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Once, Parallels decided to accommodate those employees who had long been with the company and did not want to change it, but wanted to relocate to be closer to the West, obtain an EU passport, and become more mobile and independent in their movements. Thus, the idea was born to expand the geographical presence and open the Parallels R&D center […]
The vulnerability reward program for discovering vulnerabilities in the Google Chrome browser was launched in 2010. To date, thanks to this program, developers have received about 8,500 reports from users, and the total amount of rewards has exceeded $5 million. It has now been reported that Google has increased the bounty for discovering serious vulnerabilities in its own browser. In the program […]
The Microsoft Edge Canary build number 77.0.222.0 has introduced a new feature to enhance privacy in the browser. It allows users to choose which data to delete after closing the application. This feature will come in handy if the user is working on someone else's computer or is simply paranoid enough to remove all traces behind them. The new option is available in the Settings -> Privacy and services […]
A method has been published that allows any Chrome extension to execute external JavaScript code without granting the extension enhanced permissions (without unsafe-eval and unsafe-inline in manifest.json). Access rights imply that without unsafe-eval, the extension can only execute code that is part of the local delivery, but the proposed method bypasses this restriction and allows any JavaScript loaded […]
A vulnerability has been identified in the fbdev subsystem (Framebuffer) that could lead to a 64-byte kernel stack overflow when processing improperly formatted EDID parameters. Exploitation can occur by connecting a malicious monitor, projector, or other output device (for instance, a specially prepared device simulating a monitor) to the computer. Interestingly, Linus Torvalds was the first to respond to the vulnerability notification, suggesting […]
Modern software increasingly resembles a standard file downloader from a remote server. Thanks to the high connection speed, users often don't even notice this. However, there are situations when a standalone installer is absolutely necessary, particularly for companies and corporations. Obviously, no one in their right mind would download the same software […]
On July 18, a new version of NetSurf was released — a fast and lightweight web browser aimed at low-spec devices and compatible not only with GNU/Linux and other *nix systems but also with RISC OS, Atari, AmigaOS, and Windows, as well as having an unofficial port for KolibriOS. The browser uses its own engine and supports HTML4 and CSS2 (with HTML5 and CSS3 in early development), as well as JavaScript […]
Ubisoft has revealed details of a major update titled "Sunken Treasures" for Anno 1800. This update will introduce a six-hour storyline with dozens of new quests. The plot will revolve around the disappearance of the queen. Her search will take players to a new cape — Trelawney, where they will meet the inventor Nate. He will invite players to hunt for treasures. The new […]
The Openwall project has released version 0.7 of the LKRG (Linux Kernel Runtime Guard) kernel module, providing detection of unauthorized changes to the running kernel (integrity checking) or attempts to alter the privileges of user processes (exploitation detection). This module is suitable for protecting against already known exploits for the Linux kernel (for example, in situations where updating the kernel is problematic), as well as […]
The Nintendo Switch is being emulated on PCs faster than previous Nintendo platforms like the Wii U and 3DS. Less than a year after the console's release, the emulator Yuzu was introduced (created by the same team behind Citra, the Nintendo 3DS emulator). This is mainly thanks to the NVIDIA Tegra platform, whose architecture is well-known to programmers and is quite […]
Estonian developers of the infamous DeepNude application, which allows users to "undress" a person using neural networks, have initiated the sale of the service and its associated assets. This was reported on their official Twitter account. Among the items for sale are an account on a social network, the actual codes and algorithms of DeepNude, the application, and its database, as well as the domain deepnude.com. The starting price is set at $30,000, and the sale […]
Perfect World Entertainment and Panic Button Games have announced pre-order bonuses for the upcoming console version of Torchlight II. You can already pre-order Torchlight II from the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store, while the game’s page on Nintendo eShop will appear later. Bonuses for purchasing the game before its release include one universal and one exclusive for […]