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There were critical vulnerabilities in the Cerca dating app that exposed sensitive user data like personal messages, passport information, and sexual preferences. Using simple techniques, this developer found an OTP bypass and unprotected API endpoints, allowing for complete account takeover and mass data extraction. The vulnerabilities were later patched.
BiomeJS is a tool that combines the functionalities of Prettier and ESLint for JavaScript code formatting and linting. It can simplify workflows and improve performance by using Rust and multithreading behind the scenes, which is helpful for large codebases.
Think of the title of a blog post you write as a "classifier" designed to attract readers who will genuinely appreciate the content and deter those who won't. Titles should give a strong signal to the intended audience that the content is specifically for them, even if it alienates a broader audience.
An accessibility specialist at Shopify uses AI in four ways: to write accessibility issue tickets, automate testing for common WCAG violations, for accessibility audits and compliance reporting across Shopify surfaces, and to implement accessibility fixes more quickly with coding assistants like Cursor.
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Node.js v24 is here. It comes with the latest V8 engine, which lets you do explicit resource management with the new using keyword. It also has a new stable permission model (out of experimental in v20), and the URLPattern API is now a global object.
Bippy is a toolkit that bypasses React's restrictions to access its internal fiber tree and other internals by mimicking React DevTools. This lets devs inspect and manipulate React components without modifying React code.
A macOS vulnerability allowed malicious applications to spoof permission prompts, making them appear to originate from a different application than the one actually receiving the granted permissions. This flaw was within the TCC (Transparency, Consent, and Control) system, specifically in how it handled Apple Events permissions. By crafting a malicious XPC message, an attacker could manipulate the user interface to display a misleading prompt while applying the user's response to a different application.
The Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory's National Security AI Office believes AI is a disruptive force reshaping science and security. Government investment in AI infrastructure is necessary for public benefit and national competitiveness. Large AI models will have a huge impact, and scientists should embrace AI as a fundamental shift in problem-solving and discovery.
Passkeys are a phishing-resistant alternative to passwords and OTPs for authentication. They can be stored on devices or in password managers like 1Password. Physical security keys (U2F) are an extra layer of security on top.
Mark Zuckerberg had concerns about Facebook's declining cultural relevance and proposed strategies to revitalize the platform, including potentially overhauling its graph structure to either double down on friending, focus on groups, or switch to a following model.
JavaScript's spread syntax expands iterable elements, while rest parameters gather multiple elements.
Codigo is a repository for programming languages, providing news, rankings, and information about various languages like Python, Java, and Rust.
After a period of proprietary licensing that led to the Valkey fork, Redis is open source again with version 8 under AGPLv3, but its reputation and the adoption of Valkey may make it difficult to regain the community's trust and user base.