Three years ago,Mess With DNSwas announced by Julia Evans as a playground to learn about DNS. However, various issues were reported, such as underscores not allowed in domain names, improper handling of CNAME records, and lack of support for certain record types. To address these problems, the decis.. read more  

On April 19, 2024, Datadog’s US5 website experienced low-level error rates due to a meticulously crafted DoS attack. The attack exploited a GCP load balancer vulnerability, causing malformed requests to overload the system. By April 26, 2024, the issue was fully mitigated through a combination of tr.. read more  

Meta has integrated Privacy Aware Infrastructure (PAI) into its systems to enforce purpose limitation on data use. Policy Zones, a key component of PAI, applies information flow control to manage data with specific annotations, ensuring compliance across function-based and batch-processing systems. .. read more  

Optional support for displaying a QR code within the DRM Panic handler has been submitted for Linux 6.12 via DRM-Misc-Next. This feature captures kernel panic information more effectively and is written in Rust, requiring the Rust kernel build to be enabled. It is controlled by the DRMPANICSCREENQRC.. read more  

Debian 12.7 includes updated AMD CPU microcode, fixes for remote code execution vulnerabilities in Calibre, potential code execution issues in dcm2nix, and other minor fixes like buffer overflow issues. Full details and downloads are available on Debian.org... read more  

CodeRabbit is a productivity tool that offers AI-powered code reviews. It can learn from your codebase and code reviews, suggesting improvements based on patterns it recognizes, such as import organization. The tool can process the entire project, not just individual files, allowing for more compreh.. read more  

The Wise Cloud Platform squad uses Pod Topology Spread Constraints to ensure services on Kubernetes clusters in AWS are resilient without incurring significant costs. Misconfigured constraints can lead to unintended Pod skew, particularly during deployments, reducing system resilience in case of Ava.. read more  

Amazon Redshift Serverless now supports AWS PrivateLink to connect directly to Amazon Redshift Serverless services within a VPC. This eliminates the need for public IP addresses and enhances security by keeping communications within the AWS network. Available in all AWS regions where Amazon Redshift.. read more  

Poorly protected PostgreSQL databases on Linux are being compromised by cryptojacking attackers who brute-force access credentials. Attackers create high-privilege user roles, strip compromised roles of superuser privileges, and deploy two payloads:PG_Core, which removes cron jobs and kills competin.. read more  

IntelOwl is an open-source platform for large-scale threat intelligence management, integrating numerous online analyzers and advanced malware analysis tools. It offers a customizable framework with full-fledged REST APIs and official client libraries, making it highly adaptable for SOC integration .. read more