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MB Nobody involved in today's news thinks they're the villain, which is either comforting or the whole problem. Tehran calls a shut strait leverage. Abu Dhabi calls it an attack. Taipei's president rehearses a midnight exit while Beijing insists everything is routine. A software patch quietly hands attackers admin access, no login required, a very efficient definition of secure. Institutions describe themselves generously. The rest of us watch what they do.-- MB