Backups must be restored and verified—I measured the conditions under which SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL fail to restore and created a verification script

When judging whether a backup can be restored based solely on exit codes and integrity checks, I found conditions in SQLite, ...

If you swap a MySQL 8.4 volume to 9.7, accounts using mysql_native_password will no longer be able to connect—though it will start. I measured what remains and wh…

MySQL 9.7 is the next LTS after 8.4, and the official stance supports the path from 8.4 LTS to 9.7 LTS. Meanwhile, ...
cybersecuritynews

Hackers Turn Claude, Qwen and DeepSeek Into AI Agents for Real-World Cyberattacks

Hackers have turned commercial AI models into working parts of a cyberattack operation. The campaign paired AI-directed tasking with familiar methods such as vulnerable public-facing servers, stolen ...
BleepingComputer

Malicious sites use JavaScript to build malware in browser memory

A massive malvertising campaign is using fake Solana, Luno, and TradingView webpages with malicious JavaScript that instructs browsers to assemble malware directly in memory. The operation has been ...
The Hacker News

New ENCFORGE Ransomware Targets AI Model Files in Langflow RCE Attack

Researchers at Sysdig have linked a second attack on the same Langflow server to JADEPUFFER, the AI-agent-driven operator it first documented earlier this month. The same operator has now been spotted ...
RAPS

Sponsored Webcast: Creating an FDA-Ready Moderator’s Script for your Human Factors Validation Study

A moderator’s script is central to human factors validation. It operationalizes the protocol, ensures consistent execution, data collection, and FDA compliance. This webcast shares a proven approach ...
The Hollywood Reporter

David Duchovny on Ryan Coogler’s ‘The X-Files’ Reboot, and Why He Doubts UFO Stories

The actor on whether he'll appear in Ryan Coogler's revival of his Fox hit (maybe?), the UFO/UAP phenomena, and season two of History's 'Secrets Declassified.' By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large It ...
Entertainment Weekly

Gillian Anderson teases script for X-Files reboot from Ryan Coogler: 'Have an open mind'

Gillian Anderson teases script for X-Files reboot from Ryan Coogler: 'Have an open mind' The original star of the series believes that the new version from Coogler is going to be 'f---ing cool.' By ...
Deadline.com

Gillian Anderson Says Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Reboot “Is Going To Be F***ing Cool”

Gillian Anderson is hyping up Ryan Coogler‘s The X-Files reboot and praising the pilot after reading the script. Hulu ordered a pilot for the long-gestating reboot, which will be written and directed ...
Nerdist

Gillian Anderson Says THE X-FILES Reboot Script Is ‘Really Good’

Gillian Anderson says Ryan Coogler’s pilot script for The X-Files reboot is “really good” and urges fans to keep an open mind. Fresh off an Oscar win for Best Original Screenplay, Sinners auteur Ryan ...
Redmond

Best Practices for PowerShell Script Version Control, Part 2

Keep each script version focused on a single change type (patches for fixes, minors for features, majors for breaking changes). Retain all prior versions and never modify an existing release; copy to ...