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Cellphone Alert System Breached in Brazil, Message Sent in Leetspeak

CNN reports:


An unauthorized alert bearing a mysterious message that was sent to cell phones in several states across Brazil on Saturday morning is suspected to be the work of hackers, the Brazilian government said. Devices lit up with the word "misantropi4," an alphanumeric spelling of the Portuguese word "misantropia," which in English translates to "misanthropy". The final letter "a" was substituted with a number '4' — a practice often used by hackers and termed "leetspeak.". The alert — categorized as "extreme" — was initially received in the southern state of Paraná, but a second warning was triggered a few minutes later for cell phones in the major cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian authorities said that the National Civil Defense's warning platform was taken offline after being targeted by a likely hacker attack, and the government is working to restore the tool once all security conditions are reestablished.

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SMPTE Opens Entire Standards Catalog for Free, Removing Century-Old Paywall

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has published over 800 technical standards over the years (as a professional association for the media and entertainment industry).

But this week SMPTE "announced that its complete Standards catalog, the technical backbone behind everything from SDI and timecode to IP-based broadcast workflows, is now freely available to anyone in the global media technology community," reports the filmmaking news site CineD, arguing it's "one of the more meaningful structural shifts we have seen from a standards body in years" that could "reshape how smaller developers and educators engage with professional media technology."

The move covers all published Standards, Recommended Practices, Engineering Guidelines and Registered Disclosure Documents, plus every future release, ending a long-standing model in which individual documents often sold for well over $100 each. For more than a century, SMPTE Standards have quietly governed how images and sound move through the production chain. If you have ever recorded timecode in the HH:MM:SS:FF format, routed a signal over 3G-SDI, or built a facility around the ST 2110 suite for media over IP, you have relied on SMPTE specifications, whether you knew it or not... Until now, accessing the actual text of those documents usually meant paying per file, a barrier that this announcement removes entirely... The latest releases are available through the Recently Published Documents page on the SMPTE website, with the complete archive reachable through the SMPTE Standards Library...

There is also a practical, behind-the-scenes story here. The open-access move is part of a broader modernization of how SMPTE develops and publishes Standards. Recent initiatives include adopting GitHub-based workflows for version control, issue tracking and automation, transitioning to structured HTML-based authoring, and implementing an integrated publishing pipeline that streamlines document creation, review, validation and release... The most consequential beneficiaries are arguably not the large members already inside the system, but the developers, integrators, educators and manufacturers who previously worked around the paywall... The practical upshot is that developers and emerging markets can build from accurate primary specifications rather than secondhand sources, which matters enormously when a single misread tolerance or metadata field can break compatibility down the line.

This also fits a wider pattern of the industry moving toward openness. We have previously covered moments like GoPro's decision to make its CineForm codec open source and release the SDK, a codec that SMPTE itself standardized in 2015 as an open standard for acquisition and post production. Lowering the cost of knowledge tends to widen the pool of people who can contribute to it, and a freely readable standards library is a significant step in that direction for an organization that has historically sat behind a per-document fee.

"This was a decision we did not make lightly," says SMPTE President Rich Welsh. But "For 110 years, SMPTE has evolved alongside the media technology industry, helping to drive change and innovation — and we're not stopping now."


"Our industry is confronting transformative shifts, from IP-based workflows to AI authenticity and content provenance, and we find ourselves at another inflection point. We listened to our Members, Partners and the global Standards community, and the answer was clear: Interoperability is essential to the future of media. Now is the time to open the gates and ensure the next generation of media technology is built on a stronger, more accessible foundation."

Thanks to innocent_white_lamb (Slashdot reader #151,825) for sharing the news.

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Microsoft Discovers Cryptocurrency Stealer That Spreads Through USB Drives and Uses Tor

Ars Technica's senior security editor reports:



Microsoft says it has detected new self-propagating malware that spreads through USB drives in search of cryptocurrency credentials, which it then sends to attacker-controlled servers.

The company named the worm Crypto Clipper because it monitors the contents of device clipboards for patterns consistent with wallet addresses or seed phrases. When found, the malware also takes five screenshots over a 10-second period... "The execution of this clipper is notable because it does not depend on a traditional installer or exposed IP-based C2 infrastructure," Microsoft said Thursday. "Instead, it deploys a portable Tor client, routes traffic through a local SOCKS5 proxy, and blends data theft with remote code execution, turning a financially motivated stealer into a lightweight backdoor."

Microsoft said it observed Crypto Clipper spreading through .lnk file on a USB drive. These files store executable code. When an infected USB drive is plugged into a device, the code checks whether it is already installed on the machine. If it isn't, the malware downloads it through the Tor proxy. To better conceal evidence of the worm, the malware scans the infected USB drive and names the .lnk files with similar names... The stealer also replaces addresses it finds with ones belonging to attacker-controlled wallets. This allows the malware to divert payments to the attacker's pockets. Microsoft believes the purpose of the screenshots is to provide context that may be useful. "This malware family shows how lightweight, script-based stealers can deliver outsized impact when paired with anonymized communications and runtime tasking," Microsoft said. "The combination of Tor-routed C2, clipboard targeting, screenshot capture, and remote code execution gives attackers both immediate monetization paths and continued control over compromised devices."




Thanks to Slashdot reader joshuark for sharing the news.

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FSF Patches Two-Year-Old Vulnerability Found by AI Researchers in GNU Savannah Repository

The Free Software Foundation's GNU Savannah hosts thousands of free software projects — both GNU and non-GNU projects, including Drupal.

But in early May, security researchers from Hacktron.AI reported vulnerabilities and demonstrated an exploit, according to a new statement Friday from the FSF:

We have been working with these researchers since their initial report, and have also addressed additional security issues they submitted. All reported issues have been patched thanks to the hard work of GNU and FSF volunteers, as well as FSF staff. After thorough review, we have found no reason to believe that sensitive project data or credentials were accessed, nor that there has been any compromise of Savannah's software supply chain.

Nevertheless, we take the security of the GNU system, the tools which make it possible, and the projects we host very seriously. This body of software has become essential to millions (if not billions) of users around the world. We are therefore taking additional precautionary steps. Though the initial security issue was reported to us in early May, the vulnerabilities were discovered in software that was published approximately two years prior. We will be communicating directly with Savannah-hosted projects about steps they can take to review and strengthen the security of their projects.
We have also communicated with the other Savane instances we're aware of to assist their review of their own environments, and take any steps needed to help protect their users... This statement is intended as an initial notice. We expect to publish a report on the incident within 30 days.

Hacktron.AI bills itself as "Your AI teammate for security." Its web page notes that its investors include Meta, DeepMind, and Perplexity.

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Golf hiding behind elm

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Kodak Portra 160 with Mamiya 645 Pro and Sekor 50 mm Shift

Lotsa Legs

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The City of London ロンドンの金融街

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The City of London ロンドンの金融街

Japan - Matsuyama

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Japan - Matsuyama

È ancora pomeriggio, ma nel vicolo la sera è già cominciata. Le strade strette trattengono l'ombra e costringono i locali ad accendere le lanterne prima che il sole sia realmente tramontato. La bicicletta appoggiata all'ingresso, il menu scritto a mano, le tende consumate e le insegne semplici raccontano un'attività che si prepara ad accogliere i clienti abituali. Qui non c'è la frenesia delle grandi città. A Matsuyama si esce prima, si cena prima e spesso si torna a casa prima. Il locale è aperto, le luci sono accese e la serata può iniziare.

まだ夕方だが、この路地ではもう夜の準備が始まっている。狭い通りには早くから影が落ち、店は日が沈む前に提灯や照明を灯す。店先の自転車、手書きのメニュー、使い込まれた暖簾や看板からは、常連客を迎える日常の姿が伝わってくる。ここは大都市ではない。松山では夜の始まりも少し早く、終わりも少し早い。店はすでに営業中で、静かに夜を迎えようとしている。

It is still late afternoon, yet evening has already arrived in this narrow alley. The tight streets hold onto the shadows, forcing restaurants and bars to switch on their lanterns long before sunset. The bicycle parked outside, the handwritten menu, the worn curtains and the modest signs all suggest a place getting ready for its regular customers. There is none of the rush associated with larger cities. In Matsuyama people tend to start their evenings earlier and finish earlier. The doors are open, the lights are on, and the night is beginning.

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Counter-terrorism officers investigate after five injured in violent incidents in Edinburgh

Several of those hurt are reported to be Muslim as Police Scotland say 36-year-old white Scottish man arrested

Counter-terrorism officers are involved in investigations into a series of violent incidents in Edinburgh that left five people injured, police said.

The organisation Muslim Engagement and Development said several of those injured were Muslim.

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No Pulisic, no problem: how the USA learned to win without their star player | Jeff Rueter

Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different ways

Once it was clear that Christian Pulisic’s calf could keep him out of Friday’s match against Australia, Mauricio Pochettino had a lot of options to consider. There is no like-for-like alternative to Pulisic, still the United States’ most important player.

Australia entered this game with a point to prove, wanting to build off of their opening win over Turkey with a statement result against the tournament co-hosts. As was the case when the teams met for a friendly in October, the Socceroos were set up to operate in a low defensive block, with five along the backline and a swarming, zonal marking scheme in front of them. That system can be quite effective against a team who play with just one striker, as the US have for most of the 21st century.

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Rijnmond - Nieuws

Het laatste nieuws van vandaag over Rotterdam, Feyenoord, het verkeer en het weer in de regio Rijnmond

Deze flat met bijzondere galerij, badhuis en centrale verwarming was 100 jaar geleden revolutionair

Midden in de wijk Spangen in Rotterdam ligt een belangrijk Nederlands monument. Het Justus van Effen Complex was tijdens de bouw in 1922 revolutionair in Nederland. 100 jaar later zorgt de architectuur vooral voor een gemeenschapsgevoel.

Aida’s Bosnische moeder werd als vluchteling met open armen ontvangen: ‘Dat is nu niet meer voor te stellen’

De Rotterdamse Aida Osmanbašic (24) loopt in de nacht van zaterdag op zondag voor de vierde keer mee met de Nacht van de Vluchteling. Haar moeder vluchtte in de jaren 90 vanuit Bosnië naar Rotterdam en werd hier met open armen ontvangen. “Als ik beelden zie van anti-azc-protesten, wil ik juist wat constructiefs doen voor vluchtelingen.”

Aida (24) loopt mee met de Nacht van de Vluchteling: ‘Mijn moeder uit Bosnië is in de jaren 90 met open armen ontvangen’

De Rotterdamse Aida Osmanbašic (24) loopt in de nacht van zaterdag op zondag voor de vierde keer mee met de Nacht van de Vluchteling. Haar moeder vluchtte in de jaren 90 vanuit Bosnië naar Rotterdam en werd hier met open armen ontvangen. “Als ik beelden zie van anti-azc-protesten, wil ik juist wat constructiefs doen voor vluchtelingen.”

Rotterdam - FediMeteo (@rotterdam@nl.fedimeteo.com)

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Weer voor Rotterdam 🌤️ - 20-06-2026 19:15 CES...

Weer voor Rotterdam 🌤️ - 20-06-2026 19:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 25.8°C · Licht bewolkt 🌤️ | Min 21.3°C / Max 27.7°C | Kans op neerslag 20%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 21.3°C, Max 27.7°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 20%, 🧭 1021.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: → 269°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

20:00: 25.3°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 307°
21:00: 24.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 332°
22:00: 23.3°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1022.0 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 4°
23:00: 22.2°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1022.7 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 16°
00:00: 21.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 17%, 🧭 1022.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 49°
01:00: 21.9°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 34%, 🧭 1023.2 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 57°
02:00: 22.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 49%, 🧭 1023.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ← 72°
03:00: 22.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 60%, 🧭 1023.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ← 68°
04:00: 22.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 70%, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 53°
05:00: 22.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 75%, 🧭 1023.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ← 69°
06:00: 20.8°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 76%, 🧭 1023.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ← 106°
07:00: 20.6°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 3.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 73%, 🧭 1024.4 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↖ 118°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

zondag 21 juni: Min 20.6°C, Max 28.9°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 28%, 🧭 1024.9 hPa ↗️ +3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 57°
maandag 22 juni: Min 19.1°C, Max 30.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1026.0 hPa ↗️ +1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 50°
dinsdag 23 juni: Min 15.9°C, Max 28.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1022.3 hPa ↘️ -3.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ← 85°
woensdag 24 juni: Min 21.2°C, Max 33.8°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1017.7 hPa ↘️ -4.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 245°
donderdag 25 juni: Min 18.1°C, Max 26.3°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1019.9 hPa ↗️ +2.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.2 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 46°
vrijdag 26 juni: Min 15.5°C, Max 32.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1015.2 hPa ↘️ -4.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.9 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ← 86°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 25.8°C (Licht bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 26.3°C (+0.5°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: → 292°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 19.8 km/h (5.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 56%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1021.4 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 27.5 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.6
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:22 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 22:05

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 39 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 4.4 μg/m³
• PM10: 7.4 μg/m³

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Volleyballers verslaan in European League ook Kroatië

GORAŽDE (ANP) - De Nederlandse volleyballers hebben het vijfde duel in de European League gewonnen. De ploeg van bondscoach Joel Banks kende in Bosnië en Herzegovina weinig problemen tegen Kroatië: 25-17 25-19 25-23.

De European League is een divisie onder de Nations League, waar in totaal 27 landen aan meedoen. Nederland speelt, verdeeld over meerdere weken, tegen zes tegenstanders. De beste vier van de ranglijst plaatsen zich voor de final four en het EK van 2028.

Nederland staat na vijf wedstrijden met 15 punten bovenaan, voor Denemarken (14 punten) en Tsjechië (13 punten). Eerder werd al gewonnen van Noord-Macedonië, Luxemburg, Georgië en Slowakije.

De laatste tegenstander van Oranje is zondag Bosnië en Herzegovina.


Noodverordening in Zandvoort om verwachte drukte

ZANDVOORT (ANP) - De gemeente Zandvoort heeft een noodverordening uitgevaardigd voor de komende dagen. Reden is de verwachting dat veel mensen de komende dagen de badplaats bezoeken vanwege het zomerweer en door een aantal evenementen.

Politie en handhavers krijgen met de verordening extra mogelijkheden tot ingrijpen. Groepen die overlast geven of de doorgang blokkeren, kunnen worden weggestuurd of uit elkaar gehaald als dit onrust of onveilige situaties geeft. De verordening geldt vanaf zaterdag 16.00 uur voor een deel van het strand, de boulevard en het stationsgebied en duurt tot het eind van maandagavond.

"De afgelopen periode waren er op drukke momenten situaties waarbij extra inzet van politie en handhaving nodig was. Wij willen de extra drukte in goede banen leiden. Ook willen we snel kunnen ingrijpen als dat nodig is. Daarom geldt deze noodverordening. Politie en handhaving kunnen zo eerder ingrijpen bij drukte of onveilig gedrag", meldt de gemeente.


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Nieuwe partijleider PvdD wil geen ideologische concessies doen

Christine Teunissen, de nieuwe partijleider van de Partij voor de Dieren, benadrukt dat ook voor haar de partij er allereerst voor de dieren is – daarna komen de ‘mensenonderwerpen’.

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Een straat met veel oranje

Het maakt in de groepsfase van dit turbo-WK vol lammen & blinden helemaal niet uit of we vandaag winnen van Zweden of niet, want straks pakken we het belachelijke Tunesië sowieso in en dan zijn we alsnog door naar de volgende ronde. MÁÁR. Het masterplan van Ronald Koeman zal zich vanavond voor het eerst aan de wereld ontvouwen. Maandenlang heeft hij de wereld zand in de ogen gestrooid met slaapverwekkend poepvoetbal. Maar nu. Maar nu. Met flitsend spel worden de gehaktballenvreters van FC Ikea huilend in een hoek geschilderd door de machtige kleur ORANJE. Zweden heeft twee goede spelers (Gjukkeres en Izaak) en die zitten jankend in de zak van Virgil van Dijk en Jan Paul van Hecke. Mensen, we gaan WINNEN. Met 2-1. We gaan naar de VOLGENDE RONDE. We gaan zelfs naar de FINALE. Maar nu dus eerst aan de beurt: Zweden, dat met belachelijk veel mazzel de WK-kwalificatie heeft overleefd, en nog steeds net zo slecht is als toen. BRUL! 

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Japan - Matsuyama

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Japan - Matsuyama

È ancora pomeriggio, ma nel vicolo la sera è già cominciata. Le strade strette trattengono l'ombra e costringono i locali ad accendere le lanterne prima che il sole sia realmente tramontato. La bicicletta appoggiata all'ingresso, il menu scritto a mano, le tende consumate e le insegne semplici raccontano un'attività che si prepara ad accogliere i clienti abituali. Qui non c'è la frenesia delle grandi città. A Matsuyama si esce prima, si cena prima e spesso si torna a casa prima. Il locale è aperto, le luci sono accese e la serata può iniziare.

まだ夕方だが、この路地ではもう夜の準備が始まっている。狭い通りには早くから影が落ち、店は日が沈む前に提灯や照明を灯す。店先の自転車、手書きのメニュー、使い込まれた暖簾や看板からは、常連客を迎える日常の姿が伝わってくる。ここは大都市ではない。松山では夜の始まりも少し早く、終わりも少し早い。店はすでに営業中で、静かに夜を迎えようとしている。

It is still late afternoon, yet evening has already arrived in this narrow alley. The tight streets hold onto the shadows, forcing restaurants and bars to switch on their lanterns long before sunset. The bicycle parked outside, the handwritten menu, the worn curtains and the modest signs all suggest a place getting ready for its regular customers. There is none of the rush associated with larger cities. In Matsuyama people tend to start their evenings earlier and finish earlier. The doors are open, the lights are on, and the night is beginning.