This whitepaper describes the vulnerability used for PWN2OWN 2021 of Local Escalation of Privilege Category. This exploit and vulnerability were tested against the latest release of Ubuntu Desktop 20.10 at the time of writing.

Editor’s note: Numbers for each prison census are adjusted yearly as CPJ learns of arrests, releases, or deaths in prison. The numbers for CPJ’s 2021 census have been revised from 293 to 302 in accordance with this policy. For the most recent data, see c…

We've raised $93M across four rounds to fix Protobuf once and for all.

The tips and tricks below originally appeared as one of Google's "T esting on the Toilet" (TOTT) episodes.  This is a revised and augmen...

Maybe I'm paranoid. But, I think there's a lot of smart people out there dedicating their life's work to make others keep watching videos. Since YouTube's incomprehensible decision to remove dislikes count it's become even easier to waste time on worthless…

With over $20b in assets under management Celsius Network is the biggest centralised lending platform in the crypto space. Its flagship product: 10 to 12.68% annual returns on USD stable coins and this with little to no risks. Sounds too good to be true?…

Burning leaded gasoline releases toxic lead into the environment, and for 100 years people around the world have been dealing with the health effects. How did a century of toxic fuel come to be?

The former lead architect of the Famicom and Super Famicom has died at age 78.

eBPF Service Mesh - How we can build an eBPF-based service mesh in the kernel to replace the complex sidecar model

WhatsApp has launched a cryptocurrency payment feature for a small number of users in the United States, thanks to Novi integration, a digital wallet...

Distractions are the last things you need while driving.

The New Zealand government plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry.

Ever wondered how Clojure's persistent vector actually works? This is part 1 of a blog series which aims to explain them.