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Arch Linux AUR Repository Compromised
2018-07-12 14:10

A user-maintained Arch Linux AUR (Arch User Repository) software repository was pulled earlier this week after it was found to contain malware. read more

Another Linux distro poisoned with malware
2018-07-11 13:51

Arch Linux user repository altered to host malware, Arch maintainers say they're "surprised it doesn't happen more often".

Malicious Software Packages Found On Arch Linux User Repository
2018-07-11 09:03

Yet another incident which showcases that you should not explicitly trust user-controlled software repositories. One of the most popular Linux distros Arch Linux has pulled as many as three...

Arch Linux PDF reader package poisoned
2018-07-11 05:04

Trust nobody: abandoned code was adopted by a miscreant Arch Linux has pulled a user-provided AUR (Arch User Repository) package, because it contained malware.…

This new dual-platform malware targets both Windows and Linux systems
2018-07-09 13:37

The “security by minority” stance should come crashing down as cross-compiling makes multiplatform malware development easier.

Linux experts are crap at passwords!
2018-07-06 13:59

Last week's megastory was the Gentoo breach that saw an entire online Linux code repository hacked - now we know how it happened...

Password-Guessing Was Used to Hack Gentoo Linux Github Account
2018-07-05 10:33

Maintainers of the Gentoo Linux distribution have now revealed the impact and "root cause" of the attack that saw unknown hackers taking control of its GitHub account last week and modifying the...

SUSE Linux Has Been Sold For $2.5 Billion
2018-07-03 12:48

SUSE, the open source software company owned by British firm Micro Focus International, has been sold to a Swedish private equity firm. Yes, SUSE Linux and its associated software business has...

Linux distro hacked on GitHub, “all code considered compromised”
2018-06-29 11:09

Gentoo Linux has been hacked, with "all code considered compromised" on GitHub - fortunately, the master repository is safe.

Github Account of Gentoo Linux Hacked, Code Replaced With Malware
2018-06-29 09:03

Downloaded anything from Gentoo's GitHub account yesterday? Consider those files compromised and dump them now—as an unknown group of hackers or an individual managed to gain access to the GitHub...