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Hacking of matrix.org infrastructure

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The developers of the Matrix decentralized messaging platform announced an emergency shutdown of the Matrix.org and Riot.im (the main Matrix client) servers due to a hack of the project's infrastructure. The first shutdown occurred last night, after which the servers were restored, and the applications were recompiled from the reference source code. But just a few minutes ago, the servers were compromised for the second time. The attackers posted on the main […]

Open Dylan 2019.1

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On March 31, 2019, five years after the previous release, a new version of the Dylan language compiler was released — Open Dylan 2019.1. Dylan is a dynamic programming language that implements the ideas of Common Lisp and CLOS in a more familiar syntax without parentheses. The main features in this version include: stabilization of the LLVM backend for i386 and x86_64 architectures on Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS; the compiler has been added […]

Google Docs will support native Microsoft Office formats

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One of the main problems when working with Microsoft Office files in Google Docs will soon be resolved. The search giant announced the addition of built-in support for native Word, Excel, and PowerPoint formats to its platform. Previously, editing data, collaborating, commenting, and more required converting documents to Google format, although they could be viewed directly. Now this will be […]

A mining script and hidden tracking blocker has been added in Firefox Beta

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Firefox 67 beta version includes code to block JavaScript inserts that mine cryptocurrencies or track users using hidden identification methods ("browser fingerprinting"). Blocking is carried out based on additional categories (fingerprinting and cryptomining) in the Disconnect.me list, which includes hosts implicated in using miners and code for hidden identification. The code for cryptocurrency mining results in a significant increase in load on […]

Firefox 66.0.3 corrective release

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A corrective release of Firefox 66.0.3 has been prepared, which updates the search plugin for Baidu and fixes four issues: Performance problems with some games written using HTML5 technologies (for example, games from the pogo.com service, which uses javascript-obfuscator to protect code from parsing) have been resolved; Issues with event handling when pressing keys in IBM Cloud and Microsoft Cloud applications (for example, […

Vulnerabilities in WPA3 wireless security technology and EAP-pwd

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Mathy Vanhoef, the author of the KRACK attack on wireless networks using WPA2, and Eyal Ronen, co-author of several attacks on TLS, revealed details about six vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-9494 — CVE-2019-9499) in the WPA3 wireless network protection technology that allow for the recreation of the connection password and unauthorized access to a wireless network without knowledge of the password. The vulnerabilities are grouped under the codename Dragonblood […]

Thermodynamics of black holes

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Happy Cosmonautics Day! We have submitted "A Little Book About Black Holes" to the printing house. It is around this time that astrophysicists showed the world what black holes look like. Coincidence? We think not 😉 So stay tuned for an amazing book soon, written by Steven Gabser and Frans Pretorius, translated by the remarkable Pulkovo astronomer aka Astroded Kirill Maslennikov, with scientific editing by the legendary Vladimir […

About 5.5% of websites use vulnerable TLS implementations

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A group of researchers from Ca' Foscari University (Italy) analyzed 90,000 hosts related to the 10,000 largest websites according to Alexa rankings and concluded that 5.5% of them have serious security problems in their TLS implementations. The study examined the application of vulnerable encryption methods: 4,818 of the problematic hosts were found to be susceptible to […

Firefox for Windows 10 ARM has entered beta testing.

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Mozilla has released the first public beta version of Firefox for computers based on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips and running Windows 10. This pertains to laptops, so the software list for such devices has expanded slightly. The browser is expected to transition from beta testing to release in the next two months, meaning that users will be able to use it by early summer. It is worth noting […]

The Chef configuration management system has become a fully open-source project.

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Chef Software announced its decision to discontinue the Open Core business model, where only the basic components of the system are made freely available while advanced features are provided as part of a commercial product. All components of the Chef configuration management system, including the Chef Automate management console, infrastructure management tools, Chef InSpec security management module, and Chef Habitat delivery and orchestration automation system, […]

VMware vs. GPL: Court Rejects Appeal, Module Will Be Removed

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In 2016, the Software Freedom Conservancy filed a lawsuit against VMware, claiming that the 'vmkernel' component in VMware ESXi was built using code from the Linux kernel. However, the code of the component is closed, which violates the requirements of the GPLv2 license. At that time, the court did not issue a ruling on the merits. The case was closed due to lack of proper expertise and uncertainty with […]

Figma for Linux systems (a tool for interface design)

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Figma is an online service for interface development and prototyping with the ability to organize real-time collaborative work. It is positioned by its creators as a primary competitor to Adobe's software products. Figma is suitable for creating both simple prototypes and design systems, as well as complex projects (mobile apps, portals). In 2018, the platform became one of the fastest-growing tools for developers and designers. […]

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