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Brotli Decoder Flaw Behind Node.js RCE Also Affects Bun, Python and Other Widely Used Software

Brotli decoder flaw CVE-2026-111497 affects Node.js, Bun, Python packages and Envoy; code execution was demonstrated on one ...

How Claude Fable 5.1 can encode — and decode —messages in images.

Research done as part of the Singapore AI Safety Fellowship shows how Anthropic’s AI model can embed hidden messages into ...

Google Crawls Raw And Encoded Bracket URLs Separately

Google's John Mueller says raw and percent-encoded brackets are different URLs and recommends using one form across links, ...

Access Blocked While Collecting Data for Horse Racing Prediction AI? 3 Golden Rules for Safe Acquisition [Part 3: Scraping and Safety Etiquette]

Are you trying to collect past race results all at once by repeatedly accessing them with a for loop?Running a program without any wait time not only puts a load on the target server and risks getting ...
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Python 3.15 Makes UTF-8 the Default, Easing Windows Text Issues — but Legacy Code Needs a Check

Python 3.15's UTF-8 default reduces environment-dependent behavior when no encoding is specified. We look at what it means ...

“Checking each app is a hassle...” How I got comfortable again after getting lost in the new Analytics by using the official API and Python

Have you ever logged into App Store Connect (hereinafter referred to as ASC) and been confused, thinking, "Wait, where did ...

ShinyHunters uses WAF bypass trick in Oracle PeopleSoft attacks

The ShinyHunters extortion gang is using a URL-encoding trick to bypass web application firewall rules that mitigate the Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273 flaw, allowing the threat actors to resume ...