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Israel’s Attempted Assassination of Hamas Leader Followed Surveillance of Deputy
Israel officials had been hoping that a high-ranking Hamas figure, Muhammad Deif, would visit a villa tied to a top lieutenant. They struck when he appeared to be there, officials said.
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Nepal’s New Prime Minister Is Named After Government Collapses
K.P. Sharma Oli, who leads the nation’s largest communist party, is to take office on Monday.
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Israel Struck Twice in Its Attack on Al-Mawasi, Videos and Photos Show
Visual evidence from Saturday’s strike in Gaza that left dozens dead appears to show that the Israeli military launched a separate strike near emergency vehicles.
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From Exile in London, a Crime Novelist Works to Transform Russia
Boris Akunin, the creator of a hugely popular detective series, hopes that fomenting a vibrant Russian culture abroad might undermine President Vladimir V. Putin’s government at home.
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Are Games Like the Euro 2024 Final the Riskiest Gig in Music?
Performing before a major match like the Euro 2024 final offers priceless visibility, and the nonzero chance that you’ll be booed.
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CISA Red Team’s Operations Against a Federal Civilian Executive Branch Organization Highlights the Necessity of Defense-in-Depth
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In early 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) conducted a SILENTSHIELD red team assessment against a Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) organization. During SILENTSHIELD assessments, the red team first performs a no-notice, long-term simulation of nation-state cyber operations. The team mimics the techniques, tradecraft, and behaviors of sophisticated threat actors and…
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People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of State Security APT40 Tradecraft in Action
Overview Background This advisory, authored by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the United States National Security Agency (NSA), the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS),…
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Solution to Evan Birnholz’s July 14 crossword, ‘Captain Obvious, Poker Expert’
Your friendly neighborhood cliche-less hero puts his cards on the table.
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How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Became Tech’s Steely Eyed A.I. Gambler
Microsoft’s all-in moment on artificial intelligence has been defined by billions in spending and a C.E.O. counting on technology with huge potential and huge risks.
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Google Readies $23 Billion Deal for Wiz, a Start-Up, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny
The deal to acquire the cybersecurity company would easily be Google’s most expensive acquisition.