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China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team has warned locals that the OpenClaw agentic AI tool poses significant security risks.…

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices -- primarily made by Asus -- that have been conscripted into a proxy network that anonymously carries traffic used for cybercrime. The malware -- dubbed KadNap -- takes hold by exploiting vulnerabilities that have gone unpatched by their owners, Chris Formosa, a researcher at security firm Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, told Ars. The high concentration of Asus routers is likely due to botnet operators acquiring a reliable exploit for vulnerabilities affecting those models. He said it's unlikely that the attackers are using any zero-days in the operation.

The number of infected routers averages about 14,000 per day, up from 10,000 last August, when Black Lotus discovered the botnet. Compromised devices are overwhelmingly located in the US, with smaller populations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Russia. One of the most salient features of KadNap is a sophisticated peer-to-peer design based on Kademlia (PDF), a network structure that uses distributed hash tables to conceal the IP addresses of command-and-control servers. The design makes the botnet resistant to detection and takedowns through traditional methods.

[...] Despite the resistance to normal takedown methods, Black Lotus says it has devised a means to block all network traffic to or from the control infrastructure." The lab is also distributing the indicators of compromise to public feeds to help other parties block access. [...] People who are concerned their devices are infected can check this page for IP addresses and a file hash found in device logs. To disinfect devices, they must be factory reset. Because KadNap stores a shell script that runs when an infected router reboots, simply restarting the device will result in it being compromised all over again. Device owners should also ensure all available firmware updates have been installed, that administrative passwords are strong, and that remote access has been disabled unless needed.

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Missed this earlier in the week: The Tournament of Books is underway! “Every March, the Tournament of Books is a month-long battle royale among the year’s best novels.”

Budapest said it had dispatched a delegation for talks, only for Kyiv to deny the group had official status; Ukraine drone experts work in the Gulf. What we know on day 1,477

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A row between Ukraine and Hungary over a pipeline carrying Russian oil appeared to deepen on Wednesday, after Budapest said it had dispatched a delegation for talks, only for Kyiv to deny the group had any official status. Hungary and neighbouring Slovakia accuse Kyiv of deliberately delaying reopening the Druzhba pipeline pumping Russian oil to the two landlocked states. Ukraine says the pipeline was damaged by Russian strikes in January. Hungary’s Energy Minister Gabor Czepek said the group, including representatives from Slovakia, would aim to hold talks on reopening Druzhba.

Ukrainian anti-drone experts have begun working in three Gulf states targeted by Iranian attacks, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday. Kyiv has sought to leverage its expertise in downing Russian drones to help the Gulf nations, which are being attacked with the same Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia fires on Ukraine.

G7 nations Wednesday rejected easing punitive measures against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on global oil markets, France’s President Emmanuel Macron said.

Russian forces were attacking an oil pumping station in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region with drones for the second day in a row, the CEO of Ukrainian state oil and gas firm Naftogaz said on Wednesday. In a statement, Serhiy Koretskyi said the attacks are aimed at preventing the alternative supply of non-Russian oil to Europe, adding that Russia has attacked Naftogaz infrastructure more than 30 times this year.

Russia’s foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned a deadly Ukrainian strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk as a “terrorist attack” and accused Britain, whose missiles it said were used, of overstepping international legal norms. In a statement, the ministry said the strike was intended to derail efforts toward a peace process and fuel an escalation of the conflict.

Bryansk regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Wednesday one more person had died in the attack, bringing the death toll to seven. Bogomaz said earlier that Tuesday’s strike had injured 42 people, without saying what was hit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy met US negotiators in Florida on Wednesday, the United States said, in their first talks since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The talks come after the US earlier this week lifted some sanctions on Russian oil – imposed because of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine – to ease prices amid the Iran war.

Team Ukraine have launched a ­stinging attack on the International Paralympic Committee and Winter Paralympics organisers, claiming they have been under “systemic pressure” to reduce their presence at the Milano Cortina Games. The Ukraine National Paralympic Committee has made four specific allegations against the IPC and the Milano Cortina organisers, alleging mistreatment of its athletes and a “systematic” attempt to remove flags from the team base and spectators.

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Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says Cifas

Criminals are increasingly exploiting AI technology to take over people’s mobile, banking and online shopping accounts, the UK’s leading anti-fraud body has warned.

Last year, a record number of scams were reported to the national fraud database, fuelled by AI, which allows for large-scale deception on “industrialised” levels, according to Cifas, the fraud prevention organisation.

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New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the state legislature, will vote on Thursday on a suite of new laws agreed at this year’s annual two sessions gathering, including a piece of legislation that will diminish the role of minority ethnic languages in the education system.

NPC delegates are expected to approve a new ethnic unity law, along with a new environmental code and the 15th five-year plan, the economic planning document for 2026-2030. Delegates have spent the last week debating Beijing’s proposed bills, which they are all but certain to approve. The NPC, which is often described as a rubber-stamp parliament, has never rejected an item on its agenda.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 12-03-2026 01:15 CET

In één oogopslag:
• 8.2°C · Gedeeltelijk bewolkt ☁️ | Min 6.8°C / Max 11.2°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 6.8°C, Max 11.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ↘️ -2.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 34.6 km/u (9.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 204°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 8.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 230°
• 03:00: 7.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1018.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 212°
• 04:00: 7.3°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 211°
• 05:00: 7.3°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 216°
• 06:00: 7.0°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 214°
• 07:00: 6.8°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 208°
• 08:00: 6.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.4 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 206°
• 09:00: 7.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.2 km/u (5.9 m/s), richting: ↑ 202°
• 10:00: 7.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.3 km/u (6.2 m/s), richting: ↑ 193°
• 11:00: 8.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.8 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 25.2 km/u (7.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 197°
• 12:00: 10.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1017.0 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 26.3 km/u (7.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 204°
• 13:00: 11.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1016.5 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 29.5 km/u (8.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 212°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• vrijdag 13 maart: Min 6.4°C, Max 10.0°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 59%, 🧭 1003.7 hPa ↘️ -12.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 39.2 km/u (10.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 203°
• zaterdag 14 maart: Min 4.0°C, Max 8.4°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 4.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 17%, 🧭 1005.7 hPa ↗️ +2.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.1 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: → 256°
• zondag 15 maart: Min 2.2°C, Max 10.9°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 4.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 32%, 🧭 1010.6 hPa ↗️ +4.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.0 km/u (6.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 208°
• maandag 16 maart: Min 6.0°C, Max 9.7°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 28%, 🧭 1014.1 hPa ↗️ +3.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: → 263°
• dinsdag 17 maart: Min 7.0°C, Max 14.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↗️ +4.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.4 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 199°
• woensdag 18 maart: Min 4.2°C, Max 14.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1020.8 hPa ↗️ +2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.9 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ← 105°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 8.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 5.7°C (-2.5°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 235°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 23.0 km/h (6.4 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 88%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1018.4 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 07:02 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 18:40

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 37 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 6.8 μg/m³
• PM10: 13.8 μg/m³

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