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Changing the IP address of the root DNS server 'B'

On November 27, 2023, a scheduled change of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses took place for one of the 13 root DNS servers that support the operation of the DNS root zone. For the server B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET, the IP address 199.9.14.201 has now been replaced by 170.247.170.2, and instead of 2001:500:200::b, now 2801:1b8:10::b is in use. Despite the changes in the root DNS server list, the old addresses will continue to accept requests at least until November 27, 2024 […]

BLUFFS — vulnerabilities in Bluetooth that allow for MITM attacks

Daniele Antonioli, a Bluetooth security researcher who previously developed the BIAS, BLUR, and KNOB attack techniques, has identified two new vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-24023) in the Bluetooth session negotiation mechanism. These affect all Bluetooth implementations that support the 'Secure Connections' and 'Secure Simple Pairing' secure pairing modes, as defined in the Bluetooth Core specifications from 4.2 to 5.4. To demonstrate the practical application of these vulnerabilities, six attack variations have been developed, […]

Microsoft has released an 'ugly' Christmas sweater styled after Windows XP

Following tradition, Microsoft annually releases its so-called 'ugly' Christmas sweaters related to Windows operating systems and their applications. Last year, the company released a sweater dedicated to the 'Clippy' (virtual assistant for Microsoft Office), and prior to that — sweaters inspired by the game 'Minesweeper', Windows 95, and other software developments. The theme of the 2023 'ugly' Christmas sweater […]

Red Hat's plans for X.org and Wayland in RHEL 10

According to plans announced by Carlos Soriano Sanchez, the graphical server X.org and related components will be removed from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is scheduled for 2025, while CentOS Stream 10 is set for 2024. XWayland will be used to ensure compatibility for applications that require X11. Thus, by 2029 […]

Release of Tails 5.20 distribution

The release of the specialized Tails 5.20 distribution (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), which is based on the Debian package base and designed for anonymous web access, has been finalized. Anonymous browsing in Tails is facilitated by the Tor network. All connections except for traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. User data is stored with encryption in saved user data mode between sessions. […]

The Comentario 3.0.0 comment server has been released

After seven months of development, the release of Comentario 3.0.0 has been published, which continues the free comment server for web pages, branching off from the now-abandoned Comment server. Comentario allows users to quickly integrate commenting functionality into their website or blog by adding a JavaScript file called comentario.js, approximately 20 KB in size, to their pages. It supports threaded discussion organization, Markdown format, authentication via social networks, and the assignment of […]

Comentario 3.0.0

After seven months of development, a major update of the Comentario comment server 3.0.0 has been released. Comentario is a fast and powerful free comment server for web pages, written in Go and Angular. It originally emerged as a fork of Commento, a popular comment server that is now abandoned. Notable changes in the new version include a completely redesigned database structure and support for PostgreSQL versions 10 […]

Critical vulnerability in the ownCloud plugin

A vulnerability has been discovered in the graphapi plugin application: the URL "owncloud/apps/graphapi/vendor/microsoft/microsoft-graph/tests/GetPhpInfo.php" becomes accessible. This address calls the phpinfo function, revealing PHP configuration details. This information includes all web server environment variables. If installed in a container, these variables may contain sensitive data such as the ownCloud administrator password, mail server credentials, and other information. All system administrators […]

Red Hat will remove the X.org server and related components from RHEL 10

Red Hat has announced the plan to discontinue support for the X.org server in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 distribution. Initially, the X.org Server was declared deprecated and set for removal in a future RHEL branch a year ago in the RHEL 9.1 release notes. The ability to run X11 applications in a Wayland session enabled by the XWayland DDX server will be preserved. The first release of the branch […]

Release of the composite server Weston 13.0

After six months of development, the stable release of the Weston 13.0 compositing server has been published, advancing technologies that facilitate full support for the Wayland protocol in Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, and other desktop environments. The development of Weston aims to provide a high-quality codebase and working examples for using Wayland in desktop environments and embedded solutions, such as platforms for automotive infotainment systems, smartphones, televisions […]

China has expanded its first commercial underwater data center UDC Hainan

According to Tom’s Hardware, the construction of China’s first commercial underwater data center, UDC Hainan, is ongoing. The data center is located off the coast of Sanya City (Hainan Island). The companies involved in the project installed the first module in April, and last Friday, the Highlander team (HiCloud Data Center Technology) submerged another block into the sea. This is not the only underwater data center in China, as there are others [...]

The Delta Chat messenger 1.42 has been released, using email as its transport

The release of the Delta Chat 1.42 messenger is now available, operating without specialized servers and using email as its transport (chat-over-email, a specialized email client that functions as a messenger). The application code is distributed under the GPLv3 license, while the core library is available under the MPL 2.0 license (Mozilla Public License). The release is available on Google Play and F-Droid, as well as in builds for Linux (AppImage, pacman, [...]

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