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Author: Erik Peterson

A ProHoster specialist with over seven years of experience in hosting, network infrastructure, and internet security. I participate in the development and maintenance of server solutions, VPN services, and client platforms. I specialize in stability, data protection, and service optimization for clients. I regularly monitor updates in industry standards and best practices.

Microsoft has blocked the VeraCrypt account without explanation — the release of updates for the popular encryption tool for Windows has been disrupted.

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Microsoft has blocked the account associated with VeraCrypt, a popular and long-standing encryption software, raising doubts about future updates for this software on Windows, said VeraCrypt developer Mounir Idrassi. He claims that he received no emails or prior warnings from Microsoft, and believes that the responses from the company’s support are generated by an AI.

Microsoft has blocked accounts related to the releases of VeraCrypt and WireGuard

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The author of the VeraCrypt disk encryption system warned users about the blocking of his account by Microsoft, which is used to sign VeraCrypt builds for Windows with a digital signature. This has created a situation where it is impossible to release a new version of VeraCrypt for Windows. Meanwhile, the key used to sign the last release of VeraCrypt 1.26.24 expires in June, after which the VeraCrypt driver will begin to be blocked by the mode.

Anthropic has announced the AI model Claude Mythos, capable of creating working exploits.

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Anthropic has introduced the Glasswing project, under which it will provide access to a preliminary version of the AI model Claude Mythos aimed at identifying vulnerabilities and enhancing the security of critical software. Participants in the project include the Linux Foundation, as well as companies like Amazon Web Services, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks. Invitations to join are being extended.

A researcher has leaked exploit code for Windows in response to Microsoft's inaction.

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A security researcher has released the code for a zero-day exploit for Windows, dubbed BlueHammer. This radical step was taken due to a conflict with the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) regarding the handling of the information he provided. The researcher, using the pseudonym Chaotic Eclipse, posted the exploit code on GitHub on April 3. He expressed frustration with MSRC's management's response to his submission.

Anthropic has opened limited access to the Claude Mythos Preview model — it autonomously searches for software vulnerabilities and has already found thousands of them.

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Anthropic has opened limited access to its new AI model Mythos, designed to locate critical vulnerabilities and counter cyber threats. The tool will only be available to select corporations, as its hacking capabilities are deemed too dangerous for public release. According to The Wall Street Journal, around 50 companies and organizations supporting critical IT infrastructure will receive the preliminary version of the neural network.

Vulnerability in Flatpak allows code execution outside the isolated environment

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In the corrective release of the Flatpak self-sufficient package system 1.16.4 published a few hours ago, as well as in the experimental release 1.17.4, a vulnerability (CVE-2026-34078) has been fixed that allows a malicious or compromised application in flatpak format to bypass the established sandbox isolation mode, access files in the main system, and execute arbitrary code outside of the isolation mode. The issue has been assigned a critical severity level (9.3 out of 10). […]

Release of package manager APT 3.2.0

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The release for the APT package management tool 3.2.0 (Advanced Package Tool) has been formed, incorporating changes accumulated in the experimental branch 3.1. The new release will soon be integrated into the Unstable and Debian Testing branches, and will also be added to the Ubuntu package repository. APT 3.2 will be utilized in the Debian 14 release. Ubuntu 26.04 uses APT 3.1.16, which […]

OnePlus has unveiled the Nord 6 smartphone featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip, a 50-Mp camera, and a 9000 mAh battery for $420

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OnePlus has introduced the Nord 6 smartphone. This new model is aimed at mobile gamers and advanced users. It features a high refresh rate display, a large battery, and a set of software tools based on artificial intelligence. The OnePlus Nord 6 is built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 platform. The focus is on the device's gaming capabilities: OnePlus emphasizes support for 165 frames per […]

Release of nginx 1.29.8 and the FreeNginx 1.29.7 fork

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The main branch of nginx 1.29.8 has been released, continuing the development of new features. Only changes related to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities are made in the concurrently supported stable branch 1.28.x. A stable branch 1.30 will be formed based on the main branch 1.29.x in the future. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the BSD license. In the new release: Added […]

Firefox 149.0.2 update with vulnerability fixes and toolbar freeze resolution

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A corrective release of Firefox 149.0.2 is available, which fixes 41 vulnerabilities. All vulnerabilities are caused by memory management issues, such as buffer overflows and access to already freed memory areas. Potentially, these issues can lead to a hacker executing code when specially crafted pages are opened. Non-security-related changes: Fixed a bug that caused the panel to become unresponsive […]

Release of uutils 0.8, a Rust version of GNU Coreutils

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The release of uutils coreutils 0.8.0 (Rust Coreutils) has been published, which is developing an alternative to the GNU Coreutils package, written in Rust. Coreutils includes over a hundred utilities, such as sort, cat, chmod, chown, chroot, cp, date, dd, echo, hostname, id, ln, and ls. The project's goal is to create a cross-platform alternative implementation of Coreutils, among other capabilities, to work on Windows, Redox […]

The Solod project develops a subset of the Go language, translated into the C language.

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The programming language Solod (So) has been introduced, offering a subset of the Go language, transcompiled into a representation in C (C11), suitable for compilation by GCC, Clang, and zig cc. The key distinction of Solod from Go and Tinygo is the use of manual memory management, operating without a garbage collector, automatic memory allocation, or reference counting. The transpiler for Solod is written in […]

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