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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46861356

After a recommendation from Lemmy, I downloaded KDE mobile alongside plasma desktop to see if my touchscreen would work better. This took a little tinkering and figuring out but I really enjoy this interface. ^borrowed and reconfigured fastfetch theme from a Lemmy user (lost access to old account so I can't tag them, sorry ) ^ the slide-up app drawer for KDE Mobile. ^interatellar, gui client for Lemmy. ^Tuba, gui client for Mastodon.

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Here is the technical report: Inside Shadow-Earth-053: A China-Aligned Cyberespionage Campaign Against Government and Defense Sectors in Asia

On May 1, cybersecurity researchers at Trend Micro disclosed a previously undocumented China-aligned espionage campaign that has infiltrated government and defense networks across much of Asia. Tracked as Shadow-Earth-053, the operation has been active since at least December 2024, and it has targeted ministries and contractors in Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan, as well as one European NATO member, Poland, along with journalists and diaspora activists.

What distinguishes this campaign from most other China-aligned cyber operations is its dual focus: one track pursued traditional intelligence collection against Asian governments and defense entities, while a parallel track, linked to activity clusters known as Glitter Carp and Sequin Carp, used highly targeted phishing to surveil and silence Uyghur, Tibetan, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong critics, as well as investigative journalists. These phishing operations relied on impersonation emails mimicking known individuals or technology company security alerts, embedding 1×1 tracking pixels – invisible images that notify the sender when the email has been opened and reveal the recipient’s device and approximate location – before directing victims to credential harvesting pages.

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The parallel focus on diaspora activists and journalists results in digital transnational repression. This is not merely a human rights issue, as it undermines the open information environment that democratic governments rely on to shape public debate and hold authoritarian regimes accountable. When Beijing can silence overseas voices through cyber means, it erodes the soft power of the liberal international order and tests the willingness of host governments to protect residents on their soil.

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The targeting of a NATO member state, Poland, adds a new layer of complexity. The country’s role as the main hub for Western support to Ukraine, through which roughly 90 percent of military aid shipments pass, along with Warshaw’s deepening defense ties with the Indo-Pacific, makes it a particularly high value target for Beijing. While the dominant, most common pattern of Chinese cyber activity in Europe has focused on economic espionage or technology theft, reaching a NATO ally’s government and defense networks – such as the 2023 Chinese breach of a Dutch military network, the 2022 espionage campaign against Belgium’s Ministry of Defense, and the 2024 compromise of the U.K. Ministry of Defense payroll system – although not a new phenomenon, is a worrying sign.

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Debris from partially burned-up spacecraft components and satellites reentering Earth’s atmosphere can pose a risk to people and structures on the ground. The surge in launches, driven largely by private players such as SpaceX, is turning a once-remote risk into a growing threat.

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Reentry debris has fallen on both private and public property around the world multiple times since 2021. Some of the most notable events involve pieces from SpaceX Dragon’s carbon fiber trunk, which stays attached to the crewed capsule until just hours before its reentry. These trunks are larger than a 15-passenger van and used for storage.

Trunk debris from the Crew 7 mission to the International Space Station has landed in North Carolina, and fragments from the Crew 1 mission landed in New South Wales, Australia. Similarly, debris from the Axiom 3 mission landed in Saskatchewan, Canada.

In addition to trunk debris, carbon fiber components that hold pressurized gases to adjust a spacecraft’s orientation also make up a lot of recovered reentry debris. Some of these most recent recoveries have been in Australia, Argentina and Poland.

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I'm a journalist looking to switch to Graphene for security purposes when i'm traveling but a fair share of my work is on social media (using alterego) and i need to be able to post and chat. Is it even possible on Graphene (via browser or specific app) ? Really new to this, it might defy the purpose.

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"Reiche gegen höhere Erbschaftssteuer" translates to "[Katharina] Reiche against higher inheritance tax". However the word "reiche" also means "rich", so out of context one could read it is "Rich against inheritance tax". Someone must have spotted this before posting this as a headline: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/erbschaftssteuer-reiche-100.html

This is the minister: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherina_Reiche

German: Äußerungen von Unionsfraktionschef Spahn lösten in der Regierung eine Debatte über die Erbschaftssteuer aus. Nun spricht sich Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche deutlich gegen eine Erhöhung aus. Höhere Steuern nennt sie "Gift".

English (deepl): Comments made by Union faction leader Spahn sparked a debate within the government about inheritance tax. Now, Economics Minister Reiche has spoken out clearly against an increase. She calls higher taxes ‘poison’.

C’est samedi et c’est JDR !

Que vous enquêtiez ou complotiez, que vous descendiez des canons ou des vaisseaux, cet espace est pour vous !

Meneu·r·se·s et joueu·r·se·s, venez parler de vos :

• plans (bon, moins bons, voire carrément catastrophiques) ;
• perles de JDR ;
• actus ;
• scénarii, campagnes ;
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/26452532

The paper is here

Mamdani also has built a substantial war chest – with $4.4 million cash on hand

In all, more than 8,000 people contributed to Mamdani in roughly five weeks. And about half of his money came from donors who live outside the city