Tag: cybersecurity
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Bitlocker unlocked for US Feds
Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for fedsIf you’re serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys If you think using Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptops of Windows users charged in a…
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Win11: No More Local Accounts
Microsoft Kills Windows 11 Local Account Setup Just as Windows 10 Reaches End of LifeLocal account workarounds removed just before Windows 10 goes dark. Microsoft has a track record of introducing features people never requested. Remember Recall? The controversial AI screenshot feature that captured everything on your screen raised serious privacy concerns.The pattern continues with…
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Critical Vulnerability on sudo
CISA Alert: Critical Vulnerability in Sudo 🚨 A new vulnerability has been added by CISA to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: 🔹 CVE-2025-32463CVSS Score: 9.3 (Critical) Affected: All Sudo versions prior to 1.9.17p1Platforms: All Linux distributions and Unix-like systems According to CISA:Sudo contains a flaw that allows third-party functionality to be invoked without proper…
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Sudo Flaw Exploited
Organizations Warned of Exploited Sudo VulnerabilityThe vulnerability could allow local, low-privileged attackers to execute commands with root privileges, leading to full system compromise. The US cybersecurity agency CISA on Monday (September 29, 2025) warned that a recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sudo has been exploited in the wild. A command-line utility for Linux…
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Linux botnet sends DDoS
Linux botnet ‘Luno’ unleashes advanced DDoS capabilities Cyble threat intelligence researchers have identified a sophisticated Linux botnet built for cryptocurrency mining, remote command execution, and dozens of DDoS attack types. Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) researchers have dubbed the campaign “Luno.” The malware also includes strong obfuscation and evasion features, “indicating active professional threat…
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Backdoors on Debian in Docker Hub
Security researchers have found XZ Utils backdoor in Debian images on Docker Hub. The XZ Utils backdoor discovery in March 2024 sent shockwaves throughout the Linux community. A developer known as “Jia Tan” had spent two years building trust before inserting malicious code into widely used compression libraries. The backdoor targeted SSH servers by hooking…
