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New PumaBot Botnet Targets Linux IoT Devices to Steal SSH Credentials and Mine Crypto
2025-05-28 12:30

Embedded Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become the target of a new botnet dubbed PumaBot. Written in Go, the botnet is designed to conduct brute-force attacks against SSH...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux goes open source
2025-05-20 09:37

Microsoft has officially open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), closing the very first issue ever filed on the Microsoft/WSL GitHub repository: “Will this be open source?” WSL allows...

Go-Based Malware Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts via Redis Configuration Abuse
2025-05-20 08:25

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new Linux cryptojacking campaign that's targeting publicly accessible Redis servers. The malicious activity has been codenamed RedisRaider by...

Microsoft open-sources Windows Subsystem for Linux at Build 2025
2025-05-19 16:00

Microsoft has open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making its source code available on GitHub, except for a few components that are part of Windows. [...]

Windows 11 and Red Hat Linux hacked on first day of Pwn2Own
2025-05-15 15:48

On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, security researchers were awarded $260,000 after successfully demonstrating zero-day exploits for Windows 11, Red Hat Linux, Docker Desktop, and Oracle...

New Tor Oniux tool anonymizes any Linux app's network traffic
2025-05-15 15:20

Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections. [...]

Microsoft fixes Linux boot issues on dual-boot Windows systems
2025-05-14 14:50

​Microsoft has fixed a known issue preventing Linux from booting on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled after installing the August 2024 Windows security updates. [...]

Nobara Linux 42 brings performance boost and better hardware support
2025-05-14 09:01

The Nobara Project has released a new version of its Linux distribution, bringing updated packages, performance improvements, and a few visual tweaks aimed at making life easier for users who want...

Hackers now testing ClickFix attacks against Linux targets
2025-05-12 18:10

A new campaign employing ClickFix attacks has been spotted targeting both Windows and Linux systems using instructions that make infections on either operating system possible. [...]

Linux wiper malware hidden in malicious Go modules on GitHub
2025-05-06 09:13

A supply-chain attack targets Linux servers with disk-wiping malware hidden in Golang modules published on GitHub. [...]