Author: Yuri Gagarin

Bypassing LinkedIn's search limit by playing with the API

There is a limit on LinkedIn — a limit on commercial use. It is highly likely that you, like I did until recently, have never encountered or heard of it. The essence of the limit is that if you use the people search feature outside your contacts too frequently (there are no exact metrics; it's determined by the algorithm based on your actions — how often […]

GitHub is among the defendants in the case of the Capital One user database leak

Law firm Tycko & Zavareei has filed a lawsuit related to a data breach affecting more than 100 million clients of Capital One banking holding, including details of approximately 140,000 social security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers. In addition to Capital One, GitHub is also included as a defendant, being accused of providing the means to host, display, and use the information obtained.

New vulnerabilities in the WPA3 wireless network protection technology and EAP-pwd

Mathy Vanhoef and Eyal Ronen have discovered a new attack method (CVE-2019-13377) on wireless networks using WPA3 protection technology, which allows retrieval of password characteristics that can be used for offline password cracking. The issue arises in the current version of Hostapd. It is worth noting that these authors previously identified six vulnerabilities in WPA3 in April.

The i3wm window manager 4.17 is available.

The release of the tiling window manager i3wm 4.17 has taken place. The i3wm project was created from scratch after a series of attempts to address the shortcomings of the wmii window manager. i3wm features well-readable and documented code, uses xcb instead of Xlib, correctly supports operation in multi-monitor configurations, employs tree data structures for window positioning, provides an IPC interface, supports UTF-8, and maintains minimalism in window design. […]

MAGMA release 2.5.1

MAGMA (A collection of next-generation linear algebra libraries for use on GPUs. Developed and implemented by the same team that develops the LAPACK and ScaLAPACK libraries) has released a new important version 2.5.1 (2019-08-02): added support for Turing; it can now be built via cmake, for which the CMakeLists.txt has been corrected for proper spack installation; fixes for using without FP16; improved compilation on various […]

Experience Installing Apache Airflow on Windows 10

Preface: By fate, I transitioned from the world of academic science (medicine) to the world of information technology, where I have to use my knowledge of experimental design methodology and data analysis strategies, while applying a new technology stack. During the process of mastering these technologies, I face a number of challenges that, fortunately, I am currently managing to overcome. Perhaps this post...

10 Steps to YAML Zen

We all love Ansible, but Ansible is YAML. There are many formats for configuration files: lists of values, key-value pairs, INI files, YAML, JSON, XML, and many others. However, for several reasons, YAML is often considered particularly difficult among them. Specifically, despite its refreshing minimalism and impressive capabilities for handling hierarchical values, the syntax of YAML...

Details of the board game Darksiders: The Forbidden Land

Previously, THQ Nordic announced the board game Darksiders: The Forbidden Land, which will only be sold as part of the Darksiders Genesis Nephilim Edition collector's edition. The Darksiders: The Forbidden Land board game is designed for five players: four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and a Master. It is a cooperative dungeon exploration game where War, Death, Fury, and Strife unite to defeat The Jailer […]

Google will charge search engines in the EU for default operation on Android

Starting in 2020, Google will introduce a new search engine selection screen for all Android users in the EU during the initial setup of a new phone or tablet. The chosen search engine will become the default in Android and the Chrome browser, if installed. Search engine owners will have to pay Google for the right to appear on the selection screen alongside Google search. The three winners […]

A vulnerability in LibreOffice that allows for code execution when opening malicious documents

A vulnerability (CVE-2019-9848) has been identified in the LibreOffice office suite, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when opening documents prepared by an attacker. The vulnerability is caused by the LibreLogo component, which is intended for programming education and inserting vector graphics, translating its operations into code in the Python language. By executing LibreLogo instructions, an attacker can achieve code execution in Python […]

Asynchronous Programming in JavaScript (Callback, Promise, RxJs)

Hello everyone. This is Sergey Omelnitsky. Not long ago, I hosted a stream on reactive programming where I talked about asynchronicity in JavaScript. Today, I would like to summarize this material. But before we dive into the main content, we need to start with an introduction. So, let's begin with definitions: what is a stack and a queue? A stack is a collection where elements […]

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