Hear what I say, little kittens.
Try not to spoil your mittens.
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Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shares a report from ProPublica: A few months into President Donald Trump's second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wanted Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. The appointees wanted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to procure the machine, examine it and report back the findings so they could be given to the White House, according to two former administration officials with knowledge of the request.
The proposition was shocking to CISA's career staffers, according to one of the former officials. CISA typically worked to thwart hackers. Moreover, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices. The request made the CISA employees fear they were being asked to take part in political interference. "My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don't like," one of the former officials said. "This goes against everything CISA represents." [Or, perhaps do something worse?]
The CISA employees repeatedly told the political appointees that their request was impossible, in part because the agents capable of pulling off such an operation had just been laid off by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. The appointees eventually stopped pressing CISA. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the agency for its own ends while draining it of resources for one of its critical missions: protecting the nation's voting systems.
The proposition was shocking to CISA's career staffers, according to one of the former officials. CISA typically worked to thwart hackers. Moreover, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices. The request made the CISA employees fear they were being asked to take part in political interference. "My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don't like," one of the former officials said. "This goes against everything CISA represents." [Or, perhaps do something worse?]
The CISA employees repeatedly told the political appointees that their request was impossible, in part because the agents capable of pulling off such an operation had just been laid off by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. The appointees eventually stopped pressing CISA. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the agency for its own ends while draining it of resources for one of its critical missions: protecting the nation's voting systems.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: A hacker broke into more than 100 websites using an army of AI agents that mostly operated on their own, according to findings from the AI security firm Norforge. Though Norforge doesn't name the targets, Reuters reports that the victims included companies like John Deere, SharkNinja, and Cummins.
[...] Researchers at Norforge uncovered the attacks through exposed work on Cairn, an open-source AI platform that describes itself as a "general-purpose problem-solving engine." With Cairn, users set a start and end point for the AI agents, which document their progress as they move forward with the task. However, as noted by Norforge, hackers can also use the tool to orchestrate cyberattacks using AI agents.
The hacker who broke into more than 100 sites was the "most active" among the exposed Cairn instances discovered by Norforge, waging attacks on companies based in the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan, as reported by Reuters. This attacker laid out "preferred intrusion tactics" using fewer than 100 Chinese characters, with successful breaches taking about 23 hours, according to Reuters. Overall, Nordforge found more than 20 exposed Cairn instances that are "likely malicious." A John Deere spokesperson said there is "no indication that sensitive information was accessed" as a result of the attack, while Cummins said it's "investigating the report of a potential cyber-attack on a website operated by one of our third-party vendors."
Meanwhile, SharkNinja says the breach impacted a standalone site with product support information, and that it has contained the threat.
[...] Researchers at Norforge uncovered the attacks through exposed work on Cairn, an open-source AI platform that describes itself as a "general-purpose problem-solving engine." With Cairn, users set a start and end point for the AI agents, which document their progress as they move forward with the task. However, as noted by Norforge, hackers can also use the tool to orchestrate cyberattacks using AI agents.
The hacker who broke into more than 100 sites was the "most active" among the exposed Cairn instances discovered by Norforge, waging attacks on companies based in the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan, as reported by Reuters. This attacker laid out "preferred intrusion tactics" using fewer than 100 Chinese characters, with successful breaches taking about 23 hours, according to Reuters. Overall, Nordforge found more than 20 exposed Cairn instances that are "likely malicious." A John Deere spokesperson said there is "no indication that sensitive information was accessed" as a result of the attack, while Cummins said it's "investigating the report of a potential cyber-attack on a website operated by one of our third-party vendors."
Meanwhile, SharkNinja says the breach impacted a standalone site with product support information, and that it has contained the threat.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Upstream along the Ichijō River, which flows through the Asakura Clan Ruins, lies Ichijō Falls, where a majestic stream of water cascades 17 meters. This site is known as the place where the Great Master Taichō enshrined Hakusan Daigongen and founded Takisuizan Jōkyō-ji Temple; it is also said to be where Sasaki Kojirō devised the “Swallow Return” sword technique.
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Scientists hope Martian material collected will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth
Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft on an unprecedented mission to bring back samples from one of Mars’s moons that scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
The Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft, propelled by Japan’s flagship H3 rocket, lifted off before dawn from Tanegashima island in the country’s far south-west, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said.
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The man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in what some believed may be a targeted attack near her electorate office, according to eyewitnesses.
The independent MP remains in a critical condition after being airlifted from Wangaratta in northern Victoria to Melbourne’s Alfred hospital for emergency surgery on Monday night.
Continue reading...President ignores school conditions and cost of living and says he warned Macron ‘the whole world was coming in’
Donald Trump and JD Vance deployed a familiar US playbook on Europe, claiming that immigrants were responsible for rioting in France that began as student protests against crumbling schools and the high cost of living.
The nationwide protests on Saturday were called over rising fuel prices and falling purchasing power, and in several cities they escalated into clashes with police that left a historic town hall torched and led to 1,800 arrests. On Monday, overnight curfews were issued for a number of French cities, including parts of Paris.
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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 20-10-2026 01:15 CEST
In één oogopslag:
• 9.1°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 8.7°C / Max 15.8°C | Kans op neerslag 12%
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 8.7°C, Max 15.8°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1012.8 hPa ↘️ -8.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 92°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 02:00: 8.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 03:00: 8.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.0 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 04:00: 7.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 90°
• 05:00: 7.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 06:00: 6.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 84°
• 07:00: 6.3°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1016.8 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 86°
• 08:00: 6.0°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ← 86°
• 09:00: 5.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ← 81°
• 10:00: 6.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.0 km/u (6.1 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 11:00: 8.0°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1014.1 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 12:00: 9.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1012.9 hPa ↘️ -1.2 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ← 93°
• 13:00: 10.6°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1012.1 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 103°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• woensdag 21 oktober: Min 5.8°C, Max 13.1°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1005.2 hPa ↘️ -7.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ← 105°
• donderdag 22 oktober: Min 9.3°C, Max 14.0°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 29%, 🧭 1011.2 hPa ↗️ +6.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 186°
• vrijdag 23 oktober: Min 9.1°C, Max 13.5°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 39%, 🧭 997.5 hPa ↘️ -13.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 32.4 km/u (9.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 221°
• zaterdag 24 oktober: Min 10.1°C, Max 13.6°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 20.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 75%, 🧭 1003.2 hPa ↗️ +5.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 30.9 km/u (8.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 175°
• zondag 25 oktober: Min 10.2°C, Max 12.5°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 15.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 67%, 🧭 993.8 hPa ↘️ -9.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 36.1 km/u (10.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• maandag 26 oktober: Min 8.3°C, Max 12.5°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 64%, 🧭 1000.7 hPa ↗️ +6.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: → 258°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 9.1°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 5.0°C (-4.1°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 88°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 32.8 km/h (9.1 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 82%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1020.9 hPa ↘️ -1.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 08:13 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 18:39
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 59 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 8.5 μg/m³
• PM10: 9.7 μg/m³
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In één oogopslag:
• 9.1°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 8.7°C / Max 15.8°C | Kans op neerslag 12%
Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 8.7°C, Max 15.8°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1012.8 hPa ↘️ -8.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 92°
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
• 02:00: 8.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 03:00: 8.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.0 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 04:00: 7.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 90°
• 05:00: 7.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 06:00: 6.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 84°
• 07:00: 6.3°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1016.8 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 86°
• 08:00: 6.0°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ← 86°
• 09:00: 5.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ← 81°
• 10:00: 6.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.0 km/u (6.1 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 11:00: 8.0°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1014.1 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 12:00: 9.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1012.9 hPa ↘️ -1.2 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ← 93°
• 13:00: 10.6°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1012.1 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 103°
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
• woensdag 21 oktober: Min 5.8°C, Max 13.1°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1005.2 hPa ↘️ -7.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ← 105°
• donderdag 22 oktober: Min 9.3°C, Max 14.0°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 29%, 🧭 1011.2 hPa ↗️ +6.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 186°
• vrijdag 23 oktober: Min 9.1°C, Max 13.5°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 39%, 🧭 997.5 hPa ↘️ -13.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 32.4 km/u (9.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 221°
• zaterdag 24 oktober: Min 10.1°C, Max 13.6°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 20.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 75%, 🧭 1003.2 hPa ↗️ +5.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 30.9 km/u (8.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 175°
• zondag 25 oktober: Min 10.2°C, Max 12.5°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 15.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 67%, 🧭 993.8 hPa ↘️ -9.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 36.1 km/u (10.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• maandag 26 oktober: Min 8.3°C, Max 12.5°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 64%, 🧭 1000.7 hPa ↗️ +6.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: → 258°
Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 9.1°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 5.0°C (-4.1°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 88°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 32.8 km/h (9.1 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 82%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1020.9 hPa ↘️ -1.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 08:13 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 18:39
Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 59 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 8.5 μg/m³
• PM10: 9.7 μg/m³
Gegevens geleverd door Open-Meteo
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WASHINGTON (ANP/RTR) - De regering van president Donald Trump heeft de overdracht van Patriot-onderscheppingsraketten aan Oekraïne nog niet goedgekeurd, meldt The Washington Post op basis van anonieme bronnen. Die raketten zijn nodig om het land te beschermen tegen Russische raket- en droneaanvallen.
Een deel van de Patriot-raketten zijn raketten bestemd voor landen die een goede relatie hebben met Oekraïne. Ook daarvoor moet de Amerikaanse defensieminister Pete Hegseth toestemming geven.
De Verenigde Staten behouden de controle over wat er met hun wapens gebeurt. Omdat de wapens in de VS worden gemaakt en geleverd, mogen landen die ze kopen die niet zomaar doorverkopen of aan een ander land geven. Daarvoor moeten ze eerst toestemming krijgen van de Amerikaanse overheid.
Volgens bronnen heeft Hegseth de overdrachten niet formeel afgewezen, maar heeft hij ook de vereiste stappen voor goedkeuring niet voltooid, aldus The Washington Post.
BERLIJN (ANP) - Een website heeft ruim 421.000 interne e-mails van de Duitse radicaal-rechtse partij AfD gepubliceerd. Het gaat om door AI gemaakte samenvattingen van de mails, niet de mails zelf. De partij heeft aan de Duitse krant Bild bevestigd in september gehackt te zijn.
"In september is een hostingprovider van onze partij gehackt. Daarbij zijn delen van enkele mailboxen, waarvan de meeste al jaren niet meer in gebruik zijn, gehackt en gekopieerd", aldus de partij. Of de gepubliceerde documenten echt zijn en of ze bij de hackeraanval zijn buitgemaakt, is nog onduidelijk. Volgens de woordvoerder van de partij zijn de huidige mailaccounts van de AfD niet getroffen.
Op de website werden door AI gemaakte samenvattingen van meerdere e-mails gepubliceerd. Volgens die berichten zijn de afzenders van de mails onder meer de AfD-politici Alice Weidel en Leif-Erik Holm en voormalig AfD-leider Alexander Gauland.
Bild zag een aantal van de gepubliceerde mails in. Daarin zaten onder meer foto's van identiteitsbewijzen, facturen, bankafschriften, diploma's, lidmaatschapsaanvragen en ledenlijsten van AfD-afdelingen in Noordrijn-Westfalen.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De politie heeft maandagavond twee mannen gearresteerd in Floradorp in Amsterdam-Noord. Het gaat om een 39-jarige man die vuurwerk naar de politie gooide en een jongen van 14 jaar die verdacht wordt van openlijke geweldpleging.
De politie laat in een persbericht weten dat het maandag opnieuw korte tijd rumoerig was in Floradorp. Aan het einde van de middag verzamelde een groepje buurtbewoners zich rond de Sneeuwbalstraat, waar vuurwerk werd afgestoken en kleine brandjes op de weg werden gesticht. Later op de avond werden er ook stenen en glas richting de politie gegooid.
Inwoners van Floradorp kregen vorige week een brief van burgemeester Femke Halsema met een alternatief plan voor het traditionele vreugdevuur op oudejaarsavond, dat niet langer wordt toegestaan. Groepen jongeren zouden daarop zijn gaan rellen. De ME werd vorige week meerdere keren ingezet.
De politie laat weten dat buurtbewoners zich zorgen maken over de onrust en dat er daarom "volop is geïnvesteerd in de buurt om contact aan te gaan". Zo is de politie met (wijk)agenten en jongerenwerkers aanwezig. "Ook vanavond waren we zichtbaar en onzichtbaar aanwezig", aldus de politie.