025-31161 style) in the /WebInterface/function/ endpoint to enumerate users and create a backdoor admin account. From there, abused broken access controls in User Manager to reset the “ben” account password. Logged in as “ben” → gained VFS access to /webProd (the main web root), uploaded a PHP webshell → got RCE as www-data with a reverse shell.
Credential reuse let me su ben and grab user.txt
Root came via a backdoored Erlang SSH daemon on localhost:2222 (hardcoded always-true auth, running as root) → trivial escalation to root Eshell and root.txt
Key takeaways: exposed admin panels are goldmines, weak API auth leads to quick takeovers, credential reuse is still everywhere, and custom services with backdoors can hand you root on a platter.
Loved the progression from web misconfig → file write → RCE → local privesc. Solid learning box!
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Tolerance of Iranian regime gives comfort to every bully, says shah’s son
Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed shah, was speaking at the Munich Security Conference.