How I accidentally uncovered a nationwide Airbnb scam
While searching for a scam I fell victim to in Chicago, I discovered how easy it was for short-term rental platform users to fall for the bait. I was sitting in a pub just around the corner […]
Twenty hackathons in a year and a half: the experience of the Sakharov Team
Throughout the history of the Digital Breakthrough competition, we have met many teams that made us admire, believe, laugh and cry. Cry, of course, from happiness that we managed to gather such a number of top specialists on one (very large) site. But one of the teams literally "blew up" us with its story. By the way, it is also called explosively - "Team named after Sakharov." IN […]
Internship at ABBYY: a company with which you can get along
Hi all! In this post, I want to tell you about my summer internship at ABBYY. I will try to highlight all the points that are usually of interest to students and novice developers when choosing a company. I hope that this post will help someone decide on plans for next summer. In general, let's go! First, let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Zhenya, at the moment […]
Kali Linux 2019.4
On November 26, 2019, a new version of Kali Linux was released, a Linux distribution based on Debian testing and designed for security auditing. The distribution includes utilities that can be used to test networks, gain unauthorized access to data or network services, and disrupt their operation. Also, the distribution kit can be useful for investigating […]
systemd release 244
Changes include: new logo; services can now be bound to the CPU via cgroup v2, i.e. cpuset cgroups v2 support; you can define a signal to restart the service (RestartKillSignal); systemctl clean now works for units like socket, mount and swap; systemd now attempts to read configuration from the EFI SystemdOptions variable as an alternative to changing kernel options from the bootloader; systemd undoes […]
systemd system manager release 244
After three months of development, the release of the systemd 244 system manager is presented. Main changes: Added support for the resource controller cpuset based on cgroups v2, which provides a mechanism for binding processes to certain CPUs ("AllowedCPUs" setting) and NUMA memory nodes ("AllowedMemoryNodes" setting); Added support for loading settings from the SystemdOptions EFI variable for systemd configuration, which allows you to customize systemd's behavior in situations where […]
Former Netflix users complain about subscription renewal without their knowledge
Former Netflix users found that after unsubscribing from the service, funds continued to be withdrawn from their bank card, and for the most expensive package of services. An attempt to log into your account was unsuccessful. It turned out that after unsubscribing, the service stores the user's bank card data for another 10 months in case he changes his mind. Attackers took advantage of this, they hacked […]
Vulnerabilities found in the way telecom operators implement the RCS standard
Researchers from SRLabs, working in the field of information security, reported that they were able to identify a number of vulnerabilities in the implementation of the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard, which are used by telecom operators around the world. Recall that the RCS system is a new messaging standard that should replace SMS. The report states that the discovered […]
Attackers Hacked Huawei's Twitter Account to Offend Apple
Chinese tech giant Huawei continues to expand its operations in Brazil, bringing smartphones and other products to the country. Not so long ago, the Huawei FreeBuds Lite wireless headphones were launched in the Brazilian market, and the P30 and P30 Lite smartphones went on sale earlier. On the eve of Black Friday, Brazilian users of the social network Twitter drew attention to the […]
Firefox Preview 3.0 Mobile Browser Released
Mozilla has unveiled the third version of its Firefox Preview mobile browser, which has received a number of new features. It is reported that the novelty has become safer and easier to use. Among the features of the new version, there is an increase in protection against data collection by websites. Links now open in private tabs by default, and browser history can be cleared automatically on exit. Not […]
Modders added the Tesla Cybertruck SUV to GTA V, Minecraft and GoldenEye 007
After showing off Tesla's Cybertruck SUV, the car instantly gained popularity and became the butt of many jokes on social networks. Modders also drew attention to the vehicle, who began to add it to different games. According to Eurogamer, the technique has already been implemented in GTA V, Minecraft and GoldenEye 007. The appearance of Cybertruck in Grand Theft Auto V is […]
Gadget manufacturers and sellers asked Putin to reject the law on the pre-installation of Russian software
Manufacturers and sellers of electronics asked President Vladimir Putin not to sign the law on the mandatory pre-installation of Russian software on gadgets sold. A copy of the letter to the president with such a request was at the disposal of the Vedomosti newspaper. The appeal was sent by the Association of Trading Companies and Manufacturers of Electrical and Computer Equipment (RATEK), which includes companies such as Apple, Google, Samsung, Intel, Dell, M.Video […]