Multiple Security Flaws Discovered in Popular Software Package Managers

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in popular package managers that, if potentially exploited, could be abused to run arbitrary code and access sensitive information, including source code and access tokens, from compromised machines. It’s, however, worth noting that the flaws require the targeted developers to handle a malicious package in conjunction with one of…

Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich among sanctioned oligarchs

Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich is among the latest Russian oligarchs to be sanctioned by the UK today. Abramovich made the bulk of his wealth from selling assets following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The assets were acquired far below market value in Russia’s controversial loans-for-shares privatisation initiative. Between 2000-2008, Abramovich was the governor of…

Russia says it will block Instagram – TechCrunch

The Russian government has now said it will limit access to Instagram. It’s the latest state restriction targeting mainstream foreign tech platforms since the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is blaming a hate speech policy change by Meta, reported earlier by Reuters, for censoring Instagram. But the move comes as Putin continues to tighten his grip…

Russia says it will block Instagram – TechCrunch

The Russian government has now said it will limit access to Instagram. It’s the latest state restriction targeting mainstream foreign tech platforms since the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is blaming a hate speech policy change by Meta, reported earlier by Reuters, for censoring Instagram. But the move comes as Putin continues to tighten his grip…

Russia says it will block Instagram – TechCrunch

The Russian government has now said it will limit access to Instagram. It’s the latest state restriction targeting mainstream foreign tech platforms since the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is blaming a hate speech policy change by Meta, reported earlier by Reuters, for censoring Instagram. But the move comes as Putin continues to tighten his grip…