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Ukrainischer Kampfroboter nimmt drei russische Soldaten gefangen

Die Produktion von Bodendrohnen in der Ukraine steigt. 2026 sollen über 20.000 Einheiten produziert werden. In einem pixeligen Video ist zu sehen, wie drei russische Soldaten aus einem Gebäude kommen und sich mit erhobenen Händen ergeben. Einer von ihnen ist offensichtlich verwundet und blutet. Derartige Szenen kommen im Ukrainekrieg häufig vor. Doch erstmals wurde gefilmt, wie menschliche Soldaten gegenüber einem Roboter kapitulierten. Entstanden sind die Bilder laut ukrainischen Angaben im Bereich der Pokrowsk-Front. Das Video zeigt aber auch, wie wichtig Roboter mittlerweile für die Ukraine in der Abwehr des russischen Angriffs geworden sind. Der Krieg hat die Ukraine zu einem Weltmarktführer für bewaffnete Robotersysteme gemacht – und deren Streitkräfte wohl zu deren fähigsten Operateuren. Ferngesteuerte Bodenroboter oder Bodendrohnen werden von westlichen Militärs als Uncrewed Ground Vehicles (UGVs) und in der Ukraine in der direkten Übersetzung als Bodenroboter-Komplexe bezeichnet. Diese sind seit Kriegsbeginn in geringer Zahl im Einsatz.

via standard: Ukrainischer Kampfroboter nimmt drei russische Soldaten gefangen

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#AtomwaffenDivision : el grupo neonazi que pretendía instalarse y ‘pasar a la acción’ en España – #awd #terror #TheBase

Una investigación destapa el intento de crear una célula en España de un grupo neonazi aceleracionista de origen norteamericano considerado terrorista en varios países. Compartían en sus chats instrucciones para fabricar explosivos y armas caseras — Aceleracionismo, separatismo blanco y fascinación por Al Qaeda: así son los nuevos grupos terroristas de extrema derecha. (…) Quien escribió esto, al igual que el resto de participantes en el foro, se escondía tras un seudónimo, pero aseguraba vivir en Barcelona y estar tratando de crear la sección española de una organización neonazi conocida como Atomwaffen Division (AWD). La detención el pasado noviembre de una célula del grupo neonazi The Base en Onda, Castelló, puso el foco sobre la amenaza en España del extremismo violento de ultraderecha de ámbito internacional, detectado, según dijeron, por primera vez en nuestro país. De acuerdo a fuentes policiales, la célula desarticulada estaba ya “en disposición de realizar atentados”, y por eso actuó rápido. The Base, que se identifica con el supremacismo blanco aceleracionista, una corriente ideológica que pretende desencadenar la guerra racial mediante la violencia armada, no era la primera organización internacional de estas características que tuvo franquicia en España.

via eldiario: Atomwaffen Division: el grupo neonazi que pretendía instalarse y ‘pasar a la acción’ en España

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Neo Nazi who had a framed portrait of Hitler above his bed and talked about gunning down Muslims and gassing Jews is jailed for 45 months

An amateur scientist who stockpiled explosives and cyanide in his shed while sending messages about gunning down Muslims and gassing Jews was jailed for 45 months today. Harry Whittaker, 33, stored homemade explosives together with radioactive and lethal poisons in a garden shed he dubbed ‘The Laboratory’, where he conducted regular experiments that released acrid fumes into neighbours’ gardens. He labelled his cyanide sample as ‘Zyklon B’ alongside a skull and crossbones, after the poison used in the Holocaust, which he claimed to have done to ‘brighten up his day’. Nazi paraphernalia including a Swastika flag were found in his room, and a framed photograph of Adolf Hitler hung above his bed, at the family home in the village of Caddington, near Luton. Whittaker referred to Pakistani people in messages to his family as ‘P*’ and described black people as ‘n’ and ‘s-skinned’, but previously described himself as ‘friendly and tolerant of anyone’. Giving evidence in court, he revealed entrenched Islamophobic views, describing the religion as ‘barbaric’ and claiming it is incompatible with Western society. He insisted the foul slurs in messages and notes were simply jokes, and claimed his Aspergers, ADHD, and autism meant he had ‘no filter’. Whittaker, who used the name ‘Harry the Mad Scientist’ on WhatsApp, was convicted of two charges of possessing an explosive substance and two charges of making an explosive substance.

via daily mail; Neo Nazi who had a framed portrait of Hitler above his bed and talked about gunning down Muslims and gassing Jews is jailed for 45 months

siehe auch: Neo-Nazi fanatic built bomb and threatened to turn Muslims into ‘mincemeat’ Harry Whittaker, 33, produced a homemade bomb in his garden shed and detailed his plans to drive a tank into a mosque during Friday prayers and turn Muslims into ‘mincemeat’. A neo-Nazi fanatic who made explosives in his garden shed to turn Muslims into “mincemeat” has been jailed for three years and nine months. Harry Whittaker, 33, manufactured a homemade bomb and stored chemicals in a makeshift lab in the garden of the home he shared with his mum in Caddington, near Luton, Bedfordshire. Police uncovered the stash of explosives after Whittaker suffered a life-threatening allergic reaction and called 999 for medical help on April 18, 2024. After he was arrested, police found racist chats on WhatsApp in which Whittaker sent hateful messages about a mosque in Luton. “We need a tank covered in machine guns and flame throwers, drive it into that mosque on Friday afternoon and turn them into mincemeat,” one message read. Whittaker – who had photo of Hitler, a flag associated with Nazi Germany, swastikas and antisemitic notes in his bedroom – was found guilty of charges of possessing and making explosives on or before May 6, 2024. He had also admitted a charge under the Poisons Act and having ammunition without a licence. During an Old Bailey trial, Whittaker cast himself as a “nerdy” science geek, and jurors were not told about the extent of his extreme right-wing beliefs. Prosecutor Emily Dummett set out further evidence of his racist views and interest in neo-Nazi ideology at his sentencing on Wednesday. Whittaker was found to have downloaded extreme right-wing material, and in a message to his brother in 2022, expressed a desire for Tommy Robinson to lead a “civil war” and “kick out” Asian people. In another message, he threatened to put ricin poison into the water supply at Bury Park, near Luton.

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Rechtsextreme Partei Vlaams Belang fordert die Gründung einer „Illegalenpolizei“

Während in den USA offen Fragen zum harten Vorgehen der Einwanderungsbehörde ICE in Städten wie Minneapolis gestellt werden, plädiert die flämische rechtsextreme Partei Vlaams Belang dafür, auch hierzulande einen ähnlichen Dienst einzurichten: die „Illegalenpolizei“. „In jedem Polizeikorps sollte es mindestens einen Beamten geben, der sich auf die Problematik der illegalen Migration spezialisiert und aktiv nach Illegalen sucht“, sagte die Abgeordnete Francesca Van Belleghem in der Radiosendung De Ochtend im VRT Radio 1. In Zonen, in denen die Problematik größer sei, müsse ein vollwertiger Illegalendienst vorhanden sein, heißt es in einer ergänzenden Pressemitteilung. „Derzeit gibt es eine passive Duldungspolitik in der Migration, wir streben jedoch eine aktive Fahndung an“, präzisiert Van Belleghem.

via vrt: Rechtsextreme Partei Vlaams Belang fordert die Gründung einer „Illegalenpolizei“

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Hitler-inspired boy planned terror attack at mosque, and pretended to convert to Islam to gain access

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, previously pleaded guilty under the terrorism act at the High Court in Glasgow. The leader of a mosque where a Hitler-inspired teenager was plotting a massacre has told Sky News of the moment the boy pretended to convert to Islam to gain access, weeks before a terror attack which police prevented. The boy, who was 16 years old at the time, idolised the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik and was caught by detectives as he made his way to burn down the Inverclyde Muslim Centre in Greenock in January. He was hoping the mosque, which has a capacity of 275 worshippers, would be full. It is understood the teen had boasted online about his plans to livestream the attack after becoming radicalised on social media aged 13. The youth, who was dressed in black and carrying an air rifle, had successfully hoodwinked the imam that he was serious about switching religion. The young neo-Nazi, who cannot be legally identified because of his age, was left alone to film and draw sketches of the areas where his victims, including children, would be trapped as the planned firebomb attack unfolded. (…) The boy, who has an autism diagnosis, believed that white people were in a “war” against other races and had “developed sympathies” with the Nazi Party.

via sky: Hitler-inspired boy planned terror attack at mosque, and pretended to convert to Islam to gain access

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Phishing-Angriff:  Zahlreiche Journalist:innen im Visier bei Attacke über Signal-Messenger

Mit einem Phishing-Angriff versucht ein bislang unbekannter Akteur, offenbar gezielt Zugriff auf die Signal-Konten von Journalist:innen und Aktivist:innen zu bekommen. Wir erklären, wie der Angriff funktioniert und wie man sich vor ihm schützen kann. In den letzten Tagen und Wochen wurden nach Informationen von netzpolitik.org vermehrt Journalist:innen mit einer bekannten Phishing-Attacke auf dem Messenger Signal angegriffen. Betroffen sind nach Kenntnis von netzpolitik.org dutzende (investigative) und teilweise prominente Journalist:innen bei öffentlich-rechtlichen Fernsehsendern sowie mehreren großen und kleinen Medienhäusern, darunter die Zeit, Correctiv, Euractiv und netzpolitik.org. Hinzu kommen einzelne bekannte Vertreter:innen der Zivilgesellschaft, darunter auch Rechtsanwälte. Netzpolitik.org hat im Zusammenhang mit dem Angriff bislang keine Betroffenen gefunden, die nicht diesen Kategorien zuzuordnen sind. Das deutet auf einen gezielten Phishing-Angriff auf bestimmte Telefonnummern hin, ist aber kein Beweis für einen solchen. „Wir haben erste Anzeichen dafür gesehen, dass Journalist:innen, Politiker:innen und Mitglieder der Zivilgesellschaft in Deutschland und ganz Europa ins Visier genommen wurden“, bestätigt Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Leiter des Security Labs von Amnesty International gegenüber netzpolitik.org. „Diese Signal-Phishing-Kampagne scheint sehr aktiv zu sein“, so Ó Cearbhaill weiter. Es sei unklar, wie oft die Angriffe erfolgreich seien, aber die Ausbreitung der Kampagne würde wahrscheinlich durch die Kontaktlisten auf Signal angeheizt, die von früheren Opfern gesammelt würden. Wie geht der Angriff? Bei dem Angriff verschicken die Angreifer eine Nachricht über den Messenger Signal, bei der sie sich als „Signal Support“ ausgeben und behaupten, dass es verdächtige Aktivitäten auf dem Handy sowie den Versuch gegeben habe, auf private Daten zuzugreifen.

via netzpolitik: Phishing-Angriff:  Zahlreiche Journalist:innen im Visier bei Attacke über Signal-Messenger

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Elon Musk’s X, Grok Under New Investigation: ‘Violent, Unacceptable’

The European Commission has opened an investigation into X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, and the AI chatbot Grok over the alleged creation of sexually explicit deepfake images of women and children. Musk said previously that he had seen “literally zero” evidence that Grok had created nude images of children. “Sexual deepfakes of women and children are a violent, unacceptable form of degradation,” Henna Virkkunen, the executive vice president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy at the European Commission, said in a statement. The commission also said it had extended a separate probe into X of its recommendations algorithm. Opened in 2023, that probe has so far resulted in a 120 million euro (then-$140 million) fine in December for breaches of the transparency requirements. Both probes fall under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which regulates technology companies in the bloc. If the commission finds against them, Musk’s companies could face large fines and other enforcement actions. (…) On January 14, Musk addressed some of the criticism about Grok’s alleged creation of nude images of children and women. He wrote on X, “I not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok. Literally zero.” “Obviously, Grok does not spontaneously generate images, it does so only according to user requests,” Musk added. He continued: “When asked to generate images, it will refuse to produce anything illegal, as the operating principle for Grok is to obey the laws of any given country or state. There may be times when adversarial hacking of Grok prompts does something unexpected. If that happens, we fix the bug immediately.”

via newsweek: Elon Musk’s X, Grok Under New Investigation: ‘Violent, Unacceptable’

siehe auch: EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes Elon Musk’s company faces fines of up to 6 percent of its daily turnover. The EU has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI following a public outcry over how its Grok chatbot spread sexualized images of women and children. The billionaire entrepreneur has come under scrutiny from regulators around the world this month after people began using Grok to generate deepfakes of people without consent. The images were posted on the X social network as well as the separate Grok app, both of which are run by xAI. The probe, announced on Monday under the EU’s Digital Services Act, will assess if xAI tried to mitigate the risks of deploying Grok’s tools on X and the proliferation of content that “may amount to child sexual abuse material.” “Non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women and children are a violent, unacceptable form of degradation,” the EU’s tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, said. “With this investigation, we will determine whether X has met its legal obligations under the DSA, or whether it treated rights of European citizens—including those of women and children—as collateral damage of its service.” If the company is found to be in breach of the rules, the bloc can impose fines worth up to 6 percent of the worldwide annual turnover. An EU official said there will be no interim measures during the investigation. The European probe comes after UK media regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into Grok, while Malaysia and Indonesia have banned the chatbot altogether. Following the backlash, xAI restricted the use of Grok to paying subscribers and said it has “implemented technological measures” to limit Grok from generating certain sexualized images. Musk has also said “anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.” An EU official said that “with the harm that is exposed to individuals that are subject to these images, we have not been convinced so far by what mitigating measures the platform has taken to have that under control.”

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