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77 Counterfeit Open VSX Extensions Collected Developer and CI/CD Data

Security researchers found 150 lookalike Open VSX extensions published under trusted names, highlighting how extension marketplaces can expose developer credentials, source code, and CI/CD systems to…

  • 77 counterfeit Open VSX extensions collected developer data.
  • Extensions targeted credentials, source code, and CI/CD systems.
  • All 77 extensions removed by August 3, but persistence risk remains.

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Get to Know Seller, Facebook Marketplace's Standalone App

The Facebook Marketplace platform has launched a dedicated app for sellers called Seller.

  • Facebook launches Seller app to assist Marketplace sellers.
  • Seller integrates with Marketplace, synchronizing listings and messages.
  • App offers inventory management, buyer message consolidation, and performance data.

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[$] Even more formal verification for BPF

BPF offers useful safety guarantees, but Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi wants BPF programs to be even safer. At the 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit , he led a session (…

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Ten Great DevOps Job Opportunities

DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted as part of an effort to better serve our audience.

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How Should Scripting Work in a Low-Code Platform?

In the previous post about automation, I ended with a question: Once automation connects business actions, where should the complex logic live? The answer is scripts.

  • Scripts provide controlled environment for complex logic beyond configuration.
  • Client-side scripts manage interface behavior, calculations, and lightweight logic.

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I Compared 12 WHOIS APIs — Subdomain Center Won on 3 Metrics

cybersecurity, #api, #python, #sideprojects The benchmark that embarrassed my wallet I burned $47 in API credits in 14 minutes. Same domain. Twelve different WHOIS endpoints.

  • Subdomain.center API returned 11,847 subdomains for stripe.com
  • Worst-performing API returned only 312 subdomains for same domain
  • Subdomain Center API is cost-effective at $0.002 per call

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Django moves to an annual release cycle

The Django Python web-framework project has announced that it has accepted an annual release cycle proposal . This means that the project is moving from a somewhat complicated schedule that…

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