Author: ProHoster

Online meetups for the whole week on backing and DevOps, security and robots from April 17

Astrologers have announced this week as a week of backing: several meetings on both .NET and Java at once. And unexpected combinations within one event began to appear, for example: JavaScript and DevOps or DevOps and ML. And there is a lot of hardcore practice - you can make your own robot or build microservices with your hands using the Java Enterprise approach. New formats are emerging, such as discussion […]

Rumors: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 3 remasters were ready back in 2018, the third part will be released soon

Before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered had even released on all platforms, rumors already appeared about the return of the next part, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Campaign Remastered. According to well-established insider TheGamingRevolution, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 remaster will only include the campaign and will be based on the Call of […]

Tor Project to lay off a third of its employees

The non-profit organization Tor Project, whose activities are related to the development of the anonymous Tor network, announced a reduction in staff. Due to economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, 13 of 35 employees will leave the organization. “Tor, like much of the world, is caught up in the COVID-19 crisis. The crisis has hit us hard, as well as many other non-profit organizations and small businesses […]

This music will last forever: Clearview AI mistakenly revealed the source code of its facial recognition software

Clearview AI, which provided facial recognition services, is being tried for infringement of freedoms and unauthorized collection of personal data. Also, the company, which collected 3 billion identified photos, previously leaked data. But the story doesn't end there—according to a new report from TechCrunch, Clearview AI is unable to take care of the security of even its own data and technology. Due to incorrect configuration […]

Video: First gameplay trailer for NieR Re[in]carnation by NieR and Drakengard

Square Enix has provided the first gameplay trailer for NieR Re[in]carnation. The project was recently announced for iOS and Android. Judging by the video, what awaits us is not another mobile time killer, but a plot-driven adventure project. In the role of a little girl and her “ghostly” Pod, we will cross the ruins of an ancient civilization to a beautiful soundtrack. Let us remind you that the action of NieR takes place in the distant […]

Apple reopens first retail store outside of China

Apple announced it will reopen a retail store in the South Korean capital, Seoul, by the end of this week as part of efforts to more broadly reopen retail operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Apple hasn't announced any upcoming locations that will open soon, but the company has previously said that its US stores will begin returning to business in May. […]

Vulnerability in the Squid proxy server that allows access restrictions to be bypassed

Information has been disclosed about vulnerabilities in the Squid proxy server, which were quietly fixed last year in the release of Squid 4.8. The problems are present in the code for processing the “@” block at the beginning of the URL (“user@host”) and allow you to bypass access restriction rules, poison the contents of the cache, and carry out a cross-site scripting attack. CVE-2019-12524 - a client using a specially crafted […]

Postfix 3.5.1 mail server update

Corrective releases of the Postfix mail server are available - 3.5.1, 3.4.11, 3.3.9 and 3.2.14, which add code to fix the DANE/DNSSEC violation when using the Glibc 2.31 system library, which was broken in backward compatibility in the field of transmission DNSSEC flags. In particular, the transmission of the DNSSEC flag AD (authenticated data) began to occur not by default, but only when specified in […]

The Tor project announced a significant reduction in staff

The Tor Project, a non-profit foundation that oversees the development of the Tor anonymous network, has announced a significant reduction in staff. As a result of financial problems and the crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, the organization is forced to terminate relations with 13 employees. 22 employees who are part of the Core team and work on the Tor Browser and the Tor ecosystem remain employed. It is noted that this is a difficult but necessary measure, [...]

Five storage trends to watch out for in 2020

The dawn of a new year and a new decade is a great time to take a critical look at and explore the key technology and storage trends that will be with us over the coming months. It is already obvious that the arrival and future omnipresence of the Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies has been recognized by everyone, in addition, […]

How the Ryuk ransomware that attacks businesses works

Ryuk is one of the most famous ransomware options in the last few years. Since he first appeared in the summer of 2018, he has amassed an impressive list of victims, especially in the business environment, which is the main target of his attacks. 1. General information This document contains an analysis of the Ryuk ransomware variant, as well as the downloader responsible for downloading the malware […]