@Plan-A̵̛͈̬̥̿͋̓͛̕

This really sounds like a bunch of fear mongering to me. The last thing we need is more governmental regulations. We have far to many to begin with. We need to look at removing all these useless regulations that are only designed to assist the billionaires and not add more of them.

Though if there is any semblance of truth in it then it is clear that sites need to stop relying on so many modules and do more coding themselves. There are so many known issues with many standard PHP modules that they can hardly be called zero day attacks when they are exploited. If anything these AI LLMs are hopefully waking site maintainers up to the fact that the day of gluing together some modules and calling it a site is over. I am absolutely certain there are many security issues in Mastodon, Friendica and the whole suite of Fediverse servers. The fact is we really need to rewrite a lot of these modules with:

• Domain specific only what you need features.
• Security enhancements included in the latest PHP implementations.
• Better security minded coding practices (better DevOP & OpSEC).

It is a well known fact that the more complexity the more likely a bug is going to exist. We need to simplify and stop trying to do to much in one module. I know it is already a nightmare with how many modules are in a modern project. Though security is not optional. I have seen lots of cases were a module is included and on a few features, that could have been implemented stand alone, are used.

@Plan-A̵̛͈̬̥̿͋̓͛̕

I just bought two Intel Xeon E5-2699v4 2.2/55/2400 22C 145 (E5-2699v4) processors for a build I am about to do. It is going to take a while. I may wait for November to get the SSD/NVMe drives though as they are to high right now. The Mother Board I am looking at only supports ddr4 so the current hikes do not affect me on that front for this build.

@Blaise This is the most common cause. If the code iterating through or preparing the recordset left the cursor at the end (EOF), the DataGrid binds to the current position forward. Since there are no records "ahead" of EOF, it renders zero rows but retains the schema (column names).
Fix is explicitly reset the cursor to the beginning before assigning the datasource.

' Reset cursor to the first record
If Not rs.EOF Then
    rs.MoveFirst
End If


Set DataGrid1.DataSource = rs


DataGrid1.Refresh   

1.Reset cursor to the first record
2.Assign the datasource which is rs
3.Force a refresh if the grid doesn't auto-update

3 separate commands

The End if is not there for a joy

@Blaise

Do you have copies of the pristine dataset before being accessed via the code? What language are we using to access the dataset (assuming a higher level language over the SQL is being used)? Do you have a copy of the original code that did work?

Is this information to sensitive to share on the internet?

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You could as well directly set a payload on it the victim usually needs a vulnerable scanner app or must grant permission when the phone prompts an action (like "Join Network?" or "Open App?") or grant permission to this or that only when app is up or site etc. Modern phones (iOS and Android) generally sandbox these actions, meaning they will show you the URL or ask for confirmation before executing anything dangerous.
it relies on specific conditions rather than the code simply "running" itself though.
A QR code is just data storage; it cannot execute code on its own. However, attackers use three main methods to deliver payloads directly:
1st one you probably seen how Mr Robot kept his files n audio CD's? Yes Steganography or steganographic Payloads. Stagonagraphy is hiding code in an image so attackers can hide executable code inside the visual pattern of the QR code itself. A recent example is the fezbox malware (discovered in 2025), where a malicious software library downloaded a QR code image, extracted hidden code from it, and executed that code to steal cookies. In this scenario, the QR code is the payload carrier, bypassing traditional text-based security scans.
then there is as well, Protocol Handlers.
QR codes can encode specific protocols that trigger immediate actions without visiting a website. If a user scans these, the device attempts to execute the command directly:
WiFi Auto-Join: Encodes WIFI:S:Network;P:Password;; to force a connection to a rogue network.
vCard Injection: Can attempt to add a contact with malicious links or exploit vulnerabilities in the contact app.
App Schemes: Links like intent:// (Android) or specific app URLs can trigger app installations or deep-link commands.
Then there is also the possibility to use brainfuck for 2 known vulnebs.
Can a QR code contain a Brainfuck exploit? Yes, but only if the device is running a vulnerable Brainfuck interpreter that processes the QR data. The exploit targets the interpreter's bugs, not the QR standard.

The famous Yi Home Camera and ZBar exploits worked because those devices used vulnerable C code to decode the QR data, not because of any esoteric language.

QR codes are great, they can hold an amazing amount of information in a very small amount of space. Though as you have said we should always pay attention to what our device asks us and not just accept whatever is offered. If I scan a QR with my phone and it is a vCard my phone will not just add it, it will ask me what I want to do with it. If I am not expecting a vCard I am just going to ignore it. My devices will not just auto join a network. I have to approve any network before it will join it.

Having sane settings on your devices goes a long way. Pay attention to what your device asks you. If it asks if you want to join a network and you did not expect such then refuse. If it asks if you want to create a new contact and you did not expect a vCard refuse. It really is quite simple to avoid being scammed. You just have to pay attention. If your not sure error on the side of caution. Reject it.

There is never a reason to scan random QR codes. If it is not relevant to something you are doing, such as a user manual you received with a purchase has a QR in it. I scan QR codes at work every day for inventory. etc ...

@Plan-A̵̛͈̬̥̿͋̓͛̕

The funny thing is that I can scan the QR right off the screen, I do not even have to click the QR image, enlarge it. With my Samsung S24 Ultra it picks it right up at default size, not sure why your phone was so fussy?

I did test it before I uploaded it 😀