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Microsoft said early this week that a state-sponsored hacking group operating out of China is exploiting previously unknown security flaws in its Exchange email services to steal data from business users SAN FRANCISCO - At least 30,000 US organizations including local governments have been hacked in recent days by an "unusually aggressive" Chinese cyber-espionage campaign, according to a computer security specialist. The campaign has exploited recently discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange software, stealing email and infecting computer servers with tools that let attackers take control remotely, Brian Krebs said in a post at his cyber security news website. "This is an active threat," White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said when asked about the situation during a press briefing. "Everyone running these servers needs to act now to patch them. We are concerned that there are a large number of victims," she added. After Microsoft released patches for the vulnerabilities ... » Learn More about Chinese cyber-espionage unit on US hacking spree: report

Protesters attempt to contain tear gas fired by police trying to disperse them during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Sunday. (AFP photo) Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six protesters Sunday in the bloodiest action so far to smother opposition to the military coup four weeks ago. The junta is battling to contain a massive street movement demanding it yield power and release ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with top political allies at the start of the month. Police and soldiers had already fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon on demonstrations in recent weeks in an effort to bring the civil disobedience campaign to heel, with live rounds used in some isolated cases. Large numbers were again mobilised on Sunday morning to scatter crowds in several parts of the country, after online calls for protesters to once again flood the streets. Three men were killed and at least 20 others injured when security ... » Learn More about 6 dead as Myanmar junta intensifies crackdown on anti-coup protests

(Reuters) - Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday, just hours after a United Nations special envoy called on the Security Council to take action against the ruling junta for the killings of protesters. The Southeast Asian country has been plunged in turmoil since the military overthrew and detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, with daily protests and strikes that have choked business and paralysed administration. Sporadic protests were staged across Myanmar on Saturday and local media reported that police fired tear gas shells and stun grenades to break up a protest in the Sanchaung district of Yangon, the country's biggest city. There were no reports of casualties. More than 50 protesters have been killed since the coup, according to the United Nations - at least 38 on Wednesday alone. Protesters demand the release of Suu Kyi and the respect of November's election, which her party won in landslide, ... » Learn More about Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action

Dr. Reginald Christian Bernardo in a photo he captioned “Expelliarmus.” Image: courtesy of Dr. Reginald Christian Bernardo After earning the title of being the country’s first homegrown gravitational physicist, Dr. Reginald Christian Bernardo made headlines in recent months, and only rightfully so. Despite this newfound fame, the scientist wants to emphasize to fellow Filipinos that there have been several other Filipino gravitational physicists before him, albeit not being “homegrown.” He points out that the era of gravitational physics in the Philippines started way back in 1970 when Dr. Roger Posadas obtained his Ph.D. under the supervision of renowned theoretical physicist Ezra Newman from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Noting that while the 1970s is not only the era that is “darkest in Philippine history,” it is also the time when the most respectable physics programs in the country were “only at their infancy.” Following Posadas, it took around ... » Learn More about ‘Put scientists at decision-making front lines,’ urges PH’s 1st homegrown gravitational physicist Reginald Bernardo

Avid steamer “TheGrefg” Martínez recently set a new viewing record on the Twitch platform. Image: courtesy of Twitch and David “TheGrefg” Martínez via AFP Relaxnews While Twitch has seen a significant increase in viewer numbers over the last 12 months, this trend appears to be digging in for 2021. David “TheGrefg” Martínez has set a new record for the video streaming platform, attracting more than 2.4 million simultaneous viewers in his latest live broadcast. The Spanish Twitch player who counts 6.3 million subscribers captured the attention of new viewers by introducing his new avatar for “Fortnite”: a red-haired character available from Jan. 16 on Epic Games’ flagship game store. This announcement was followed live by more than 2.47 million people on the video streaming platform, according to data from the TwitchTracker website. This audience peak allowed David Martínez to beat the record set by Tyler “Ninja” Blevins in March 2018. At that time, more than 616,000 curious ... » Learn More about Twitch sets new records as the pandemic continues

Orders have started rolling in after the Indonesian government approved the distribution of a COVID-19 detector developed at a local university, the GeNose. “We have received many orders after we obtained the distribution permit. A large company in Singapore is among our buyers,” Dian K. Nurputra, one of the developers from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), stated on Monday according to tempo.co . Other government institutions, such as the Executive Office of the President (KSP) and the Research and Technology Ministry’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), are also reportedly among the first to place orders for the COVID-19 detecting tool. Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said he believed the GeNose could be used in several places, such as factories, schools, office buildings as well as other places that required health screening. He also asked the developers to introduce GeNose to the public as soon as possible so that the device could provide support ... » Learn More about UGM receives orders for GeNose COVID-19 detector

The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 putsch ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power, triggering a massive uprising from hundreds of thousands angered to be returned to military rule. Security forces have escalated an increasingly brutal crackdown on demonstrators -- killing more than 50 people since the coup -- but protesters rallied again on Saturday. From the dusty roads of northern Lashio -- where young protesters stared down police behind homemade shields -- to central Loikaw city in view of Myanmar's eastern mountains, hundreds continued to march for democracy. "Our revolution must win," chanted protesters in Loikaw, who included civil servants like teachers in their green and white uniforms. The country's vital sectors have been crippled by an ongoing "Civil Disobedience Movement" -- a campaign urging civil servants to boycott working under a military regime. The impact has been felt on every level of the country, with shuttered hospitals, ... » Learn More about Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

KOTA KINABALU: Train services in Zone 1 here, which include Kota Kinabalu, will resume from Monday (March 8) as cross-district travel based on zones has been allowed in the state, says the Sabah State Railway Department. Previously, train services from Kota Kinabalu to Beaufort station were halted from Jan 14 when the movement control order was imposed. However, the Beaufort - Halogilat and the Tenom - Rayoh sectors continued to be operational then. “Based on the state government’s permission for movement according to zones, the department is restoring train services under Zone 1 effective March 8. “The schedules are based on the original timetable, namely Kinarut - Papar, which will take off at 5.36am; Papar - Sembulan (6.11am); Tanjung Aru - Papar (7.45am); Papar - Sembulan (12.16pm); Sembulan-Papar (5.30pm); and Papar-Kinarut (6.33pm). “The department will update the schedule from time to time based on current developments,” Sabah Railway's corporate communications unit ... » Learn More about Sabah Railway: Train services in Kota Kinabalu, Zone 1 to resume Monday (March 8)

A joint research team of Padjadjaran University (Unpad) and state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma personnel is researching two COVID-19 candidate vaccines. The research is expected to be complete in the next three years. Bio Farma’s project integration manager for research and development, Neni Nuraini, said the candidate vaccines were being developed in anticipation of another pandemic situation in the future. The research aims to develop two candidate vaccines. The first one is a wheat-based recombinant protein vaccine, while the second one, which is funded by the Indonesia Science Fund (DIPI), is a peptide-based recombinant vaccine. The wheat-based vaccine is targeted to be completed by 2022, while the peptide-based vaccine is set to finish in 2023. “Hopefully they’ll already become candidate vaccine prototypes by then,” said Neni, tempo.co reported on Tuesday, adding that the new research was separate from the Chinese-developed Sinovac vaccine. “This vaccine ... » Learn More about Unpad, Bio Farma team up in two COVID-19 candidate vaccines research