Security News

Programmer arrested for hacking Linux Kernel Organization (Help Net Security)
2016-09-02 11:00

A South Florida-based computer programmer made an appearance in the Southern District of Florida yesterday after being arrested Sunday on charges of hacking into computers operated by the Linux...

Insecure Redis Instances at Core of Attacks Against Linux Servers (Threatpost)
2016-09-01 17:08

Attackers are targeting insecure Redis instances, exposed to the internet, to access Linux servers and delete web files and folders in exchange for ransom.

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...