Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two new attack techniques on certified PDF documents that could potentially enable an attacker to alter a document’s visible content by displaying malicious content over the certified content without invalidating its signature. “The attack idea exploits the flexibility of PDF certification, which allows signing or adding annotations to certified documents under
“Cosmic Americana” duo Blue Cactus examine the seasons of a relationship in their song “Stranger Again,” and its accompanying music video, premiering exclusively on The Boot. Press play below to watch the brand-new clip. “On your mind / That’s where I want to be all the time,” Blue Cactus’ Mario Arnez and Steph Stewart sing in
One thing that is common right now is that everyone is bored sitting at home. And for entertainment, most people turn towards the photo-sharing platform Instagram. Instagram launched Reels back in 2019 and it rose to popularity because of its 30-second video span. Many people started uploading their videos to it hoping they would become
The Sinister Six are Multiverse villains with “no way home” when they crossover into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Spider-Man: No Way Home, according to a new report. After he’s unmasked by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) in Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) will battle a team of dimension-hopping supervillains led by the Green
The Mortal Kombat movie that released this year has all sorts of brutal fights and squishy Fatalities to satisfy fans, but those clashes wouldn’t be the same without the right sound effects to compliment the blows and special moves. In a new video featuring the sound team that worked on Mortal Kombat, we got to
Howard University announced Wednesday that it would rename its College of Fine Arts after late actor and Howard alum Chadwick Boseman. Following Boseman’s death in August 2020 after a long battle with colon cancer, students at the Washington, D.C., school started a petition to have the fine arts program named after the Black Panther actor,
OF COURSE HE SAID THAT… If you know anything about Garth Brooks, you knows he’s on of the highest-selling entertainers of all time, he’s a country music superstar, he still routinely sells out football stadiums in a matter of minutes, and he’s married to the great Trisha Yearwood. You also might know that he’s one
Raven’s Home has been a hit for Disney Channel, resulting in four seasons of fun with Raven, Chelsea, and their kids. The recent season 4 finale did leave some questions as it could very much serve as the series finale if it needed to, and fans started thinking it might end up being the finale
Howard University is cementing Chadwick Boseman‘s legacy into its campus — putting his name on a college, and securing some financial backing from a Disney bigwig. HU announced Wednesday that its College of Fine Arts would be named after Chadwick, who graduated from Howard in 2000, and had deep ties to the higher-ed facility and
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued a stern warning Thursday to a pair of unidentified suspects sought in the road-rage shooting death of a 6-year-old boy on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Orange, as the reward posted in the case swelled to $310,000.
Writing literary fiction that alters the way we think about the world is quite a feat! The stars haven’t been kind to us in the past few years, but they did bless us with incredible literary fiction that forever changed the book industry for the better. In tough times like this, authors who have penned
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. The Bad Batch have always been short on friends and allies but never more so than now. The rise of the Empire has cut them off not only from the rest of the Clone Army but the vast resources of the Republic. This band of clone
France has suffered a double-dip recession according to revised official figures that showed it had a worse start to the year than previously thought. Europe’s second biggest economy shrank by 0.1% in the first quarter of 2021, sharply revised from an initial estimate of 0.4% growth, statistical agency INSEE said. It was the second consecutive
The government’s refusal to implement an insurance scheme for mass events this year means the festival industry is looking at a “lost summer”, according to a Commons report. Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage has previously ruled out the introduction of such a scheme, claiming it could “pull the rug out from underneath” organisers. Boomtown Festival, which
Shark season has kicked off and it’s already shaping up to be a busy one. On a recent day, a great white shark was seen on camera swimming not far from Doheny State Beach in Dana Point and a few weeks earlier a shark was spotted leaping out of the water off T-Street in San
A co-founder of Black Lives Matter is to step down from its foundation but insisted her decision is not linked to what she branded “right-wing attacks” seeking to discredit her. Patrisse Cullors said Friday would be her last day after nearly six years at the helm of the movement, set up to tackle racial injustice.
Bob Costas, who hosted 12 Olympic Games telecasts for NBC, believes the Tokyo Olympics should not go forward due to risks from Covid-19. Appearing as the lead guest on Real Time with Bill Maher, Costas said the Games should be “postponed, not canceled. If they postponed it until the summer of 2022, then as a
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new backdoor program capable of stealing user login credentials, device information and executing arbitrary commands on Linux systems. The malware dropper has been dubbed “Facefish” by Qihoo 360 NETLAB team owing its capabilities to deliver different rootkits at different times and the use of Blowfish cipher to encrypt communications to
Drew Parker‘s major-label debut single, “While You’re Gone,” is also the title track of his newest EP. And while it may be the first time many country fans are hearing Parker’s voice on the radio, it’s unlikely to be the first time they’ve heard his words: He’s a seasoned songwriter who helped create “Homemade” for Jake
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G and the Galaxy S21 series are reported to be among the first smartphones from the South Korean brand to receive the June 2021 Android security patch, even before the month has begun. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G is receiving the update in parts of Europe and South Korea is the