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Chinese Spyware targets Android
Researchers uncover Chinese spyware used to target Android devices Security researchers have uncovered a new surveillance tool that they say has been used by Chinese law enforcement to collect sensitive information from Android devices in China. The tool, named “EagleMsgSpy,” was discovered by researchers at U.S. cybersecurity firm Lookout. The company said at the Black…
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New Alpine Linux 3.21 Released
A fresh release of the minimalist and very lightweight Alpine Linux is here, with support for Chinese LoongArch64 CPUs. As usual for Alpine Linux, 3.21 follows closely upon the release of a new LTS kernel version. Kernel 6.12 was declared the new LTS on December 5, and this version of Alpine was announced the same…
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Linux fixing bug on Intel KVM
It’s not too often that “fixes” to the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) are noteworthy but today is an interesting exception with among the KVM fixes sent in today ahead of the Linux 6.13-rc3 tagging is for beginning to deal with a “hilarious/revolting” performance regression affecting recent generations of Intel processors. This performance regression won’t be…
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How to Share Files Between Mac and Linux
Sharing files between a Mac and a Linux machine isn’t complicated. You can do it easily and securely, using practical tools and methods designed for seamless cross-platform sharing. The SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is a widely used standard for sharing files and network resources, including printers using CUPS. It enables seamless communication between different…
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Kali 2024.4 released with 14 new tools
Kali Linux has released version 2024.4, the fourth and final version of 2024, and it is now available with fourteen new tools, numerous improvements, and deprecates some features. Kali Linux is a distribution created for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers to perform penetration testing, ethical hacking, vulnerability research, security audits, and red team exercises. With…
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New Pop!_OS version built on Rust
By Jack Wallen, Dec. 10, 2024System76 just took everything that was good in Pop!_OS and made it even betterPop!_OS Alpha 4 has arrived and it’s going to be a brilliant Linux desktop. When System76 announced that it would be creating a new Linux desktop environment from scratch and using the Rust programming language, I was…
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