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Cybersecurity – VMware releases patches for critical flaw in Carbon Black App Control (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

VMware released security patches to address an authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC) for Windows. VMware releases patches for critical flaw...

Cybersecurity – Zyxel warns customers of attacks on its enterprise firewall and VPN devices (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Networking equipment giant Zyxel warns customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN devices. Zyxel warns...

Cybersecurity – ChaChi, a GoLang Trojan used in ransomware attacks on US schools (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

A new Trojan written in the Go programming language, tracked as ChaChi, was involved in ransomware attacks against government agencies and US schools. ChaChi, a...

Hong Kong – Beijing Dismantles a Free Society (HRW)

The Chinese government has systematically dismantled human rights in Hong Kong following the imposition of the draconian National Security Law one year ago, Human Rights Watch said in...

Violence and Harassment Convention – International Treaty against Workplace Violence Goes into Legal Effect (Nisha Varia, HRW)

On June 25, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention goes into legal effect under international law. This is a critical step...

Mozambique – Regional Force in Mozambique Should Prioritize Civilian Protection (Zenaida Machado, HRW)

After months of deliberation and inconclusive meetings about addressing violence in northern Mozambique, leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed on Wednesday to send...

Russia/Chechnya – Kremlin Endorses Another Term for Kadyrov and His Brutal Chechen Regime (Tanya Lokshina, HRW)

President Putin has told the governor of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, that he should run for another term in the September regional elections. “With your personal...

Climate Action/Women’s Right to Land – Climate Action Must Take into Account Women’s Right to Land (Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu, HRW)

On a rainy day in April 2018, I rode a small speedboat along the Kapuas River in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, headed for three...

Germany – Germany’s New Surveillance Laws Raise Privacy Concerns (David Fischer, HRW)

The German parliament amended two laws on June 10th granting enhanced surveillance powers to segments of the federal police and intelligence services. They allow the use of...

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