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Monti Ransomware Returns with New Linux Variant and Enhanced Evasion Tactics
The threat actors behind the Monti ransomware have resurfaced after a two-month break with a new Linux version of the encryptor in its attacks targeting government and legal sectors. Monti emerged in June 2022, weeks after the Conti ransomware group shut down its operations, deliberately imitating the tactics and tools associated with the latter, including… Read more
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Exploring the internals of Linux v0.01
Linux kernel is often mentioned as a overwhelmingly large open source software. As of this writing, the latest version is v6.5-rc5, which consists of 36M lines of code. Needless to say, Linux is a fruit of hard work of many contributors over the decades. However, the first version of Linux, v0.01 was pretty small. It… Read more
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Best laptops for Linux in 2023
Linux may not be the most widely used operating system, but it’s certainly catching up to Windows 11. While a laptop supporting Linux out of the box was a rare sight a few decades ago, many laptop manufacturers have started embracing this open-source operating system. These days, you can even find laptops that run Linux straight out… Read more
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Review: Beepy, A Palm-Sized Linux Playground
In the long ago times, when phones still flipped and modems sang proudly the songs of their people, I sent away for a set of Slackware CDs and embarked on a most remarkable journey. Back then, running Linux (especially on the desktop) was not a task to be taken lightly. The kernel itself was still… Read more
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Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux
Indian govt offices to use Linux distribution replacing Microsoft Windows. In the past, we have seen governments trying to switch to Linux for their administration needs. But, that usually comes with its own set of challenges, ranging from interoperability, all the way to training the end-users. And as it turns out, the Indian government is… Read more
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Handheld Linux Terminal from HackADay.io
From Diet Pi News: While it’s nice to have an alternative Linux distribution for popular single board computers, it’s great when they are used in specific projects, and Liliputing brought to our attention one of those. Hackaday.io user Balazs has designed a handheld terminal powered by FriendlyELEC NanoPi Neo Air SBC (Allwinner H3) running DietPi… Read more
