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Hackers Use 1-day Flaws for Custom Malware
Magnet Goblin hackers use 1-day flaws to drop custom Linux malware. A financially motivated hacking group named Magnet Goblin uses various 1-day vulnerabilities to breach public-facing servers and deploy custom malware on Windows and Linux systems. 1-day flaws refer to publicly disclosed vulnerabilities for which a patch has been released. Threat actors looking to exploit…
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Juno’s New Neptune 17 Laptop
Linux hardware vendor Juno Computers announced today the Neptune 17 v6 Linux-powered laptop with a 14th generation Intel Core processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics. Featuring a 17.3-inch matte display with QHD (2560×1440) resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, wide view angle, 100% DCI-P3, and G-SYNC, the sixth generation Neptune 17 notebook is powered…
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Malware Targets Docker, Apache Hadoop, Redis and Confluence
Security researchers have uncovered an emerging malware campaign targeting misconfigured servers hosting web-facing services like Apache Hadoop YARN, Docker, Confluence and Redis. This campaign is notable for employing novel Golang payloads designed to automate the identification and exploitation of vulnerable hosts. According to an advisory published by Cado Security Labs today, these payloads facilitate Remote…
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Linux on Desktop Still Growing
According to the latest data from StatCounter, Linux’s market share has reached 4.03% — surging by an additional 1% in the last eight months. What’s the reason behind this recent growth? “That’s a good question,” writes ZDNet’s Steven Vaughan-Nichols. “While Windows is the king of the hill with 72.13% and MacOS comes in a distant…
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More Support for Open-Source Devs – US Feds
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will start providing more hands-on support to open-source software developers as they work to better secure their projects, the agency said. From a report: CISA hosted a two-day, invite-only summit this week with leaders in the open-source software community and other federal officials. During the private event,…
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Torvalds Sets Imminent Linux 6.8 Release
Linus Torvalds has signaled the forthcoming launch of Linux 6.8, potentially marking its debut next week, setting the stage for major updates in popular distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora. The decision against an eighth release candidate suggests a smooth progression towards the stable release, highlighting the kernel’s readiness and the minimal issues encountered in its…
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