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Security

MikroTrick Hijacks MikroTik Routers Over SSH

MikroTrick chains two RouterOS SSH flaws for unauthenticated administrator access. Reproduce the broken RSA check safely, then patch and investigate.

Jacob Strix

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Security

GitLab CVE-2026-85706 Exposes Server Files

GitLab fixed 18 vulnerabilities, led by an unauthenticated CVSS 10.0 file-read flaw, GraphQL credential exposure, and an Advanced Search RCE.

Jacob Strix

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Frontend Architecture

Partial Prerendering Blends Static and Dynamic

A deep technical guide to Partial Prerendering, covering the cacheComponents flag, the use cache directive, cacheLife profiles and prerender thresholds, cacheTag invalidation, connection() for request time rendering, and how the static shell is assembled.

Jacob Val

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Frontend Architecture

CSS Anchor Positioning for Popovers and Tooltips

A deep technical guide to the CSS Anchor Positioning API, covering anchor-name, position-anchor, the anchor() and anchor-size() functions, position-area, custom fallback positions with @position-try, position-visibility, browser support, and a complete dropdown example.

Jacob Val

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Frontend Architecture

React Compiler and the End of Manual Memoization

A practical guide to the React Compiler, the build time tool that automatically memoizes components and values so developers no longer need to hand write useMemo, useCallback, or React.memo. Covers how it works, adoption strategy, and current limitations.

Jacob Val

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Reverse Engineering

DUSTMAKER Malware Hijacks AI Coding Agents

Reverse engineer how DUSTMAKER turns trusted AI coding files and CI workflows into execution, credential theft, persistence, and propagation paths.

Jacob Strix