europe
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OpenSea Boots Hackers for Claiming to Mint NFTs of Belarusian Dictator’s Stolen Passport
An eastern European hacktivist group claims to have hacked the passport information of every single person in Belarus, including its autocratic leader, Alexander Lukashenko, who has referred to himself as the “last dictator of Europe.” After allegedly stealing the data last summer, the gang, the Belarusian Cyber Partisans, minted several of the passports as NFTs…
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Crisis at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Escalates as Forest Fires Spread
Ukraine’s parliament said in a statement Monday that satellite imagery had revealed at least seven fires in the forested area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. These fires are within 10 kilometres of the defunct plant itself, making them particularly “dangerous,” according to the statement. The parliament said Ukraine firefighters have been unable to beat…
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Hacktivists Claim Ransomware Strike on Belarus Railway Intended to Disrupt Russian Forces
In an apparent bid to stop a Russian arms build-up near the Ukrainian border, a “pro-democracy” hacktivist group claims to have hacked the Belarusian railway system — allegedly one of the conduits for tanks and weaponry into the region. The incident comes as Russian and NATO-allied forces continue to spar over the political future of…
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Apple Could Be Forced To Ditch The Lightning Cable
Apple could be forced to abandon its lightning cable for USB-C or micro-USB if a new European legislation is passed.