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GitHub has enabled API token leak protection by default.

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GitHub has announced the default implementation of a mechanism to protect against the accidental inclusion of sensitive data in public repositories, which developers may leave in the code. For example, configuration files containing database passwords, tokens, or API access keys sometimes end up in the repository. Previously, scanning was conducted in passive mode, allowing for the detection of leaks that had already occurred, which fell […]

Over 100,000 repositories with malicious code have been identified on GitHub.

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Security researchers from Apiiro have identified malicious activity where attackers post modified clones of various projects' repositories on GitHub. These clones include minor changes aimed at facilitating harmful actions. Typically, the malicious repository is created under the same name but attached to a different organization ("github.org/org1/proj" -> "github.org/org2/proj"), or with a slightly altered name (typosquatting), expecting that the victim […]

ArtPrompt — an attack on AI systems that allows bypassing filters using ASCII art

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A group of researchers from Washington, Illinois, and Chicago universities has discovered a new method to bypass restrictions on processing potentially dangerous content in AI chatbots built on large language models (LLM). The attack is based on the fact that GPT-3.5, GPT-4 (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), Claude (Anthropic), and Llama2 (Meta) language models successfully recognize and consider ASCII-art formatted text in their queries. Thus […]

Release of audio codec WavPack 5.7.0

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David Bryant has released another version of the audio codec WavPack 5.7.0. Among the new features is the much-anticipated implementation of multithreaded encoding/decoding (optionally, with the key --threads), support for importing ID3v2 tags, and the transition of binary file builds for Windows to MSVC. The main changes include: Added support for multithreaded encoding, decoding, and ReplayGain data calculation. Added support for importing ID3v2.4 tags. Added the ability to explicitly specify the bitrate […]

Lenovo will start selling refurbished PCs and servers

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According to The Register, Lenovo will officially sell used computers and servers. The new initiative is called Lenovo Certified Refurbished: it is expected to help customers save on equipment purchases while also reducing the negative impact on the environment. Before being re-sold, all devices will undergo a restoration and repair process. It involves […]

Release of Distrobox v1.7, a tool for running applications from other distributions in containers

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The Distrobox 1.7 toolkit has been released, allowing for quick installation and running of any Linux distribution in a container while ensuring its integration with the main system. The project code is written in Shell and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The project provides a wrapper around Docker, Podman, or Lilipod and is characterized by maximum simplification of working and integrating the deployed environment with the rest of the system. To create an environment with […]

The server-side of the Ente service, developing an alternative to Google Photos, is now open

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The startup Ente, developing the eponymous service for securely storing photos, has announced the opening of the source code for the server-side of its platform, in addition to previously opened client and mobile applications. The published code allows for the deployment of a photo storage and sharing service reminiscent of Google Photos and Apple Photos. The server-side code is written in Go and is distributed under […]

Linux From Scratch 12.1

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The Linux From Scratch community announces the release of the LFS 12.1 book distribution, with a translation available in Russian. Key changes include updates to the toolchain for binutils-2.42 and glibc-2.39. In total, since the last release, 43 packages have been updated, including Grub 2.12, Systemd 255, SysVinit 3.08, Openssl 3.2.1, Python 3.12, and others. The Linux kernel has been updated […]

WinRAR and RAR 7.0

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On February 28, 2024, WinRAR and RAR version 7.0 were released. The console version of RAR is natively available on FreeBSD, Linux, and macOS (Intel and Silicon), while the graphical version of RAR is available for Android, and WinRAR with both graphical and console interfaces is available for Windows (both 64-bit and 32-bit). New features include support for dictionaries up to 64 gigabytes. Maximum directory length […]

Update of the MenuetOS 1.50 operating system, written in assembly language

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The release of the MenuetOS 1.50 operating system has been published, which is developed entirely in assembly language. MenuetOS builds are prepared for 64-bit x86 systems and can run under QEMU. The system build is 1.4 MB in size and is available as a floppy disk image and an ISO image for writing to CD (VirtualBox launch is supported). The project's source code is distributed under a modified MIT license, […]

Release of the Proxmox Mail Gateway 8.1 distribution

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Proxmox, known for developing the Proxmox Virtual Environment distribution for deploying virtual server infrastructure, has announced the release of the Proxmox Mail Gateway 8.1 distribution, which is presented as a ready solution for quickly setting up a mail traffic control system and protecting the internal mail server. The installation ISO image is available for free download. Distribution-specific components are open under the AGPLv3 license. For update installations […]

The results of the security audit of the LLVM codebase have been published

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The OSTIF (Open Source Technology Improvement Fund), established to enhance the security of open projects, has announced the completion of an independent code audit of the LLVM project. The work was carried out by the English company Ada Logics. During this process, the interrupted testing in OSS-Fuzz, which had been paused for over a year, was resumed. Code coverage increased from 1.1 to 2.4 million lines of code, involving […]

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