Tag: cybersecurity
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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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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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Open Source Usage Trends and Security Report
SAN FRANCISCO – December 4, 2024 — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the release of “Census III of Free and Open Source Software – Application Libraries” (Census III) in collaboration with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard. The study identifies the most widely-used free and…
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More Work from Valve on Stability for Linux
From Gaming on Linux, By Liam Dawe: Steam Game Recording was recently released, which came as part of a big Stable Steam Client update that noted it had fixes for “miscellaneous common crashes” on Linux. Now we know a little more on what’s happening behind the scenes. Coming from a blog post from developer Timothée…
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Windows infected with backdoored Linux VMs
A new phishing campaign dubbed ‘CRON#TRAP’ infects Windows with a Linux virtual machine that contains a built-in backdoor to give stealthy access to corporate networks. Using virtual machines to conduct attacks is nothing new, with ransomware gangs and cryptominers using them to stealthily perform malicious activity. However, threat actors commonly install these manually after they…
