Bad actors seizing on Microsoft IT outage to scam public, Clare O’Neil warns

20/07/2024 04:08 The Guardian

Home affairs minister says small businesses should be cautious of emails from people posing as CrowdStrike or MicrosoftWhat is CrowdStrike and how did it cause a global Windows outage?Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastScammers are attempting to use the global CrowdStrike outage on Microsoft Windows systems to steal from small businesses by offering fake fixes, the Australian government has warned.The world has begun to recover from a global outage of Windows systems running the cybersecurity company Crowdstrike’s software, after the company issued a faulty update. But bad actors have seized upon the crisis to attempt to scam the public, the home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, said on Saturday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

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Temperatures surge in south-eastern Australia as windy weather blasts NSW and Victoria

NSW, Victoria, south-western Queensland and parts of central Australia had temperatures climb by 6C to 12C above average, BoM saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastParts of Sydney and south-west New South Wales faced elev...

06/09/2024 04:09 The Guardian

‘Reservoir of the resistance’: the Lebanese valley reviving its role in Hezbollah-Israel conflict

Known for its wineries and Roman temples, and as the home of Hezbollah, the Beqaa has become a theatre of war againOn a recent morning near the town of Nabi Chit in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa region, a dozen men were clearing away debris. Israeli jets had thundered through the valley a week earlier,...

06/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Fugitive former mayor Alice Guo arrives in Philippines after deportation from Indonesia

Arrest warrant was issued for Guo, who is accused of having links to Chinese criminal syndicates, after she failed to appear before a Senate inquiryAlice Guo, a fugitive former mayor of a town in the Philippines accused of having links to Chinese criminal syndicates, has arrived back in the Philippi...

06/09/2024 03:06 The Guardian

Pavel Durov: Telegram founder says France arrest is ‘misguided’

Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is ‘anarchic paradise’ The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, under investigation in France, has said that French authorities should have approached his company with their complaints rather than detaining him, cal...

06/09/2024 00:20 The Guardian

Cigarette-style warning labels should be on everyday food, say campaigners

Health charities call for taxes on salty products and bans on junk food sponsorship of sport to help cut deaths from heart diseaseHard-hitting cigarette-style warning labels should be put on everyday foodstuffs, new taxes imposed on salty products and junk food sponsorship of sport banned to cut ris...

05/09/2024 23:01 The Guardian

Prisons crisis needs ‘radical solutions’ in England and Wales, say former top judges

Earlier release of killers and rapists on licence among the options suggested to potentially ease overcrowdingFive of the most senior former judges in England and Wales have warned that “radical solutions” such as the earlier release of killers and rapists on licence should be considered to ease...

05/09/2024 23:01 The Guardian

Wife of ex rugby star Scott Hastings missing after Firth of Forth swim

Jenny Hastings, who ‘loved the water’, failed to return from Wardie Bay in EdinburghThe wife of Scott Hastings, the former Scottish international rugby player, has gone missing after going swimming in a Scottish estuary. Jenny Hastings, “who loved the water”, failed to return from Wardie Bay...

05/09/2024 21:52 The Guardian

Australia news live: John Howard calls Greens ‘extremist’; report reveals private school funding advantage

Former prime minister says other parties should preference the minor party last. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA severe weather warning is in place for damaging winds across large swathes of Victoria today.The strong winds are increasi...

05/09/2024 21:12 The Guardian

Russian TV presenter charged with violating US sanctions and money laundering

Dimitri Simes, who had contacts in Donald Trump’s orbit, charged as White House targets Kremlin influencers before US presidential electionsUS investigators have indicted a prominent Russian state television personality and his wife for violating sanctions and for money laundering as the White Hou...

05/09/2024 19:36 The Guardian

US files charges against Russian-born former Trump campaign adviser

Dimitri Simes, 76, charged with working for sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering proceedsThe US government has charged a Russian-born US citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and...

05/09/2024 19:24 The Guardian

Kamala Harris will win election, predicts leading historian Allan Lichtman

Polling ‘Nostradamus’, said to have correctly forecast since 1984 all races except Gore’s loss, says Trump on track to loseAllan Lichtman, the historian dubbed the “Nostradamus” of US presidential elections, has predicted that Kamala Harris will win the White House in November’s poll.Hav...

05/09/2024 19:21 The Guardian

Justice for Grenfell deaths may not come this decade, warns former chief prosecutor

Lord Macdonald warns of likely delays in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firmsThe three Grenfell Tower companies still denying all wrongdoingJustice for those responsible for the 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower fire may not come until the end of this decade, a f...

05/09/2024 19:11 The Guardian

Fixer for donations to king’s charities banned from trustee and director roles

Watchdog report strongly criticises Michael Wynne-Parker, who was middleman for more than £500,000 of donationsA society fixer who acted as a middleman for more than £500,000 of donations to King Charles’s charities from a wealthy Russian banker has been disqualified from running a charity after...

05/09/2024 18:18 The Guardian

Lucy Letby victims’ families call for CCTV on neonatal wards

Lawyer for relatives says Thirlwall inquiry into case of killer nurse, due to begin next week, is ‘vitally important’Families of some of Lucy Letby’s victims are calling for CCTV on neonatal wards, tighter control of insulin in hospitals and more protection for NHS whistleblowers, their lawyer...

05/09/2024 17:58 The Guardian

English universities need tuition fees of £12,500 to break even, analysis finds

Universities UK likely to recommend smaller increase as institutions struggle with deepening financial crisisTuition fees in England would need to rise to £12,500 a year to break even, according to analysis presented to vice-chancellors, amid warnings of the deepening financial crisis facing univer...

05/09/2024 16:35 The Guardian

Stop treating social housing tenants like children, ombudsman tells landlords

Richard Blakeway tells social housing leaders to ‘see people, not problems’ after Grenfell inquiry’s report into disasterSome social housing landlords still treat tenants like children and behave in the same adversarial and defensive way as the Grenfell Tower landlord, the government-appointed...

05/09/2024 14:35 The Guardian

Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson is losing the ad war in North Carolina

The firebrand lieutenant governor is being outspent, largely on ads using his own extreme rhetoric to define himThe North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s campaign ad spending appears to have completely collapsed in the wake of the Republican’s mounting scandals and increasingly...

05/09/2024 13:59 The Guardian

Hamas accuses Netanyahu of trying to ‘thwart’ ceasefire and hostage deal – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more of our Israel-Gaza war coverage herePalestinian news agency Wafa reports that three people have been killed in an apparent Israeli strike on Gaza City in the north of the territory. The attack happened in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood.There has been an appar...

05/09/2024 13:37 The Guardian

UK pump prices at three-year low as fuel duty hike looms

Labour expected to roll back Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement in first increase since 2011Petrol and diesel pump prices in the UK have fallen to their lowest levels in nearly three years, but motorists should expect a first rise in fuel duty for 14 years in next month’s autumn...

05/09/2024 12:09 The Guardian

North Korea may have executed officials over flood response, reports say

South Korea’s intelligence service says it has ‘detected signs’ Kim Jong-un ordered executions of 20 to 30 officialsNorth Korea may have executed multiple officials over damage from devastating floods in July that wrecked thousands of homes and left up to 1,500 people dead or missing, accordin...

05/09/2024 10:57 The Guardian

First Thing: Student charged after Georgia high school shooting

FBI says it investigated suspect and his father a year ago. Plus, con artist Anna Sorokin to don ankle monitor on Dancing With the StarsDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Two students and two teachers were killed at a Georgia high school on Wednesday after a 14-y...

05/09/2024 10:36 The Guardian

YouTube to restrict teenagers’ exposure to videos about weight and fitness

Platform will ensure algorithms do not keep pushing similar content to young viewers, even though it does not breach guidelinesYouTube is to stop recommending videos to teenagers that idealise specific fitness levels, body weights or physical features, after experts warned such content could be harm...

05/09/2024 10:14 The Guardian

No interest rate cut in the near term and you may have to sell your house: key takeaways from RBA governor’s speech

Selling would be bad news for struggling homeowners, but Michele Bullock likely thinks a long period of high inflation would be worse Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock, has warne...

05/09/2024 07:29 The Guardian

Severe weather warnings for parts of NSW and Victoria – as it happened

This blog is now closedAustralia may delay release of 2035 climate target as world awaits outcome of US electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMoving to the 2026 census, Katy Gallagher was asked about comments from some of Australia’s major health institutions who say d...

05/09/2024 07:21 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: What the Grenfell inquiry reveals about the incompetence and dishonesty that led to the fire

In today’s newsletter: Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report lays out how to avoid a similar disaster from happening again. But the bereaved want to more than recommendations – they want prosecutions• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. More than seven years after the...

05/09/2024 05:51 The Guardian

A new flashpoint has emerged at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea – and a new danger

Analysts warn that the dispute over Sabina Shoal could lead to an even more drawn-out struggle between Manila and BeijingHopes that tensions in the South China Sea might ease have been short lived. Just weeks after the Philippines and China struck a deal to try to stop dangerous confrontations at Se...

05/09/2024 05:14 The Guardian

Labour eager for progress on special tribunal to try Russia over Ukraine

Exclusive: Lord chancellor says she wants to ‘inject energy’ into stalling efforts to set up Nuremberg-style trialThe new Labour government wants to inject renewed energy into the two-year-long international effort to set up a special tribunal with the authority to try Russia’s leadership for...

05/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian

The final Grenfell inquiry report and what it means for families – Politics Weekly UK

The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The Guardian’s John Harris looks at the findings of the report with the social affairs leader writer Susanna Rustin. And, as Labour continues...

05/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian

US conservative influencers say they are ‘victims’ of Russian disinformation campaign

Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson addressed allegations that a company they were associated with had been paid to publish videos with messages in favour of RussiaRussia accused of trying to influence US voters through online campaignA number of high-profile, conservative influencers in the US h...

05/09/2024 03:17 The Guardian

Trump appears in town hall hosted by Sean Hannity – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Here is our full story on US conservative influencers saying they are ‘victims’ of a Russian disinformation campaign. Half of gen-Z voters said they will vote for Kamala Harris in November, according to a new NBC News poll published today.The poll shows one-third of gen-...

05/09/2024 02:15 The Guardian

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