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Release of GnuPG 2.2.17 with changes to counter attack on key servers

The release of the GnuPG 2.2.17 (GNU Privacy Guard) toolkit has been published, compatible with the OpenPGP (RFC-4880) and S/MIME standards, and providing utilities for data encryption, working with electronic signatures, key management and access to public key stores. Recall that the GnuPG 2.2 branch is positioned as a development release in which new features continue to be added; only corrective fixes are allowed in the 2.1 branch. […]

Hacking one of the servers of the Pale Moon project with the introduction of malware into the archive of old releases

The author of the Pale Moon browser disclosed information about the compromise of the archive.palemoon.org server, which stored the archive of past releases of the browser up to version 27.6.2 inclusive. During the hack, the attackers infected with malware all the executable files with Pale Moon installers for Windows hosted on the server. According to preliminary data, the malware substitution was carried out on December 27, 2017, and […]

Release of open P2P file synchronization system Syncthing 1.2.0

The release of the automatic file synchronization system Syncthing 1.2.0 has been presented, in which synchronized data is not uploaded to cloud storage, but is directly replicated between user systems when they simultaneously appear online, using the BEP (Block Exchange Protocol) protocol developed by the project. The Syncthing code is written in Go and is distributed under the free MPL license. Ready-made assemblies are prepared for Linux, Android, […]

Hackers cracked the latest version of Denuvo protection in Total War: Three Kingdoms

An unknown group of hackers managed to crack the latest Denuvo anti-piracy protection in Total War: Three Kingdoms. According to DSO Gaming, it took the hackers a week to deal with it. Total War: Three Kingdoms received patch 1.1.0 about a week ago. Thanks to this, its protection system has been updated to version 6.0. After it was hacked, hackers called Denuvo's protection dead, but […]

Kickstarter and Slacker Contributors Won't Receive Shenmue III Pre-Order Bonuses

On the ResetEra forum, a user under the nickname Chairmanchuck shared an answer from developers from the Ys Net studio to a question regarding Kickstarter investors receiving bonuses for pre-ordering Shenmue III. The authors stated that people who donated funds during the crowdfunding campaign will receive their own unique rewards. Their list was announced when raising funds for development, and bonuses for acquisitions before the official […]

Spy FinSpy "reads" secret chats in secure messengers

Kaspersky Lab warns of a new version of the FinSpy malware that infects mobile devices running Android and iOS operating systems. FinSpy is a multifunctional spy that can monitor almost all user activities on a smartphone or tablet. The malware is capable of collecting various types of user data: contacts, emails, SMS messages, calendar entries, GPS location, photos, […]

Dropbox "invented" file hosting

Cloud services have long been part of our lives. They are convenient to use and make it easy to store and transfer files. However, sometimes users just want to send a large amount of data to other people without worrying about the associated issues. To achieve this, the Dropbox Transfer service was launched, which allegedly allows you to transfer files up to 100 GB in size in just a few […]

Amazon Game Studios Announces Shareware MMORPG Set in The Lord of the Rings Universe

The Gematsu publication, with reference to Amazon Game Studios, published material dedicated to the announcement of a new MMORPG in the Lord of the Rings universe. There is almost no information about the game; the above-mentioned studio is responsible for development together with the Chinese company Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited. The latter was entrusted with supporting the future project and developing a monetization scheme. Vice President of Amazon Game Studios Christoph Hartmann commented […]

Ozon leaked nearly half a million emails and passwords

Ozon has leaked over 450 user emails and passwords. This happened in the winter, but it became known only now. At the same time, Ozon says that part of the data has “left” from third-party sites. The database with the records was published the other day, it was posted on a site specializing in personal data leaks. Email Checker showed that […]

Microsoft has released a large package of "patches" for their products

Microsoft has released an impressive set of fixes and patches that eliminate vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Server operating systems of various editions, Edge and Internet Explorer browsers, the Office suite of office applications, SharePoint platforms, Exchange Server and .NET Framework, SQL Server DBMS, the Visual Studio integrated development environment, as well as in other software products. According to the website of the Redmond Corporation […]