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In Brief The Homebrew package manager for macOS and Linux has fixed an issue that could have been exploited by miscreants to run malicious code on people s computers.
Specifically, the project s GitHub Actions setup could have been abused to sneak arbitrary Ruby code into its Cask repositories, security researcher RyotaK discovered and disclosed via HackerOne.
The infosec bod found it was possible to merge a malicious pull request by confusing the library that is used in the automated pull request review script developed by the Homebrew project. By abusing it, an attacker could execute arbitrary Ruby codes on users machines.
Lifetime Founding Member of the Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Breaching Capitol Published: 22 April 2021 22 April 2021
Washington, DC - Jon Schaffer, 53, of Columbus, Indiana, Friday admitted that he breached the Capitol on January 6, 2021, wearing a tactical vest and armed with bear repellent, and pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress’ certification of the U.S. presidential election results. On this 100th day since the horrific January 6 assault on the United States Capitol, Oath Keepers member Jon Schaffer has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including for breaching the Capitol while wearing a tactical vest and armed with bear spray, with the intent to interfere with Congress’ certification of the Electoral College results, said Acting Deputy Attorney General John P. Carlin. The FBI has made an average of more than four arrests a day, seven days a week since January 6th. I commend the hundreds of special agents, prosecuto
Founding member of Oath Keepers group strikes plea deal with prosecutors over his role in Capitol riot - and could now flip on fellow far-right protesters
Jon Ryan Schaffer, 53, struck a plea deal with prosecutors Friday over the January 6 riot at the US Capitol
He is the first of the 410 people charged in the attack to plead guilty
As part of his plea deal, Schaffer had pledged to cooperate with authorities, meaning he will likely flip on fellow members of the far-right
Schaffer was facing up to 40 years behind bars; a judge had recommended he now serve between three and four years
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April 16, 2021
First public plea deal struck by Capitol rioter, who agrees to cooperate and to reported guideline range of 41 to 51 months in prison
As reported in this Fox News piece, headlined Capitol rioter takes first public plea deal, agrees to cooperate with authorities: sources, the first big plea in the Capitol riot cases has been announce by the Justice Department. Here are the basics with a few points highlighted:
An alleged member of the Oath Keepers militia group who was among the first five or six rioters to enter the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6 is the first person to agree to take a plea deal, Fox News has learned. Jon Schaffer has also agreed to cooperate against others involved in the riot, officials said.