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Security, networks and the occasional questionable decision, mostly with the Philippines in view.
Five Critical BGP Bugs Let Peers Take Over Juniper Routers
Five CVSS 9.8 stack overflows in Juniper's routing daemon can be triggered through BGP, via BMP, flowspec and EVPN-VPWS, and most lead to root code execution on Junos OS. None are known exploited. Fixed releases are out, and only one has a workaround.
Juniper's October 2026 Security Release: 153 Junos CVEs, 15 Critical, and What to Patch First
Juniper's October 14 release fixes 153 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved CVEs, 15 of them critical, spanning BGP, J-Web, SRX, MX and more. None are on CISA's KEV list and Juniper knows of no exploitation, but most lack workarounds, so upgrading is the fix.
This Open Source Project Turns a Wi-Fi 7 Router Into a 320 MHz Radio Receiver
W1700K SDR turns a Gemtek Wi-Fi 7 router into a receive-only software-defined radio that streams up to 320 MHz of raw IQ from the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz bands over 10 gigabit Ethernet, using only open firmware. Here is what it does and what it takes to run.
We Tested ScamCheck.ph, the Banks' New Anti-Scam Checker. Here's How It Did
Philippine banks are pushing ScamCheck.ph, a free AI checker for suspicious texts and screenshots. In our small test it flagged all six fake scam messages and none of three genuine ones. The one gap worth fixing: it doesn't yet say who handles your data.
Chip Stocks Tumble Across Asia as Rate Fears and AI Funding Worries Collide
Kospi fell over 8% and hit a trading halt as Samsung and SK hynix lost more than 10%, after hot US inflation revived Fed hike fears and CoreWeave's bond slide deepened doubts about how the AI buildout is financed. Tokyo and Taipei fell too.
JDNEER Toolbox #07: WireGuard Road Warriors on RouterOS 7, One Command per Client
JD Bungart's newest JDNEER toolbox script, wg-manage.sh, adds, lists, re-keys and removes WireGuard road-warrior clients on a MikroTik RouterOS 7 router over SSH, picking a free address, keeping private keys local and printing a QR code for phones.
FreeScout Gets Redmine-Style Conversation Links With JDNEER Relations 1.0
JDNEER Conversation Relations 1.0.0 brings Redmine-style links to FreeScout: related, duplicate, blocks, precedes and copied. Blocked conversations can't close, duplicates close with their original, and link groups keep shared installs apart.
Globe Wants Telecom Restoration Treated Like Power After Disasters
Globe is proposing a National Utility Resiliency Plan that would put telecom restoration on par with power after disasters, with priority logistics, security support and faster permits for repair crews, plus incentives for sturdier networks.
Ledger Freezes Wallet Sales Across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Over Spy Implants
Ledger has asked resellers in the Philippines, six other Southeast Asian markets and Hong Kong to pull its hardware wallets from shelves while it investigates devices fitted with a hidden implant that steals recovery phrases. Suspected losses top US$86 million.
NOW Telecom Contests ₱4.04 Billion NTC Fee Bill, Asks for Recomputation Back to 2005
NOW Telecom is disputing a ₱4.04 billion NTC bill for unpaid supervision and regulation fees and penalties, saying the regulator used the wrong capital figures. It wants every assessment since 2005 recomputed and collection paused meanwhile.
