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Researchers Discover Additional Backdoors in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers

More than a dozen models of Chinese-made Zbtlink routers ship with at least two backdoors that could allow for invasive remote access akin to “surveillance,” according to new findings from cybersecurity firm VulnCheck. The two new backdoors — dubbed “Darklantern” …

Researchers Discover Additional Backdoors in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers

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Singapore made a crow-friendly city. Now it wants to shoot them

The resumption of a crow-shooting campaign in Singapore has revived intense debate over lethal wildlife management in the highly urbanized city-state. Government officials revived the culling program in response to public complaints about crow attacks on pedestrians and cyclists, reports contributor Robin Hicks for Mongabay.

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