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Introduction For years, developers had only two realistic choices when sending data to a server: GET or POST . Need to fetch data? Use GET. Need to send a request body? Use POST. Simple... until it wasn't. Modern APIs, GraphQL, and complex search systems started pushing HTTP beyond what these methods were originally designed for. That's where HTTP QUERY enters the picture a new HTTP method designed specifically for read-only requests that need a request body. The Problem with GET GET has always been the king of retrieving data. It's fast, cacheable, and understood by every browser and proxy. But GET comes with one major limitation: It wasn't designed to carry a request body. Imagine building a search API where users can filter products by hundreds of options, nested objects, locations, and permissions. Stuffing all of that into a URL quickly becomes ugly, difficult to manage, and sometimes impossible because many servers and browsers limit URL length. Developer...

Artificial Intelligence took an unexpected turn in June 2026 when Anthropic's newest flagship model, Claude Fable 5, was suddenly taken offline worldwide. Users opening Claude.ai were greeted with an error message stating that access had been suspended because of a U.S. government directive.   The announcement sparked confusion across the AI community. Many assumed the model had been permanently banned or that it was dangerously unsafe. The reality is more nuanced.   This article explains what happened, why the U.S. government intervened, what made Claude Fable 5 so powerful, and why access has now been restored. What is Claude Fable 5 Claude Fable 5 is Anthropic's most advanced publicly available large language model. It was designed for: Advanced reasoning Software engineering Cybersecurity research Scientific research Long-running AI agents Vision understanding Million-token context processing Anthropic described it as their most capable generally r...

    A critical vulnerability ( CVE-2025-68613 ) has been identified in n8n , the popular workflow automation tool. The flaw lies in the expression evaluation system, where user-supplied expressions can escape the sandbox and access Node.js internals. This leads to arbitrary code execution with a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical) .      n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions starting with 0.211.0 and prior to 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0 contain a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in their workflow expression evaluation system. Under certain conditions, expressions supplied by authenticated users during workflow configuration may be evaluated in an execution context that is not sufficiently isolated from the underlying runtime. An authenticated attacker could abuse this behavior to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the n8n process. Successful exploitation may lead to full compromise of the affected instance,...

Cloudflare's Global Outage: Understanding the Root Cause Behind the September 18 Network Disruption On 18 September, the world witnessed a sudden and widespread slowdown of the internet. Websites and applications depending on Cloudflare ranging from social networks to API driven platforms began returning Internal Server Error messages. Millions of users assumed it was a cyberattack, a DDoS event, or a breach. However, the truth behind the outage was far more nuanced and rooted in Cloudflare’s internal architecture. This blog breaks down what Cloudflare does, why bot mitigation plays a critical role, how an unexpected configuration file led to an internal service crash, and why “unusual traffic” triggered a global ripple. What Cloudflare Really Does for the Internet Cloudflare is more than a simple CDN or firewall it is a massive reverse-proxy network that sits between users and websites. It accelerates content delivery, filters malicious traffic, provides DNS services, manage...

JSON Web Token - (JWT) A JSON Web Token (JWT) is a compact, URL-safe means of representing claims (information) to be transferred between two parties. It is a security mechanism used primarily for authentication and authorization in web applications, allowing a server to verify a user's identity and permissions securely. Since a JWT is digitally signed using a secret or a public/private key pair, its contents can be verified and trusted. JWTs can be used for stateful or stateless sessions, commonly replacing traditional server-side session management. JWT Structure A JWT is a string composed of three distinct parts, separated by dots (.), typically looking like this: header.payload.signature . 1. Header The header contains metadata about the token itself, specifically the type of token and the hashing algorithm used for the signature. Algorithm: (alg) This specifies the algorithm used to sign the token. The server will use this algorithm, along with the secret, to gener...

The Biggest NPM Supply Chain Attack What is a Supply Chain Attack? A supply chain attack occurs when attackers target trusted third-party components, such as libraries or registries, instead of attacking users directly. By injecting malicious code at the source, they can spread it to all downstream users. These attacks are dangerous because updates happen automatically in build pipelines, making detection harder. A small modification in a common dependency can silently compromise thousands of projects. Defenses require strong authentication, artifact signing, reproducible builds, and active monitoring of supply chain integrity. Introduction On September 8, 2025, the npm ecosystem faced one of its largest compromises. A maintainer’s account was hijacked, and malicious versions of popular packages were published. Since npm packages are used globally in countless projects, the exposure was immediate and severe. Although the financial damage was limited, the operational dis...