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Why Learning Assembly Language Still Matters

Date: 31/07/2025

Have you decided to learn assembly language but first want to understand how it will benefit you as a programmer? Is it worth diving into the world of programming through assembly, or is it better to start with a high-level language? And in general, do you need to know assembly to become a well-rounded programmer? Let’s break it all down step by step.

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Setting Up a Free and Simple Monitoring System with Netdata

Date: 31/07/2025

Author: Ruslan Kh.

Perhaps you have a server, router, or another device that requires monitoring. How can you create a monitoring system that doesn’t demand much attention or resources? In such cases, I recommend using a simple and, most importantly, free tool called Netdata. I’ll discuss its capabilities in this article.

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PyPI Warns Developers About Phishing Attacks

📟 News

Date: 31/07/2025

Author: HackMag

The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) have issued a warning about a phishing campaign targeting users. Attackers aim to redirect victims to fake websites disguised as PyPI with the intent to steal credentials.

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Tea App Suffered a Data Leak Exposing Users’ Personal Information and Messages

📟 News

Date: 31/07/2025

Author: HackMag

The Tea platform suffered from two major data leaks. First, an unprotected Firebase database containing users’ personal information was discovered on 4chan, and then a second database was found containing 1.1 million personal messages exchanged by users.

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Creating and Enhancing Your Own Python Port Scanner

Date: 31/07/2025

Author: Mark Klintov

How does an attack on a server start? That’s right, with reconnaissance! There are many port scanners available that can quickly and efficiently get the job done. However, a true hacker should understand how their favorite tools work. So today, for educational purposes, we’ll write our own scanner, and I’ll explain which scanning methods are best avoided.

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Popular npm Packages Hacked to Distribute Malware

📟 News

Date: 30/07/2025

Author: HackMag

In recent weeks, a number of open-source developers have fallen victim to phishing attacks. As a result, malware infiltrated packages, some of which receive 30 million downloads per week.

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Malware Discovered in Official Endgame Gear Mouse Software

📟 News

Date: 30/07/2025

Author: HackMag

The gaming peripherals manufacturer Endgame Gear has reported that malware was embedded in the tool for configuring the OP1w 4k v2 mouse on the company’s official website from June 26 to July 9, 2025.

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