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FBI warn hackers are hijacking smart home devices for swatting
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December 31, 2020 13:46 IST
Swatting is a hoax call to emergency services where S.W.A.T team is called home by reporting an immediate threat to human life.
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FBI warn hackers are hijacking smart home devices for swatting.
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Swatting is a hoax call to emergency services where S.W.A.T team is called home by reporting an immediate threat to human life.
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation said hackers are hijacking smart home security systems by using stolen email passwords to live stream swatting incidents.
Beirut Port blasts caused by 500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate: FBI report
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Aftermath of a huge explosions that hit Beirut s port in Lebanon on Aug 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Lebanon, Dec 30 : The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has indicated in a report that the August 4 Port of Beirut blasts were caused by 500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, instead of 2,750 tonnes as stated earlier, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said. Where have the 2,250 tons of ammonium nitrate gone? Diab queried during a press briefing on Tuesday. Who is the owner of the ship that brought the nitrates, how did it enter Lebanon and who allowed it to enter Lebanon? Did security services know about it? he asked.
Pakistan to Take Final Decision on COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement ‘Soon’
Federal cabinet informed country has achieved self-sufficiency in medical equipment required to treat pandemic patients
Special Assistant to the P.M. on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan on Tuesday told the federal cabinet that a final decision on which COVID-19 vaccine would be procured would be taken “soon,” adding that the government was monitoring inbound travelers from the U.K. to curb the spread of a more infectious strain of the virus.
The meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, was briefed on the ongoing second wave of the pandemic. Dr. Sultan claimed that Pakistan had achieved self-sufficiency in the manufacture of medical goods and ventilators, masks and other items needed to combat COVID-19. Following the briefing, the cabinet approved the release of Rs. 219.30 million for the Ministry of Health for the recently-completed Isolation Hospital and Infections Treatment Center in Islamabad. Dr