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Quack: The DuckDB Client-Server Protocol (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by The Duckdb Team | get DuckDB Client-Server Protocol Guide → | tags: duckdb, quack protocol, client-server

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Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Sean Hollister | get Yarbo Robot Lawn Mower → | tags: yarbo, robot lawn mower, backdoor access

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Your Yarbo lawnmower is a backdoor into your Wi-Fi network (techspot.com)

2026-05-09 | get Wi-Fi Security Camera → | tags: yarbo, wifi, hacking

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RSS feeds send me more traffic than Google (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | by Terence Eden | get RSS Feed Reader App → | tags: rss feeds, google, duckduckgo

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RSS Feeds Send Me More Traffic Than Google (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | by Terence Eden | get RSS Feed Reader → | tags: rss feeds, google, duckduckgo

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Hackers used Daemon Tools' own website to silently install backdoors on thousands of PCs for nearly a month (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Daemon Tools Pro → | tags: daemon tools, kaspersky, backdoors

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Foreshock-induced slip transients set mainshock nucleation timing (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Fryer | get Seismic Monitoring Smartphone App → | tags: pmma, crackdyn, nucleation

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Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-05 | get Daemon Tools Ultra → | tags: daemon tools, supply-chain attack, kaspersky

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DAEMON Tools trojanized in supply-chain attack to deploy backdoor (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-05 | get DAEMON Tools Backup Key → | tags: daemon tools, supply-chain attack, trojanized software

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Trump Crypto Projects Facing Lawsuit, Potential Ethics Crackdown, and More (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-02 | get Crypto Security Ledger → | tags: trump, crypto, lawsuit

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Full-Text Search with DuckDB (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get DuckDB Full-Text Search Extension → | tags: duckdb, full-text search, elasticsearch

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Popular WordPress redirect plugin hid dormant backdoor for years (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, quick page/post redirect, anadnet

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Show HN: Rocky – Rust SQL engine with branches, replay, column lineage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | get Rust SQL Engine Book → | tags: rust, rocky, databricks

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Running local LLMs offline on a ten-hour flight (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Dmitri Lerko | get Portable AI Language Model Device → | tags: llm, macbook pro, gemma 4 31b

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Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Marcin Wichary | tags: ascii, mockdown, wiretext

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"Plain text has been around for decades and it's here to stay." – Unsung (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Marcin Wichary | get Markdown Plain Text Editor → | tags: ascii, mockdown, wiretext

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DuckDB 1.5.2 – SQL database that runs on laptop, server, in the browser (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by The Duckdb Team | get DuckDB SQL Database → | tags: duckdb, ducklake, iceberg

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DuckDuckGo VPN Audit Shows It Doesn't Track Your Activity (cnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by See Full Bio | get DuckDuckGo VPN Privacy Shield → | tags: duckduckgo, vpn, securitum

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Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown (wired.com)

2026-04-16 | by Caroline Haskins | get Palantir Gotham Software → | tags: palantir, homeland security, facial recognition

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Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-14 | by Zack Whittaker | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, essential plugin, backdoor

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Distributed DuckDB Instance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | get DuckDB In-Memory Database → | tags: duckdb, motherduck, openduck

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Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, plugin, backdoor

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Someone Bought 30 WordPress Plugins and Planted a Backdoor in All of Them (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, plugin, backdoor

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Design and implementation of DuckDB internals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Torsten Grust | get DuckDB Developer Guide Book → | tags: duckdb, database internals, university course

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Smart Slider updates hijacked to push malicious WordPress, Joomla versions (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-09 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: smart slider, wordpress, joomla

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Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-05 | get VPN Security Toolkit → | tags: russia, vpn, banking sector

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Trump fires US attorney general Pam Bondi (theverge.com)

2026-04-02 | by Richard Lawler | tags: trump, pam bondi, attorney general

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Supreme Court signals skepticism over Trump’s birthright citizenship order as he attends arguments (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-01 | tags: supreme court, trump, birthright citizenship

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Russia Goes After VPNs As 'Great Crackdown' Gathers Pace (slashdot.org)

2026-04-01 | get NordVPN Cybersecurity Suite → | tags: russia, vpns, great crackdown

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This privacy-first chatbot is taking off - here's why and how to try it (zdnet.com)

2026-03-31 | by Radhika Rajkumar | get Privacy-Focused Chatbot Device → | tags: duckduckgo, duck.ai, anthropic