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Google funds two Linux Foundation security roles
The Manhattan Google headquarters is seen on January 25, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Google is underwriting two Linux kernel security positions through the Linux Foundation, the company announced Wednesday. The effort support Google’s strategy “to help support the critical open source projects that
Bot ‘FreakOut’ leverages three critical vulnerabilities to attack Linux systems
Oracle Co-Founder Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in 2006. Researchers discovered a new Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bot Tuesday that exploited three vulnerabilities to launch distributed denial of service attacks, cryptomining and other security lapses on Linux systems. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Researchers discovered a new
Linux machines again targeted by hackers with new memory loader
Linux-based machines are no longer considered a major deterrent for cybercriminal groups, who are embracing the operating system as a target.(Solo se puede ser libre Cuándo no se tiene nada que perder/phylevn/CC BY 2.0) Linux-based machines are no longer considered a major deterrent for cybercriminal groups, who are embracing the operating
BlackBerry makes China push as the OS for Xpeng smart cars
The once-pioneering BlackBerry is pretty much out of the smartphone manufacturing game, but the Canadian company has been busy transitioning to providing software for connected devices, including smart cars. Now it’s brought that section of its business to China. This week, BlackBerry announced that it will be powering the Level 3
U.S. urges Linux users to secure kernels from new Russian malware threat
The FBI and NSA jointly issued an advisory on Drovorub – a newly disclosed malware program targeting Linux systems. (Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images) Linux users should not assume they are safe from the ambitions and reach of reputed Russian hacking group Fancy Bear, which has been using a newly
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High-severity bugs patched in Chrome, Firefox browsers
Google this week introduced multiple security fixes for the desktop edition of its Chrome browser and Mozilla has also done the same for Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release. Google’s stable channel update to version 83.0.4103.97 for Windows, Mac, and Linux has patched six bugs, four of which were rated high
Microsoft announces Project Reunion to make Windows app development easier again
Microsoft today announced a major new initiative that will finally alleviate some of the persistent confusion around Windows app development. Project Reunion, as it is called, is meant to unify the Windows developer platform, which is currently broken up between Win32, which was long the standard way of building
‘Sandworm Team’ hackers from Russia are exploiting Exim, warns NSA
The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday issued an advisory alleging that hackers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) have been actively exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability in Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) software, found in Unix-based systems. Researchers and analysts reacting to the agency’s warning say the announcement is