Public database exposed 184 million credentials including Microsoft, Facebook, Snapchat, and government account logins

CISA flags security issue affecting multiple TP-Link models It allows threat actors to execute arbitrary system-level commands Affected models have all reached end of life, so should be replaced anyway Multiple TP-Link routers, which have long reached end-of-life (EoL) status, are being abused in real-life attacks, the US government is warning. The US Cybersecurity and…

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Zyn is giving investors a buzz—for now

When tucked between lip and gum, a small white pouch of Zyn is intended to give the user a pleasant nicotine hit. Its maker is getting a lift, too. Shares in Philip Morris International (PMI), the world’s largest publicly traded tobacco company, are at record highs. Investors’ enthusiasm, which has surged since a bumper earnings…

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Two huge issues and MPs – for once

In Westminster a lot of power is derived from patronage, as well as feelings of loyalty to a party, plus occasional warnings, threats and arm-twisting. Whipping is a central part of the British political system. Whips are the MPs in each party responsible for discipline and ensuring their colleagues vote the right way. And yet…

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The smiling new face of German big business

GERMANS ARE a brooding bunch. After all, their language gave the world “angst”. After five years of trouble some may even be feeling a sense of Niedergeschlagenheit (literally, beaten-downness). Covid-19 was followed in 2022 by war in Ukraine, soaring energy prices and cooling Chinese demand for German wares. Europe’s biggest economy last grew year on…

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