Tag Archives: Security

Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service – Krebs on Security

Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service – Krebs on Security

A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating “Rapper Bot,” a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets — including a March 2025 DDoS that knocked Twitter/X offline. The Justice Department asserts the suspect and an unidentified co-conspirator rented out the botnet to online extortionists, and tried to stay …

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US, NATO planners start to craft Ukraine security guarantee options – Reuters

US, NATO planners start to craft Ukraine security guarantee options  Reuters What ‘security guarantees’ for Ukraine would actually mean  BBC Europeans hail Trump’s promise of securing Ukraine, but big questions remain  The Washington Post Trump-Zelensky meeting live: US says no troops on the ground in Ukraine  The Independent Trump: I won’t send US troops to Ukraine – but might help by air  Sky News Source …

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MAGA isolationists brace for details of Ukraine security guarantees – Axios

MAGA isolationists brace for details of Ukraine security guarantees  Axios Live updates: Trump vows not to send US troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers  NBC News Europeans hail Trump’s promise of securing Ukraine, but big questions remain  The Washington Post Trump, Zelenskyy, World Leaders Meet at White House to Negotiate Peace Deal  U.S. Department of Defense (.gov) Trump floats air support for Ukraine as part …

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August security updates break Windows recovery, reset

August security updates break Windows recovery, reset

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. “After installing the August 2025 Windows security update [..] on any of the client versions mentioned below in the ‘Affected platforms’ section, attempts to reset or recover the device might fail,” the company …

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Rubio to lead Ukraine security guarantees talks, with Trump promising air support – Axios

Rubio to lead Ukraine security guarantees talks, with Trump promising air support  Axios NATO military leaders to meet on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine  Reuters Photo gallery: Virtual meetings of leaders on Ukraine, 13-Aug.-2025  NATO – Homepage Nato leaders expected to meet to discuss Ukraine as Russia launches largest attack  The Irish Independent We will work with allies to build security guarantees for Ukraine: Rubio  India …

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Trump raises end to mail-in ballots after claiming Putin questioned their security – Axios

Trump raises end to mail-in ballots after claiming Putin questioned their security  Axios Trump’s remarkable statement against states’ rights  CNN Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines  NPR The GOP spent millions supporting mail ballots. Now Trump’s attacking them again.  Politico Trump is talking about voting again. Here’s what that means.  MSNBC News Source link

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Ukraine offers $100 billion weapons deal to obtain US security guarantees, FT reports – Reuters

Ukraine offers $100 billion weapons deal to obtain US security guarantees, FT reports  Reuters Trump-Zelenskyy meeting paves the way for Ukraine security guarantees, trilateral talks with Putin  CNBC Trump tells Zelenskiy US would help with Ukraine’s security in a peace deal  Reuters What ‘Security Guarantees’ in Troop Form Could Look Like in Ukraine  The New York Times Putin agreed to let U.S., Europe offer …

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy entices Trump with $90bn arms buy in return for security | Ukraine

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy entices Trump with bn arms buy in return for security | Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after his Washington meeting with Donald Trump and European leaders that security guarantees for Ukraine will likely be worked out within 10 days. He added that it would include the purchase for Ukraine of a package of US weapons. “There indeed is a package with our proposals worth $90bn,” Zelenskyy said. “And we have agreements …

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Zelensky says he’s ready for Putin talks as Europe welcomes Trump’s security guarantees

Zelensky says he’s ready for Putin talks as Europe welcomes Trump’s security guarantees

Zelensky leaves White House unscathed as he buys more timepublished at 05:35 British Summer Time 05:35 BST Vitaly ShevchenkoBBC Monitoring’s Russia editor Image source, Getty Images The optics could not have been more different this time. Unlike the shockingly ill-tempered previous meeting in February, US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky seemed determined not to look confrontational – …

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