Security News

Fairware Attacks Targeting Linux Servers (Threatpost)
2016-08-31 14:21

Linux admins are reporting attacks against webservers resulting in the deletion of web folders, reportedly by attackers using a ransomware variant called Fairware.

Linux servers hit with FairWare ransomware – or is it just a scam? (Help Net Security)
2016-08-30 18:00

Users posting on Bleeping Computer’s forums have alerted the world to a new threat targeting Linux server admins: the FairWare ransomware. Whether the ransomware actually exists or not is still up...

Linux kernel development: How fast it’s going and who is doing it (Help Net Security)
2016-08-23 17:08

The Linux Foundation analyzed the work done by over 13,500 developers over more than a decade, to provide insight into the Linux kernel development trends and methodologies used by thousands of...

Compromising Linux virtual machines via FFS Rowhammer attack (Help Net Security)
2016-08-18 21:19

A group of Dutch researchers have demonstrated a variant of the Rowhammer attack that can be used to successfully compromise Linux virtual machines on cloud servers. The Flip Feng Shui (FFS)...

TCP Flaw in Linux Extends to 80 Percent of Android Devices (Threatpost)
2016-08-15 21:10

Researchers at Lookout said that 80 percent of Android devices remain vulnerable to a critical Linux vulnerability disclosed last week.