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Sberbank has launched a money transfer service with credit cards

Sberbank launched a service on June 25 for transferring money from credit cards to debit cards among its clients. Currently, this feature is available in the web version of the 'Sberbank Online' app, with mobile app users to gain access shortly, as reported by RBC citing the bank's press service. Instant money transfers from Sberbank credit cards to debit cards are available […]

Apps for bypassing two-factor authentication found on Google Play

ESET reports that malicious apps have appeared in the Google Play store aiming to access one-time passwords to bypass two-factor authentication. ESET specialists found that the malware is disguised as the legitimate cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk. In particular, malicious programs named BTCTurk Pro Beta, BtcTurk Pro Beta, and BTCTURK PRO were discovered. After downloading and installing […]

Raspberry Pi 4

Declared hardware: CPU BCM2711, 4 cores Cortex-A72, 1.5 GHz. Now at 28nm instead of 40. GPU VideoCore Vl, support for OpenGL ES 3.0, H.265 decoding, H.264 encoding and decoding, 1 4K monitor at 60fps or 2 4K monitors at 30fps. RAM options of 1, 2, or 4 GB (LPDDR4-2400). Gigabit Ethernet on PCI-E bus, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth […]

Nginx 1.17.1

The release of nginx 1.17.1 has taken place. 1.17 is the current mainline branch of nginx, where active development of the web server is ongoing. The current stable branch of nginx is 1.16. The first, and so far the last, release of this branch occurred on April 23. Addition: the limit_req_dry_run directive. Addition: when using the hash directive in the upstream block, an empty hash key now leads to switching to round-robin […]

PyOxidizer Release for Packaging Python Projects into Standalone Executables

The first release of the PyOxidizer utility has been introduced, allowing users to package a project written in Python into a self-contained executable file that includes the Python interpreter and all necessary libraries and resources. Such files can run in environments without the Python toolchain installed or independently of the presence of the required version of Python. PyOxidizer can also create statically linked executables that are not dependent on […]

A beta version of the Linux edition of the OpenXRay game engine is available

After six months of working on code stabilization, the beta version of the OpenXRay game engine port for Linux is now available (the latest Windows version remains the February build 221). Builds have currently been prepared only for Ubuntu 18.04 (PPA). The OpenXRay project focuses on the development of the X-Ray 1.6 engine, which is used in the game "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat". The project was initiated after the source code of the engine was leaked and sets itself the objective of […]

Decrypting the LUKS container at system boot time

Good day or night, everyone! This post will be useful for those who use LUKS data encryption and want to perform disk decryption under Linux (Debian, Ubuntu) during the decryption of the root partition. I couldn’t find such information on the internet. Recently, with the increasing number of disks on shelves, I encountered the problem of decrypting disks using the well-known […]

WorldSkills module Network tasks in the 'CISA' competence. Part 1 — Basic configuration

The WorldSkills movement aims to equip participants with predominantly practical skills that are in demand in today's job market. The ā€˜Network and System Administration’ competency consists of three modules: Network, Windows, Linux. The tasks change from championship to championship and the conditions of execution vary, but the structure of tasks largely remains unchanged. The Network island will be the first due to its relative simplicity compared to the Linux and Windows islands. […]

Protocol "Entropy." Part 2 of 6. Beyond the noise band

The best traveler leaves no traces. The best leader inspires without words. A plan is perfect if there is no plan at all. And if the wise one closes the door, you will never unravel the secret of the Dao De Jing. The invisibility cloak and the fundamental question of philosophy. In childhood, everyone dreamed of an invisibility cloak. A child's imagination, combined with a lack of life experience, can produce the most thrilling […]

Windows, PowerShell, and Long Paths

I think you, like me, have often seen file paths such as !!! Important____New____!!! Do not delete!!! Order No. 98819-649-B dated February 30, 1985, appointing Ivan Alexandrovich Kozlov as the acting head of the department for supporting corporate VIP clients and organizing business meetings in the corridors.doc. Often, you won't be able to open such a document in Windows right away. Some practice a workaround in the form of […]

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 distribution is available

After a year of development, SUSE has released the industrial distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1. Packages from SUSE 15 SP1 have already been used as the foundation for the community-supported distribution openSUSE Leap 15.1. Based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform, products such as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Manager, and SUSE Linux Enterprise […]

Ubuntu 19.10+ plans to use 32-bit libraries from Ubuntu 18.04.

The situation regarding the phasing out of 32-bit packages in Ubuntu has received a new impetus for development. On a discussion platform, Steve Langasek from Canonical announced plans to leverage library packages from Ubuntu 18.04. This will allow the use of games and applications for the x86 architecture; however, there will be no support for the libraries themselves. In other words, they will remain in that status, which […]

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