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How to install Linux on a Chromebook (and why you should)
2017-06-19 12:52

Crouton and Gallium OS turn Chromebooks into Linux laptops.

Warning! Hackers Started Using "SambaCry Flaw" to Hack Linux Systems (The Hackers News)
2017-06-10 05:16

Remember SambaCry? Two weeks ago we reported about a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software (re-implementation of SMB networking protocol) that allows...

Linux Malware Targets Raspberry Pi for Cryptocurrency Mining (Security Week)
2017-06-08 15:59

Researchers at Russian antivirus firm Dr. Web have come across a couple of new Linux Trojans, including one that abuses Raspberry Pi computers for cryptocurrency mining. read more

High-Severity Linux Sudo Flaw Allows Users to Gain Root Privileges (The Hackers News)
2017-06-01 01:28

A high-severity vulnerability has been reported in Linux that could be exploited by a low privilege attacker to gain full root access on an affected system. The vulnerability, identified as...

Patches Available for Linux Sudo Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2017-05-31 17:55

A high-severity vulnerability in sudo has been patched in a number of Linux distributions; the flaw allows local attackers to elevate privileges to root.

Linux Flaw Allows Sudo Users to Gain Root Privileges (Security Week)
2017-05-31 17:31

A vulnerability affecting the manner in which Sudo parsed tty information could have resulted in the user gaining root privileges and being able to overwrite any file on the filesystem on...

What's got a vast attack surface and runs on Linux? Windows Defender, of course (The Register)
2017-05-30 00:18

Penguinistas, rejoice: Tavis Ormandy lets you fuzz Windows Google Project Zero's Windows bug-hunter and fuzz-boffin Tavis Ormandy has given the world an insight into how he works so fast: he works...

7-Year-Old Samba Flaw Lets Hackers Access Thousands of Linux PCs Remotely (The Hackers News)
2017-05-25 00:23

A 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Samba networking software that could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected Linux and Unix...