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Nvidia GTX 1630 Specs, Release Date Leaked
”VideoCardz reports that the GTX 1630 will essentially be a watered-down version of the GTX 1650, an entry-level graphics card released in 2019. ~ The GTX 1630 makes up ground with what the leak says is faster GPU boost clock speeds, reaching up to 1800 MHz compared to the GTX 1650's 1665 MHz. It does so despite requiring the same 75W of power, making this a low-power option.”How to write an Ansible plugin to create inventory files
”In my previous articles in this series, I wrote about dynamic Ansible inventories and how to write a very flexible Python script that uses Nmap results to create them. ~ You want to standardize the language used to write provisioning tools. Writing an Ansible plugin and still focusing on Nmap as the discovery tool. ~ The idea is to take advantage of the Ansible ecosystem for common tasks like execution and caching, as explained in Ansible's documentation.”How to Boot Debian 11 into Rescue / Emergency Mode
”Booting a Linux system into rescue mode or single user mode is one of the important troubleshooting for Linux admins. ~ Apart from the rescue mode, Linux system can be booted into emergency mode, the main difference between them is that rescue mode loads a minimal environment with read only root file system whereas emergency mode doesn't mount root file system.”How to specify the CPU architecture when pulling images with Podman
”If you're building multi-architecture solutions, you need to know how container image architectures work, how to pull them, and how to run containers on different systems using Podman. Podman is a daemonless engine for developing, managing, and running Open Container Initiative -compliant containers.”Garuda Linux: All-Rounder Distro Based on Arch Linux
”A review of the Arch Linux based Garuda Linux window managers, and tools for general users and gamers. ~ We review the Garuda Linux in 2022, and we will continue with all the major releases.”An Ansible playbook for solving a new problem from scratch
”You must define the exact requirements you have for the task. This is the step that will help and guide your code for automation.”How to install RHEL 9
”Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 offers significant new features for hybrid cloud organizations. ~ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 offers lots of significant new features virtual, private and public cloud, and edge environments.”PHP MySQL ORDER BY Clause
”This guide describes how to select data from a MySQL database table and sort the data by a specific column in ascending or descending order with ORDER BY clause using PHP in XAMPP stack.”How to rename a branch, delete a branch, and find the author of a branch in Git
”One of Git's primary strengths is its ability to "fork" work into different branches. If you're the only person using a repository, the benefits are modest, but once you start working with many other contributors, branching is essential. Git's branching mechanism allows multiple people to work on a project, and even on the same file, at the same time.”
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First Malware Targeting AWS Lambda Serverless Platform Discovered
”A first-of-its-kind malware targeting Amazon Web Services' Lambda serverless computing platform has been discovered in the wild. ~ Shared with The Hacker News, Amazon stressed that "Lambda is secure by default, and AWS continues to operate as designed," and that users violating its acceptable use policy will be prohibited from using its services.”70% of breached passwords are still in use
”Researchers identified 1.7 billion exposed credentials, a 15% increase from 2020, and 13.8 billion recaptured Personally Identifiable Information records obtained from breaches in 2021."Reused passwords have been the leading vector in cyberattacks in recent years, and the threat of digital identity exposure is a growing problem, Chief Product Officer of SpyCloud.”Ransomware still winning: Average ransom demand jumped by 45%
”The findings of the second edition of the report indicate that the ransomware empire kept its winning streak going with the average ransom demand growing by 45% to reach $247,000 in 2021. A record-breaking ransom of $240 million was demanded by Hive from MediaMarkt. Hive and another 2021 newcomer to the Big Game Hunting, Grief, quickly made its way to the top 10 gangs by the number of victims posted on dedicated leak sites.”Hacker tastes own medicine as community gets back stolen NFTs
”The dev partner of the Solana-based NFT game raised the royalty to 98% from the usual 5%, resulting in the scammer listing the 25 stolen NFTs for sale, which were then bought back and returned.”Food For Files: "Goodwill Ransomware" demands food for the poor to decrypt locked files
”GoodWill ransomware attackers share a three-page ransom note asking the victim to perform three tasks to get the decryption key- they want them to donate to the homeless, feed poor kids, and provide financial assistance to a patient in need.”
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Terra to burn 1B UST from the community pool as holders vote for it
”In another attempt to support the revival of Terra, the community voted to burn a large amount of UST from its community pool. Earlier in May, Terra founder Do Kwon explained that a potential solution to the Terra debacle is to absorb the stablecoin supply. In response to this, users proposed the burning of the 1 billion TerraUSD that was stored in Terra's community pool and the remaining cross-chain UST that's deployed on the Ethereum blockchain as incentives.”Bitcoin price approaches key support levels to avoid 'cascade south'
”Bitcoin clung to $29,000 at the May 27 Wall Street open as crucial support levels lay just hundreds of dollars from spot price. Levels to hold now were nearby — $28,600 and $28,200 to avoid a rematch of the week's $28,000 low and risk giving up the chance of a higher low construction.”Bitcoin On Track To Extend Record Losing Streak
”Bitcoin has lost ground for eight consecutive weeks for the first time in history, and will extend its losing streak if it doesn't reclaim $30,300 in the next three days.”Common NFT scams and how to avoid them
“As NFTs exploded in popularity, scammers also jumped on the hype. Watch out for counterfeit NFTs, rug pulls, pump-and-dumps and other common scams plaguing the industry.”
Outdated Node Clients Cause Blockchain Reorg on Eth2 Beacon Chain
”The Eth2 Beacon Chain's validators fell out of step on May 25 after a client update boosted some clients but caused confusion among validators who hadn't bothered to upgrade. The upgraded clients submitted the next block earlier than the rest of the validators, sparking confusion about whose block should come first.”