The highly anticipated 2024 US presidential election has finally arrived, following a tumultuous campaign marked by intense rhetoric and warnings about democracy’s future. The electoral process has been marred by two attempted assassinations, a candidate switch, and divisive speeches. With the outcome uncertain, millions of Americans are heading to the polls today. According to recent … Read more
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will miss at least one game due to a hamstring injury that is being evaluated by the team. Coach Mike McCarthy ruled him out for Sunday’s home game against Philadelphia, and multiple reports suggest he may be sidelined for multiple games. The injury occurred in the second half of the … Read more
A former police officer, Adam Coy, was convicted of murder on Monday in the fatal shooting of Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man. The incident occurred in December 2020, when Hill, who had a cellphone and keys in his hands, was shot four times by Officer Coy in a garage. Prosecutors argued that Coy acted … Read more
A Dutch security firm has discovered a critical “zero-click” vulnerability in Synology’s pre-installed Photos app, which affects millions of devices worldwide. The vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access and install malicious code without needing authentication. Synology was notified about the issue immediately after it was reported at the Pwn2Own hacking contest in Ireland. A … Read more
QNAP has released security patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited during the recent Pwn2Own hacking contest. The company fixed critical SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerabilities in its SMB Service and HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync disaster recovery and data backup solution. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50387, was found in QNAP’s SMB Service and allowed YingMuo … Read more
A security flaw in Synology’s popular photo application has left millions of users’ devices vulnerable to a zero-click attack. Researchers have discovered that the bug, which was exposed during the Pwn2Own hacking contest, allows attackers to gain access to devices and steal sensitive data, including personal files and corporate documents. The vulnerability affects Synology’s BeeStation … Read more
Synology, a Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker, has acknowledged a critical security flaw impacting millions of its DiskStation and BeePhotos devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10443 and dubbed RISK:STATION, was demonstrated at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest by security researcher Rick de Jager. RISK:STATION is an unauthenticated zero-click vulnerability that allows attackers to … Read more
NBC has agreed to give former President Donald Trump’s campaign free commercial time in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent appearance on Saturday Night Live. The move comes after FCC commissioner Brendan Carr criticized the sketch for breaching FCC regulations regarding equal time. In the sketch, Rudolph portrayed Harris as seeking a pep talk … Read more
Saturday Night Live (SNL) creator Lorne Michaels made a surprise decision to allow Vice President Kamala Harris to appear on the show just three days before the election, despite initially stating she would not be a guest. The appearance violated Federal Communications Commission (FCC) elections rules and has sparked widespread criticism. Michaels’ change of heart … Read more
Kamala Harris made her highly anticipated appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) this weekend, leaving the audience in applause and offering a rare moment of calm amidst the heated US presidential campaign. The surprise cameo came after Air Force Two changed course mid-air to head to New York instead of Detroit, hinting that the opportunity … Read more