In search of the Triangulation: triangle_check utility
We developed a dedicated utility to scan the iOS backups and run all the checks for Operation Triangulation indicators. Continue reading In search of the Triangulation: triangle_check utility
Category Archives: Python
PyPi is Reducing Stored IP Address Data
The PyPi registry of open source Python packages “began evaluating ways to reduce the amount of identifying information that it stores,” reports the Register, “even before the U.S. Justice Department came asking for data on suspect users.”
But now, … Continue reading PyPi is Reducing Stored IP Address Data
Python 3.12 Brings New Features and Fixes
“The Python programming language releases new versions yearly, with a feature-locked beta release in the first half of the year and the final release toward the end of the year,” writes InfoWorld.
So now Python 3.12 beta 1 has just been released, and… Continue reading Python 3.12 Brings New Features and Fixes
PyPI Was Subpoenaed
The PyPI blog: In March and April 2023, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) received three (3) subpoenas for PyPI user data. All three subpoenas were issued by the United States Department of Justice. The PSF was not provided with context on the legal… Continue reading PyPI Was Subpoenaed
clkhash – why is secret secret?
The documentation for clkhash (https://clkhash.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tutorial_api.html) states that "knowledge of this secret is sufficient to reconstruct the PII information from a CLK". My question is, how is that possible, … Continue reading clkhash – why is secret secret?
PyPI open-source code repository deals with manic malware maelstrom
Controlled outage used to keep malware marauders from gumming up the works. Learn what you can do to help in future… Continue reading PyPI open-source code repository deals with manic malware maelstrom
Python’s PyPi Package Repository Temporarily Halted New Signups, Citing ‘Volume of Malicious Projects’
On Saturday PyPI, the official third-party registry of open source Python packages, “temporarily suspended new users from signing up, and new projects from being uploaded to the platform” reports BleepingComputer.
“The volume of malicious users and m… Continue reading Python’s PyPi Package Repository Temporarily Halted New Signups, Citing ‘Volume of Malicious Projects’
Self-Driving Library for Python
Fully autonomous vehicles seem to perennially be just a few years away, sort of like the automotive equivalent of fusion power. But just because robotic vehicles haven’t made much progress …read more Continue reading Self-Driving Library for Python
Self-Driving Library for Python
Fully autonomous vehicles seem to perennially be just a few years away, sort of like the automotive equivalent of fusion power. But just because robotic vehicles haven’t made much progress …read more Continue reading Self-Driving Library for Python
Turning Old Kindles into AI Powered Picture Frames
While we tend to think of Amazon’s e-paper Kindles as more or less single-purpose devices (which to be fair, is how they’re advertised), there’s actually a full-featured Linux computer running …read more Continue reading Turning Old Kindles into AI Powered Picture Frames