Nominations now open for 16th edition of the BEGE Awards | Yogonet International Summary The BEGE Awards have opened nominations for their 16th edition. The ceremony will take place on 26 November at Megami Club in Sofia, followed by the BEGE Party. The awards — part of the Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Exhibition — celebrate […]
WhatsApp Bug Anchors Targeted Zero-Click iPhone Attacks Summary A WhatsApp vulnerability (CVE-2025-55177, CVSS 5.4) has been linked to a sophisticated zero-click campaign that also used a patched Apple OS flaw (CVE-2025-43300). Meta and CISA say the WhatsApp bug could allow processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target device; WhatsApp has released fixes […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
