US officials tout encryption apps amid Salt Typhoon cyberattack

Federal authorities are calling on carriers to use encrypted messaging apps to strengthen national security following China's unprecedented hacking campaign against more than half a dozen U.S. carriers. The massive cyber attack campaign, dubbed “Salt Typhoon” by Microsoft, comes after authorities discovered that hackers had accessed the networks of various carriers and were also attempting […]
Super Typhoon Man-Yi Hits Philippines, Forcing Lakhs to Flee
Manila: Super Typhoon Manyi hit the Philippines on Saturday, with the country's weather forecaster warning of “catastrophic and potentially life-threatening” effects as huge waves washed over the archipelago's coastline. More than 650,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Mani, the sixth major storm to hit the disaster-hit country last month. Man'yi made landfall as […]
Will Typhoon Orange wreak havoc on Britain? Keir Starmer has to prepare for the worst | Andrew Rawnsley
PThey are not from the same pod. No one would think that Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are separated twins. In temperament, worldview, and the values of the party they lead, these two men are the perfect match for the former prosecutor who will lead Britain's first Labor government in 14 years and the convicted […]
UK Scrambled Typhoon Jet To Intercept London-Bound Air India Flight After Bomb Threat
London/Mumbai: The Royal Air Force scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet on Thursday to intercept an Air India plane that had received a bomb threat, and the plane later landed safely in London. Airline officials said a bomb threat was received on an Air India flight from Mumbai to London. A RAF spokesperson said: “We can […]
Typhoon Krathon: Taiwan shuts down as it braces for storm’s landfall | Taiwan
Taiwan has closed offices, schools and financial markets ahead of the arrival of weakening Typhoon Kraton, which is expected to bring storm surge and torrential rain to the coast. The government of Kaohsiung, a major port city, is well on its way. eye of the stormon Wednesday urged people to stay at home and away […]
Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides, flooding
Vietnam's death toll from Typhoon Yagi rose to 233 on Friday as rescuers retrieved more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media said. Floodwaters from the swollen Red River are starting to subside in the capital Hanoi but many districts remain submerged and experts predict it could be days yet before […]
As Storm Bebinca Approaches, Taiwan Uses AI To Predict Typhoon Paths
An AI-based weather model was used in Taiwan for the first time in July this year. As Tropical Storm Bebinca speeds off the coast of northern Taiwan and strengthens, forecasters in Taipei are using a new and so far successful tool: artificial intelligence (AI) to track its path. The AI forecasts, which use software from […]
Death Count Rises To 197 In Vietnam After Typhoon Yagi
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes and others are suffering from power outages. Hanoi, Vietnam: Typhoon Yachi battered northern Vietnam, causing flash floods and landslides, raising the death toll to 197, the Vietnamese government said on Thursday. Some 128 people were still missing and more than 250,000 hectares of crops had […]
Typhoon Yagi Causes Floods And Landslides In Vietnam, Killing At Least 59 And Causing Mass Destruction
A typhoon caused widespread flooding in Vietnam on Monday, collapsing bridges and washing away buses, killing at least 59 people, the Associated Press reported. Typhoon Yagi lashed Japan on Saturday, causing flooding, landslides and dangerously rising river levels, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. AP. A bus carrying 20 people was swept away by a flooded […]
Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall In Vietnam, Kills 4
At least 12 more people are missing at sea off Vietnam, state media said. The most powerful storm in Asia this year made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday and battered China's Hainan island and the Philippines, killing at least four people, the weather agency said. Super Typhoon Yagi struck the islands of northern Vietnam […]