Venezuelan election system hacked, but data remains safe, experts say
During Election Day in Venezuela, the National Electoral Council's (CNE) data transmission system was hacked, leading to a temporary disruption. This incident sparked suspicions and allegations of fraud from the opposition, resulting in violent marches and riots.
However, experts have confirmed that this type of hacking could not manipulate the transmitted data. Víctor Theoktisto, PhD in computing and an external auditor for the CNE, explained to Sputnik that the attack was a Denial of Service (DoS) attack originating from the Republic of North Macedonia. This method involves saturating the network with an enormous amount of spurious traffic to prevent information transmission.
According to Theoktisto, while the attack managed to reduce connectivity, it had no capacity to alter the content of the transmitted data.
In response to the increasing disinformation, Theoktisto pointed out that the leader of the opposition, Maria Corina Machado, possesses 100% of the tally sheets, with all political organizations accrediting their witnesses, which allows them to corroborate the information.
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During Election Day in Venezuela, the National Electoral Council's (CNE) data transmission system was hacked, leading to a temporary disruption. This incident sparked suspicions and allegations of fraud from the opposition, resulting in violent marches and riots.
However, experts have confirmed that this type of hacking could not manipulate the transmitted data. Víctor Theoktisto, PhD in computing and an external auditor for the CNE, explained to Sputnik that the attack was a Denial of Service (DoS) attack originating from the Republic of North Macedonia. This method involves saturating the network with an enormous amount of spurious traffic to prevent information transmission.
According to Theoktisto, while the attack managed to reduce connectivity, it had no capacity to alter the content of the transmitted data.
"All of this data is extremely secure and encrypted, making it impossible to change. In the future, we might need to restrict external access to our networks temporarily to ensure the uninterrupted transmission of data," Theoktisto told Sputnik.
Carlos Raimundi, former Argentine ambassador to the Organization of American States and an election observer in Venezuela, remarked, "We have spent many weeks participating in audits to verify the system's effectiveness from a technological, logistical, and data transmission standpoint. Each audit was signed by representatives from all political parties, both the ruling party and the opposition. Given this certification of the system's effectiveness, claims of electoral fraud are unfounded."
In response to the increasing disinformation, Theoktisto pointed out that the leader of the opposition, Maria Corina Machado, possesses 100% of the tally sheets, with all political organizations accrediting their witnesses, which allows them to corroborate the information.
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Bill Gates’ ideas slowly coming true as European Commission considers French firm’s application for cell-based meat
The French food startup Gourmey has filed “Europe's first submission” to the European Commission to sell its foie gras product made from cultivated duck cells.
If Gourmey’s cell-based meat get the commission’s go-ahead, the product then can be sold across all 27 EU countries. The approval process, which will also see the involvement of experts from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), is expected to take at least 18 months.
The agriculture ministers of France, Italy, and Austria earlier urged the EFSA to issue guidelines for assessing lab-grown meat, similar to those used for new drugs and pharmaceutical products.
Hungary, in turn, called for a debate in the EU Council over the possible negative impact of novel foods on Europe’s culinary traditions, pointing to “citizens’ skepticism” over new types of food and recalling that farmed meat and dairy products remain a cornerstone of European food culture.
Despite the fact that cultivated meat has so far only been approved for human consumption in Singapore and the US, the Italian government banned the production of lab-grown meat last year, with Romania expected to follow suit in the near future.
While Gates has previously insisted that rich nations should entirely shift to synthetic beef because he believes it will supposedly help combat global climate change, a number of voices have warned that farmers “will lose a large share of their market” if large-scale production of cell-based meat finally becomes reality and rides roughshod over meat prices.
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The French food startup Gourmey has filed “Europe's first submission” to the European Commission to sell its foie gras product made from cultivated duck cells.
If Gourmey’s cell-based meat get the commission’s go-ahead, the product then can be sold across all 27 EU countries. The approval process, which will also see the involvement of experts from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), is expected to take at least 18 months.
The agriculture ministers of France, Italy, and Austria earlier urged the EFSA to issue guidelines for assessing lab-grown meat, similar to those used for new drugs and pharmaceutical products.
Hungary, in turn, called for a debate in the EU Council over the possible negative impact of novel foods on Europe’s culinary traditions, pointing to “citizens’ skepticism” over new types of food and recalling that farmed meat and dairy products remain a cornerstone of European food culture.
Despite the fact that cultivated meat has so far only been approved for human consumption in Singapore and the US, the Italian government banned the production of lab-grown meat last year, with Romania expected to follow suit in the near future.
While Gates has previously insisted that rich nations should entirely shift to synthetic beef because he believes it will supposedly help combat global climate change, a number of voices have warned that farmers “will lose a large share of their market” if large-scale production of cell-based meat finally becomes reality and rides roughshod over meat prices.
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German man sentenced to death in Belarus worked for Ukrainian special services German citizen Rico Krieger, who has been sentenced to death for terrorism in Belarus, said that he acted on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). During his interrogation…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has decided to pardon German citizen Rico Krieger, who was sentenced to death for terrorism, Belta reports.
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📹 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians, according to the IDF.
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📹 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians, according to the IDF. Photos and videos from social…
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🇱🇧 A spontaneous rally is underway in Lebanon's Beirut after the IDF strike. The participants are shouting “revenge against the Zionists”.
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🇱🇧 An Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut has killed two people and injured several others, according to Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV channel.
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🇱🇧 An Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut has killed two people and injured several others, according to Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV channel. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❗️The strikes on Lebanon are a gross violation of international law, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
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❗️The strikes on Lebanon are a gross violation of international law, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❗️Hezbollah sources confirmed to Sputnik that the Israeli strike targeted Fuad Shukr, a senior military adviser to the Hezbollah secretary general who was in charge of the Shiite movement's missile weapons project, but they noted that the operation to kill him had failed.
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❗️Hezbollah sources confirmed to Sputnik that the Israeli strike targeted Fuad Shukr, a senior military adviser to the Hezbollah secretary general who was in charge of the Shiite movement's missile weapons project, but they noted that the operation to kill…
❗️Hezbollah's statement after assassination attempt on a senior military adviser of the movement:
"The one they were aiming at is alive. Wait for his revenge for the blood of those who died and were wounded."
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"The one they were aiming at is alive. Wait for his revenge for the blood of those who died and were wounded."
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Volunteer donations to the Ukrainian military drying up, exposing growing fatigue in the West
Donations solicited in Ukraine and abroad to the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been reduced to a critical minimum, according to the French newspaper Figaro. Westerners are cutting support as their respective governments are losing enthusiasm amid Ukraine's battlefield failures.
What are the signs of Ukraine fatigue in the West?
▪️Die Welt quoted NATO insiders anonymously lamenting the grim reality in Ukraine. Most Western diplomats and military personnel no longer count on breakthroughs by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, seeing negotiations and a ceasefire as the only way out of the situation.
▪️The New York Times bemoaned the fact that the Russian military are decisively punching through weakened lines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of special military operation on July 28.
▪️Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has recently expressed hope Ukraine would hold elections again and decide on whether to hold a referendum on peace and giving up some of its territories amid the ongoing retreat, while speaking to ORF TV broadcaster earlier this week.
▪️Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who earlier went on "peace missions" to Russia and China, said that Ukraine is unlikely to become either a member of NATO or the EU at a meeting in Romania.
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Donations solicited in Ukraine and abroad to the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been reduced to a critical minimum, according to the French newspaper Figaro. Westerners are cutting support as their respective governments are losing enthusiasm amid Ukraine's battlefield failures.
What are the signs of Ukraine fatigue in the West?
▪️Die Welt quoted NATO insiders anonymously lamenting the grim reality in Ukraine. Most Western diplomats and military personnel no longer count on breakthroughs by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, seeing negotiations and a ceasefire as the only way out of the situation.
▪️The New York Times bemoaned the fact that the Russian military are decisively punching through weakened lines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of special military operation on July 28.
▪️Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has recently expressed hope Ukraine would hold elections again and decide on whether to hold a referendum on peace and giving up some of its territories amid the ongoing retreat, while speaking to ORF TV broadcaster earlier this week.
German lawmaker Sahra Wagenknecht stated as quoted by Spiegel that "[t]he question of peace [in Ukraine] is very important. Many people are rightly concerned because the German Government is increasingly making our country a party to the war in Ukraine and has so far failed to make any efforts to find diplomatic solutions."
▪️Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who earlier went on "peace missions" to Russia and China, said that Ukraine is unlikely to become either a member of NATO or the EU at a meeting in Romania.
"We Europeans do not have the money for it. Ukraine will revert to the position of a buffer state," Orban said, forecasting that eventually international security guarantees "will be enshrined in an agreement between the US and Russia."
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❗️The strikes on Lebanon are a gross violation of international law, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Israel's attack on Beirut left one woman dead and 17 wounded, including six children, according to Lebanese media.
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Israel's attack on Beirut left one woman dead and 17 wounded, including six children, according to Lebanese media. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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📹 Sputnik correspondent's footage from the site of the Israeli strike in Beirut. The building is cordoned off, rescue operations are underway to clear the rubble.
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▪️Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a strike on Hezbollah site in Beirut
▪️Will Europe be eating meat made of 'cultivated duck cells'
▪️How much of crypto does US government have
▪️Western volunteers are tired of Ukraine, their donations drying up
▪️Russian Navy launches multi-fleet drill
▪️What military commands globally does Pentagon have?
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▪️Will Europe be eating meat made of 'cultivated duck cells'
▪️How much of crypto does US government have
▪️Western volunteers are tired of Ukraine, their donations drying up
▪️Russian Navy launches multi-fleet drill
▪️What military commands globally does Pentagon have?
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❗️Lebanese PM Najib Mikati’s statement following Israeli strikes in Beirut:
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“We condemn the Israeli aggression against the southern suburbs of Beirut and consider it a link in a series of aggressive operations.
We put the Israeli aggression before the international community to bear responsibilitiy and oblige Israel to stop its aggression. We will reserve our full right to take all necessary measures that contribute to deterring Israeli aggression”.
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Fact that Ukraine is cooperating with Sahel terrorists is not surprising, says Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the fact that Ukraine is cooperating with terrorists from the Sahel region is not surprising, and Russia actively draws the attention of the world community to such actions on the part of Ukraine.
She added that Ukraine regularly shells populated areas and civilian facilities, uses its population as a "human shield," and commits sabotage and political assassinations on Russian territory.
Mean while, the authorities of Mali and Mauritania are investigating the training of terrorists by Ukrainian instructors, the Senegalese edition of Senenews has reported.
It is noted that the Malian authorities immediately contacted their counterparts in Mauritania through diplomatic channels. Those, in turn, said that they are not involved in conflicts on the territory of Mali and do not support the alliance of rebel Tuareg Coordination of Movements of Azawad, the battles with which the Wagner Group had previously announced.
The Mauritanian authorities have also launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the fact that Ukraine is cooperating with terrorists from the Sahel region is not surprising, and Russia actively draws the attention of the world community to such actions on the part of Ukraine.
"The fact that the Kiev regime is cooperating with terrorists is not surprising, since it has more than once resorted and continues to resort to the use of terrorist methods ... Russia actively draws the attention of the international community to such frankly barbaric behavior on the part of Kiev and regularly raises this topic at multilateral platforms," Zakharova said in a statement on the ministry's website.
She added that Ukraine regularly shells populated areas and civilian facilities, uses its population as a "human shield," and commits sabotage and political assassinations on Russian territory.
"We are sure that the true terrorist nature of the Kiev regime will become more and more evident to the world community," she said.
Mean while, the authorities of Mali and Mauritania are investigating the training of terrorists by Ukrainian instructors, the Senegalese edition of Senenews has reported.
It is noted that the Malian authorities immediately contacted their counterparts in Mauritania through diplomatic channels. Those, in turn, said that they are not involved in conflicts on the territory of Mali and do not support the alliance of rebel Tuareg Coordination of Movements of Azawad, the battles with which the Wagner Group had previously announced.
The Mauritanian authorities have also launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
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Local media reports two dead in an airstrike by unknown aircraft on Jurf al-Nasr, Babylon governorate in Iraq.
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