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Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-9586, an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Sangoma Switchvox VoIP platform that can lead to remote code execution. According to security researchers at Horizon3, most of the internet-exposed Switchvox systems have either already been targeted or will be soon. Switchvox is an enterprise VoIP management platform used to configure and monitor business phone systems. CVE-2026-9586 is the most serious of 12 flaws Horizon3 discovered and reported to Sangoma on April 10. The vendor fixed them in Switchvox version 8.4.0.2, released on July 14. The vulnerability is an unauthenticated SQL injection problem in Sangoma Switchvox’s /pa…

The US state of Wyoming is adding near-real-time onchain reserve verification to its state-issued Frontier Stable Token through an expanded integration with blockchain oracle network Chainlink.The Wyoming Stable Token Commission said Wednesday it adopted Chainlink Proof of Reserve to publish verified data on FRNT’s reserves and token supply onchain. The system combines independent examinations by The Network Firm with Chainlink’s infrastructure to make the data available in near real time.Wyoming already publishes daily reserve attestations for FRNT, while the GENIUS Act requires monthly disclosures of reserve composition and outstanding stablecoin supply. The commission said the integration will provide more timely…

Scientists watching the weather on Saturn have spotted a strange polygon surrounding the planet’s south pole — a feature that would have surprised them less had it appeared years ago, when the planet was under constant surveillance. The planet’s north pole has been marked by a distinctive cloud-darkening hexagonal jet of gas for at least 45 years — scientists first spotted it when NASA’s Voyager probes zipped past the ringed giant in 1980 and 1981. But NASA’s Cassini mission spent more than 13 years studying the planet in detail and never saw anything similar in the southern hemisphere, puzzling scientists.…

Many of our impact case studies cover ongoing stories that Inside Climate News continues to actively cover. The impact reflected here is current as of publication and may be updated as the situation develops. As a climate reporter for nearly two decades, I’ve seen enough clean energy projects and emission-reduction pledges fall by the wayside to develop a healthy skepticism. Yet, at a meeting at the White House in the summer of 2024, I found myself oddly credulous. The backstory: In March 2020, I wrote about Ascend Performance Materials, a nylon plant in Florida. Its emissions of nitrous oxide—a greenhouse…

Last week, we reported that Republicans have distributed more from leadership PACs than Democrats have handed out, with a few months remaining in the election cycle. This week, we look at which lawmakers have given out the most money from their political action committees. Politicians use leadership PACs to build support for their own ambitions by distributing money to colleagues’ campaigns. Given that GOP leadership PACs have handed out $34.9 million to candidates, compared to Democrats’ $24.2 million in contributions, it’s no surprise that individual Republicans dominate the list of top 20 donors.  As of June 30, only two leadership…

Polly Hudson writes about how people don’t know what to say to the bereaved (26 August). Trust me, the bereaved don’t either. My parents died in a car crash. I watched people sheer away in absolute mind-numbing embarrassment, not because they didn’t care, but because they were afraid they would make it worse. Well, you can’t make it worse, trust me. And we’re not looking for poetry. A simple “I’m sorry for your loss” is perfect.Isobel CassidyArdtrasna, County Sligo, Ireland It seems appropriate to write about grief following a bereavement to thank the fellow Guardian letter writers who have contacted…

The claim that U.S. President Donald Trump diverted 300 first responders to work on his Washington, D.C., beautification projects, thus making those workers unavailable for immediate rescue efforts in the aftermath of the Aug. 29, 2026, Grand Canyon National Park flash floods, is unproven. The rumor stemmed in part from users sharing a Sept. 1 article from the online publication The Lever, which reported, “Trump reassigned 300 National Park Service emergency responders to golf course and reflecting-pool renovations before the Grand Canyon flooded.” The Lever cited a CNN article published days before the flooding reporting hundreds of NPS first responders…

Marles says US-Australia alliance as relevant as everRichard Marles just spoke to the ABC from Washington DC, saying Australia’s alliance with the US remains as relevant today “as it ever has” in a “very challenging” environment.Marles has been meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth. He was asked if he believes president Donald Trump’s ongoing conflict with Iran and the US’s posturing towards other countries had affected Australian’s trust in the two country’s relationship. He said: double quotation markOur alliance with the United States is something that’s been built over decades. It really does transcend governments of the day. Our…

The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”.DNB said on Wednesday that 86 tonnes of gold had been removed from the US and Canada in a complex operation that took several months. It is now being held by the Bank of England, where the precious metal can be traded more easily “in a crisis situation”.Bank president Olaf Sleijpen said the move was “necessary to strengthen our resilience and preparedness”.The decision comes amid an ongoing trade dispute between the US and…

A single vote on a routine measure that will never become law has touched off a firestorm of recriminations among House Democrats on Capitol Hill, offering a glimpse of simmering tensions within the party weeks before midterm elections in which they are pressing to win control of Congress.The drama began Tuesday afternoon, when two of the most conservative Democrats in the House broke with their party to pave the way for votes on a slate of Republican bills.By Wednesday, it had mushroomed into a full-on furor featuring accusations of betrayal, demands for punishment for the defectors and a quiet but…