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Aug
31
Google has announced that beta testing of Android 14 will begin in April. The information appeared in the FAQ section of the Android beta testing program page for the Pixel.

Google has announced that beta testing of Android 14 will begin in April. The information appeared in the FAQ section of the Android beta testing program page for the Pixel.

As Google points out, with the release of stable Android 13 in August 2022, beta testing of Android 13 has
Aug
30
Colonel Brian Weil, head of the U.S. Army Cyber School, announced the recruitment of "government hackers" into the appropriate branch of the U.S. military.

Colonel Brian Weil, head of the U.S. Army Cyber School, announced the recruitment of "government hackers" into the appropriate branch of the U.S. military.

In particular, specialists in electronic warfare, cyberspace operations and cyber network protection are needed. For some positions, only officers are
Aug
29
At the Def Con conference, hacker and developer Michael Grover, aka MG, showed an O.MG Elite cable with a built-in web server, USB power, Wi-Fi access, and keylogger.

At the Def Con conference, hacker and developer Michael Grover, aka MG, showed an O.MG Elite cable with a built-in web server, USB power, Wi-Fi access, and keylogger.

It allows you to hack into PCs and smartphones and then monitor their operation, simulate keystrokes or enter commands. Almost
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Aug
29
Some PyPI packages were compromised because developers were caught by phishing emails.

Some PyPI packages were compromised because developers were caught by phishing emails.

The phishing campaign targeted Python package maintainers published in the PyPI registry. Among the intercepted versions of packages are "spam"
Aug
26
Representatives of LastPass, a password manager with 25 million users, confirm the breach.

Representatives of LastPass, a password manager with 25 million users, confirm the breach.

Karim Tubba, LastPass CEO, said an unauthorized party stole "parts of the source code and some proprietary technical information from
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Aug
25
Cryptographic basics of blockchain technology

Cryptographic basics of blockchain technology

Authors: E. A. Ishchukova, S. P. Panasenko, K. S. Romanenko, V. D. Salmanov. Year: 2022 Number of pages: 303 Any
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Aug
25
RuStore continues to develop functionality: reviews and ratings of applications appeared in the update.

RuStore continues to develop functionality: reviews and ratings of applications appeared in the update.

This will allow users to find and select the best apps in different categories, and developers to receive feedback promptly.
Aug
24
Microsoft's cloud service called Azure Quantum is the first to get a new quantum computer.

Microsoft's cloud service called Azure Quantum is the first to get a new quantum computer.

Quantum computing developer IonQ has made the first commercially available IonQ Aria computer available to the service. The head of
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Aug
24
GitLab has released a patch for the critical RCE vulnerability CVE-2022-2884 (CVSS 9.9), which allows an authorized hacker to remotely execute code on a device via GitLab Import API.

GitLab has released a patch for the critical RCE vulnerability CVE-2022-2884 (CVSS 9.9), which allows an authorized hacker to remotely execute code on a device via GitLab Import API.

The vulnerability affects GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). GitLab encourages users to promptly install updates to affected
Aug
23
Modern PowerShell

Modern PowerShell

Author: Popov A. Year: 2022 Number of pages: 3370 Explores the object-oriented command-line shell Microsoft PowerShell and its capabilities for
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