Mastodon’s Mammoth Bug Hunt: A Lesson in Cybersecurity

When Mastodon, the decentralized social media platform, found itself swatting away pesky bugs, it was a wake-up call to all internet users. The bugs, ranging from the ability for hackers to manipulate media attachments to HTML injection vulnerabilities, were discovered and fixed thanks to a comprehensive penetration test. The key takeaway for users? Keep your software updated for optimum security.

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Confessional Booth of Our Digital Sins

Okay, deep breath, let's get this over with. In the grand act of digital self-sabotage, we've littered this site with cookies. Yep, we did that. Why? So your highness can have a 'premium' experience or whatever. These traitorous cookies hide in your browser, eagerly waiting to welcome you back like a guilty dog that's just chewed your favorite shoe. And, if that's not enough, they also tattle on which parts of our sad little corner of the web you obsess over. Feels dirty, doesn't it?