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Linux.org hacked and plastered with anti-transgender filth
2018-12-07 21:12

Web admin blames public Whois and lack of 2FA Linux.org was hacked on Friday morning, with the hacker plastering the message "G3T 0WNED L1NUX N3RDZ" complete with expletives and a very NSFW image...

Old and new OpenSSH backdoors threaten Linux servers
2018-12-07 12:04

OpenSSH, a suite of networking software that allows secure communications over an unsecured network, is the most common tool for system administrators to manage rented Linux servers. And given...

Warning! Unprivileged Linux Users With UID > INT_MAX Can Execute Any Command
2018-12-06 16:18

Hold tight, this may blow your mind… A low-privileged user account on most Linux operating systems with UID value anything greater than 2147483647 can execute any systemctl command...

Siemens Warns of Linux, GNU Flaws in Controller Platform
2018-11-27 15:53

Siemens informed customers on Tuesday that some of the Linux and GNU components of a multifunctional platform for its SIMATIC S7-1500 industrial automation controllers are affected by over 20...

Sacked NCC Group grad trainee emailed 300 coworkers about Kali Linux VM 'playing up'
2018-11-27 09:35

Then took her employers to the Employment Tribunal An NCC Group graduate trainee who emailed 300 coworkers to ask for help with what she deemed to be "unusual" behaviour from her Kali Linux VM;...

DoS Vulnerabilities Impact Linux Kernel
2018-11-26 16:17

Two recently disclosed Linux kernel vulnerabilities that remain unpatched could be exploited for local denial-of-service (DoS). The flaws, both which were made public last week, impact Linux...

Spectre mitigation guts Linux 4.20 performance
2018-11-26 11:43

One of Intel’s fixes for the Spectre variant 2 chip flaw appears to have taken a big bite out of the performance of the latest Linux kernel.

Malware scum want to build a Linux botnet using Mirai
2018-11-22 10:20

Hadoop YARN is the attack vector, so lock it away Diligent hackers have decided routers and cameras aren't enough, and have reportedly crafted Mirai variants targeting Linux servers.…

Critical Adobe Flash Bug Impacts Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS
2018-11-20 20:49

Adobe issues patch for a Flash Player vulnerability that could lead to an arbitrary code execution on targeted systems.

Linux kernel Spectre V2 defense fingered for massively slowing down unlucky apps on Intel Hyper-Thread CPUs
2018-11-20 01:34

This is on by default? 'Yikes' says Chipzilla techie Linux supremo Linus Torvalds has voiced support for a kernel patch that limits a previously deployed defense against Spectre Variant 2, a...