Another week, and another seemingly hair-raising security issue crops up: this time it's a vulnerability affecting a common application millions of people use for remote access over networks, namely OpenSSH. Except a bug has been found that potentially makes the remote access tool potentially a lot less secure. As per infosec industry custom, the critical bug was given a snazzy logo and a catchy name by Qualys: regreSSHion. #regreSSHion #CVE20246387 — Faisal (@faisalusuf) July 1, 2024Cutting to the chase, if an attacker is successful in exploiting the regreSSHion bug, it opens up the target system completely. Qualys said attackers can get root access; this is the highest level of privilege for an account on UNIX-like systems.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 12:46 UTC
Wednesday Davis died while climbing on Mt Ruapehu in the central North Island on Saturday. Friends of the woman who died after a climbing accident say the promising marine biologist was a lovely and warm woman who was passionate about the ocean and sealife. She led the university’s Marine Sciences Society, was a Kupe Leader [scholarship winner], a Blake Leader and YWCA Y25 Alumnus. Davis has been identified as the woman who died whiile climbing on Mt Ruapehu June 28, 2024. The University of Auckland Marine Science Society today also posted a tribute to the “wonderful” Davis on their Facebook page.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 02, 2024 07:00 UTC
But almost seven years later she is living a “nightmare” - still waiting for authorities to make a formal ruling on what caused Isabella’s death - and if anyone will be held accountable. Initially, it was thought that the syndrome and prematurity combined were at the root of Isabella’s health issues. “I was originally told Isabella had a grade four [severe] brain haemorrhage - I was told this while being shown brain scans,” she told the Herald. Isabella's mother is confused by the cause of death listed - as it is at odds with an expert report. The Coroner will also look into Isabella’s death - but cannot begin that process until the HDC work is complete.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 02, 2024 06:59 UTC
Someone who’s almost synonymous with Mitre 10 Mega Queenstown is retail manager Marlene Crimp, who’s been with the company for almost 31 years. One such is Marlene Crimp, retail manager for one of the town’s largest stores, Mitre 10 Mega, who joined the original H&J’s Mitre 10 in 1993. She married Ray Crimp in Nelson in 1978; they bought a house in nearby Brightwater and raised two sons, Phillip and Matthew. In 1997 the store manager left and she took over, then was initially retail manager when the much larger Mitre 10 set up in Remarkables Park in 2000. Her title reverted to store manager in 2007, but she’s been retail manager since Mitre 10 Mega opened in 2015.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 04:40 UTC
Barfoot & Thompson's June sales slumped to a 14 year low, while the amount of stock for sale on the real estate agency's books hit a 14-year high. That's down 26% from the 916 it sold in May, and is the lowest number of sales Barfoot & Thompson has achieved in the month of June since 2010. The combination of declining sales running at a 14 year low, while new listings and total stock levels remain elevated, suggests the Auckland market is likely to remain extremely subdued over winter. Barfoot's median selling price in June was $1,020,000. Barfoot's average selling price in June was $1,236,336, the highest it has been since December 2021.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 02, 2024 03:01 UTC
Photo / SuppliedWhen Nadia Tolich is invited to describe ThreeNews, the 6pm TV news bulletin Stuff is producing in place of Newshub, one word comes up more than any other: “different”. In one sense, Tolich, the managing director of Stuff Digital, is merely stating the obvious. “We’ve actually been working really hard over the last few months in terms of finding that balance,” says Tolich. “But also you’ll see brilliant journalists from around New Zealand, who are in the Stuff stable,” says Tolich. The final broadcast of Newshub Live with Mike McRoberts and Samantha Hayes is on Friday, July 5.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 03:00 UTC
The New Zealand economy likely contracted in the June quarter as demand weakened and businesses laid off staff, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) says. Christina Leung, the research firm’s deputy chief executive, said the survey data suggested there would be another quarter of economic contraction this year -- likely in the June quarter. During 2021 and 2022, a majority of firms reported the labour shortage was the biggest constraint on their trading activity. “The easing in these indicators suggests higher interest rates are continue to gain traction in reining in inflation in the New Zealand economy”. Across the entire survey, a net 23% of firms reported increasing prices during the quarter but that number has fallen dramatically from a net 70% a year ago.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 02:12 UTC
The daughter of a former New Zealand All Black has been charged in relation to an alleged hit and run that left a 65-year-old man dead on the side of an Auckland road. Jason Collins was remembered as a devoted father, husband and friend to many. (NZ Police)She faces a charge of operating a vehicle carelessly, causing a death while under the influence of drunk or a drug. Earlier this year, Detective Sergeant Ben Bergin said the vehicle and driver allegedly involved had been identified shortly after Collins' death. READ MORE: Trump ally Bannon surrenders to prison to serve contempt sentenceHelena Cribb is set to reappear in September.
Source:Stuff
July 02, 2024 01:30 UTC
How was popcorn discovered? We know maize was probably first farmed by Native Americans in what is now Mexico. Over time, the wild plant developed into something like what we call maize today. How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal for people in the Americas millennia ago – https://theconversation.com/how-was-popcorn-discovered-an-archaeologist-on-its-likely-appeal-for-people-in-the-americas-millennia-ago-226802MIL OSI – Global Reports –
Source:Stuff
July 01, 2024 13:14 UTC
Photo: RNZ / Leonard PowellIn a world of Afterpay, tap and go and online shopping, cash is - surprisingly - still king. "I've been surprised how much cash people still have, actually, because I don't use it anymore." Photo: AFPDespite that, Susan Guthrie from the Reserve Bank said New Zealand currently had $9 billion in cash. "Having a sign that says 'we don't have cash on the premises' is sort of a deterrent in itself." About one in every 50 customers would come in with cash and no alternative way to pay, he said.
Source:Stuff
July 01, 2024 12:33 UTC
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Source:New Zealand Herald
July 01, 2024 11:47 UTC
(Reuters) - Persistent rain washed out an entire day's play at the Auckland Classic on Thursday with more showers predicted to affect Friday's packed schedule. Top seed Caroline Wozniacki meets American wild card entry Sofia Kenin While fourth seed Agnieszka Radwasnka faces American Sachia Vickery in the other quarter-final matches. The semi-final matches have been scheduled for the evening but if rain affects Friday's schedule, the organisers could schedule the semi-finals and final on Saturday. "We've done it before," tournament director Karl Budge was quoted as saying by the New Zealand Herald (www.nzherald.co.nz). "There's been times where three matches have been played on a day as well.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 01, 2024 10:04 UTC
A 16-year-old school boy lost three teeth and sustained damage to two others after being attacked by a woman with a steel rod on an Auckland bus. The victim, who preferred to remain anonymous, was on his way to Panmure when the incident took place just past Pakuranga Plaza. The woman began hurling racial slurs at the Chinese-New Zealand boy before launching the unprovoked attack. Police are investigating the incident, which took place on a bus traveling from Howick to Auckland City. A spokesperson confirmed that the victim suffered serious injuries and that the attacker fled before police arrived.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 01, 2024 09:39 UTC
Locke belonged to a generation that still believed in a world that could be, through struggle, relieved of its chains. That struggle constituted the core of a life lived with purpose, courage and determination. would, no doubt, have been surprised to discover that Keith Locke was ...
Source:Stuff
July 01, 2024 07:09 UTC
Dean’s arrogant lack of concern epitomises the deep-seated dysfunction at the summit of the Democratic Party. The President of the United States should be directly elected by the American people. Teleprompter firmly in place, supplying the President with the words, facts and ideas that had been so evidently AWOL 48 hours earlier. Democratic Party muckety-mucks? Confronted with the choice of recommitting themselves to the myth of Joe Biden, or believing the evidence of their own eyes, those Americans not already committed to Donald Trump will reach out instinctively for the President they wish they had – blind to the President they have got.
Source:Stuff
July 01, 2024 01:00 UTC