Hacked Routers Linger on the Internet for Years, Data Shows Summary Researchers at Censys — led by principal security researcher Emily Austin — discovered several hundred Ubiquiti routers still displaying “hacked” banners when trawling Internet scan data. The evidence suggests these devices were compromised long ago rather than in a new campaign: the number of […]
The Download: Trump’s impact on science, and meet our climate and energy honourees Summary Today’s newsletter issue covers several linked themes: how the Trump administration’s policies are affecting early-career scientists in the US; profiles of climate and energy innovators on MIT Technology Review’s 2025 Innovators Under 35 list (including Ethiopian-born researcher Iwnetim Abate and his […]
Cloudflare Holds Back the Tide on 11.5Tbps DDoS Attack Summary Cloudflare reports it automatically mitigated hundreds of hyper-volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in recent weeks, including a UDP flood that peaked at about 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps). The 11.5Tbps event lasted roughly 35 seconds and originated from a mix of IoT devices and cloud […]
National Guard Accidentally Sends Evidence Of Troop Disillusionment To The Washington Post Summary The Washington Post obtained internal National Guard “media roll up” documents that show widespread unease and disillusionment among deployed troops. The reports — which analyse news and social media sentiment — note residents’ alarm at Guard deployments and include comments from people […]
Responding to COVID‐19 Through Cross‐Border E‐Commerce: Evidence From Millions of De Minimis Import Orders From China Summary This paper uses millions of small‑package (de minimis) online order records to examine how US commuting zones responded to COVID‑19 via cross‑border e‑commerce from China. The authors find that areas hit harder by the pandemic bought more via […]
The Trade Impact of the Creation/Disbandment of Diplomatic Relations: The Case Involving Mainland China and Chinese Taiwan Summary This paper studies how the establishment and the disbandment of formal diplomatic ties affect bilateral trade, using the case of countries that switched recognition from Chinese Taiwan to Mainland China between 1995 and 2019. Employing a staggered […]
From zero to 24/7: Always-on defence for iGaming and player safety Summary Authors: Evgeny Zaretskov (SOFTSWISS group CISO) and Amir Aliev (deputy CSO) outline why iGaming needs an always-on Security Operations Centre (SOC) and how SOFTSWISS built a practical, cost-conscious 24/7 SOC tailored to the industry. The article covers the unique pressures of real-money gaming […]
Hot Copy: Monopoly money Summary By Conor Mulheir — 12 Sep 2025 This Hot Copy round-up highlights three quick developments that matter to the iGaming and gambling policy world: GambleAware warning that flashy prize-draws (think Omaze, McDonald’s Monopoly) can normalise gambling and are linked to rising problem-gambling rates; fresh US crypto regulation drama as Brian […]
All in it together? Racing’s day of protest leaves much unsaid Summary Racing staged a high-profile protest in Parliament Square — complete with a giant white horse and an LED van — to oppose the Treasury’s gambling tax harmonisation plans, which the sport sees as a de facto tax rise. The British Horseracing Authority and […]
I Hate My AI Friend Summary WIRED tests Friend, a pendant-style wearable chatbot created by Avi Schiffmann that uses Google’s Gemini 2.5 in the cloud. The puck-like device connects via Bluetooth to an iPhone companion app, responds to taps and voice prompts, and — crucially — listens continuously through always-on microphones to offer running commentary […]
