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Analysis results of backdoors in Android applications.

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Researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA), Ohio State University, and New York University conducted a study on hidden functionality in applications for the Android platform. An analysis of 100,000 mobile applications from the Google Play catalog, 20,000 from an alternative catalog (Baidu), and 30,000 pre-installed applications from various smartphones highlighted across 1,000 firmware from SamMobile, revealed that 12,706 (8.5%) […]

Release of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.43

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The release of the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.43 has been published (version 2.4.42 was skipped), featuring 34 changes and addressing 3 vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-1927: a vulnerability in mod_rewrite that allows the server to be used for redirecting requests to other resources (open redirect). Some mod_rewrite settings may lead to redirecting users to another link encoded with a newline character inside the parameter used in existing […]

Two zero-day vulnerabilities have been fixed in the Mozilla Firefox browser

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Mozilla developers have released new versions of the Firefox 74.0.1 and Firefox ESR 68.6.1 web browsers. Users are advised to update their browsers as the new versions fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by hackers. These vulnerabilities, CVE-2020-6819 and CVE-2020-6820, relate to how Firefox manages its memory space. They are known as use-after-free vulnerabilities […]

Americans proposed to collect energy for the Internet of Things from the magnetic fields of nearby electrical wiring.

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The topic of harvesting electricity from "the air"—from electromagnetic noise, vibrations, light, humidity, and much more—interests both civilian researchers and their counterparts in uniforms. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have contributed to this subject. They managed to extract electricity with a power output of several milliwatts from the magnetic fields of nearby electrical wiring, which is enough, for instance, […]

Beta release of Ubuntu 20.04

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The beta release of Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa" has been announced, marking the complete freeze of the package base and the transition to final testing and bug fixing. This release, categorized as a long-term support (LTS) release, has updates planned over a 5-year period, with the final release scheduled for April 23. Ready test images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu […]

Google cancels the proposed tightening of third-party cookie handling in Chrome 80

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Google has announced the cancellation of the change regarding the implementation of stricter restrictions on the transmission of cookies between non-HTTPS sites. Starting in February, this change was gradually made known to Chrome 80 users. It is noted that although most sites had adapted to the specified limitation, due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, Google decided to postpone […]

Firefox 74.0.1 and 68.6.1 update addressing 0-day vulnerabilities

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Correction updates for Firefox 74.0.1 and 68.6.1 have been released, fixing two critical vulnerabilities that could lead to an attacker's code execution when processing specifically formatted content. It is warned that instances of these vulnerabilities being exploited for attacks have already been identified in the wild. These issues were caused by accessing already freed memory areas (use-after-free) when handling ReadableStream (CVE-2020-6820) and during execution […]

Oracle has released the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6

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Oracle has introduced the first stable release of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6 (UEK R6), an extended version of the Linux kernel aimed at being used in the Oracle Linux distribution as an alternative to the standard package featuring the kernel from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The kernel is available only for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. The source code of the kernel, including a breakdown into separate patches, has been published publicly […]

Release of XCP-NG 8.1, the free version of Citrix Hypervisor

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The release of the XCP-NG 8.1 project has been published, developing a free and open-source alternative to the proprietary Citrix Hypervisor platform (formerly known as XenServer) for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure. XCP-NG recreates the functionality that Citrix removed from the free version of Citrix Hypervisor/Xen Server starting from version 7.3. It supports upgrading from Citrix Hypervisor to XCP-ng, ensuring full compatibility with Xen Orchestra and the ability to […]

LineageOS 17.1 based on Android 10

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After 8 months of development, the LineageOS 17.1 branch (a distribution based on Android 10) becomes the main one. This means that starting from April 1, 2020, 17.1 builds will be created daily, while version 16.0 will shift to a weekly schedule. Version 17.0, based on the August release of Android 10, has been updated to version 17.1 following the emergence of the Android 10 codebase for Google […]

Terrifyingly beautiful pixel art: the old-school sci-fi horror Signalis has been announced

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The studio rose-engine has announced the horror game Signalis in the style of anime pixel art. The game will be released on PC, but the release date has not yet been announced. Rose-engine is also interested in releasing Signalis on consoles, but at the current stage of development, it is focused solely on one platform. In Signalis, you will uncover a dark secret, solve puzzles, fight nightmarish creatures, and journey through a dystopian surreal […]

Release of the mobile platform LineageOS 17 based on Android 10

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The developers of the LineageOS project, which succeeded CyanogenMod after the latter's discontinuation by Cyanogen Inc, have introduced the release of LineageOS 17.1, based on the Android 10 platform. The 17.1 release was formed bypassing 17.0 due to specific tagging features in the repository. It's noted that the LineageOS 17 branch has reached par with the functionality and stability of branch 16 and is now deemed ready to transition to […]

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