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GameOver(lay): Two Severe Linux Vulnerabilities Impact 40% of Ubuntu Users
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two high-severity security flaws in the Ubuntu kernel that could pave the way for local privilege escalation attacks.C…
Alert: Million of GitHub Repositories Likely Vulnerable to RepoJacking Attack
Millions of software repositories on GitHub are likely vulnerable to an attack called RepoJacking, a new study has revealed.This includes repositories from org…
A New Security Category Addresses Web-borne Threats
In the modern corporate IT environment, which relies on cloud connectivity, global connections and large volumes of data, the browser is now the most important…
New Kubernetes 1.26 Release Boosts Security, Storage, Teases Dynamic Resource Allocation
In the cloud-native space, where applications are purpose built and delivered to run in the cloud, one technology in particular rises above all others '' Kuber…
This Malicious App Abused Hacked Devices to Create Fake Accounts on Multiple Platforms
A malicious Android SMS application discovered on the Google Play Store has been found to stealthily harvest text messages with the goal of creating accounts o…
Chinese Cyber Espionage Hackers Using USB Devices to Target Entities in Philippines
A threat actor with a suspected China nexus has been linked to a set of espionage attacks in the Philippines that primarily relies on USB devices as an initial…
3 Ways to Help Customers Defend against Linux-Based Cyberattacks
Linux operating systems power more than 90% of the world's public cloud workload , from government web servers to smart manufacturing technologies. But as orga…
Several New Play Store Apps Spotted Distributing Joker, Facestealer and Coper Malware
Google has taken steps to ax dozens of fraudulent apps from the official Play Store that were spotted propagating Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware familie…
Abcbot Botnet Linked to Operators of Xanthe Cryptomining malware
New research into the infrastructure behind an emerging DDoS botnet named Abcbot has uncovered "clear" links with a cryptocurrency-mining botnet attack that ca…
Leveraging the à¢ÂÂPower of the Crowdà¢Â to Fight Cybercrime with a Unique, Collaborative Intrusion Prevention Syst
Exclusive Interview with CrowdSec CEO Philippe HumeauWith the widespread adoption of cloud and container infrastructure, protecting servers, services, containe…
Uptycs Lead Engineer Shares Top Tips for Securing the Enterpris
Cloud and container adoption is on the rise, as organizations are increasingly recognizing the potential for rapid growth and evolution that cloud-based infras…
SUSE Corrals Rancher Labs Into Latest Updates Placeholder Ima
Rancher Labs headlined SUSE's recent SUSECON Digital 2021 event. The recently acquired company has played a big part in SUSE's overall security strategy includ…
SUSE Linux announces SUSE Edge, SUSE Hybrid IT, SLES 15 SP3 and mo
Enterprise-grade open-source software provider SUSE Linux has announced the latest news in its SUSE Linux Enterprise product, as well as new edge computing and…
Fedora 32: webkit2gtk3 2021-619711d7
Update to WebKitGTK 2.30.6: * Update user agent quirks again for Google Docs and Google Drive * Fix several crashes and rendering issues. Security fixes: CVE-2…
Critical Auth Bypass Bug Found in VMware Data Center Security Product
A critical vulnerability in the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance could be exploited to bypass authentication and take control of vulnerable systems…
How the Work-From-Home Shift Impacts SaaS Security
The data is in. According to IBM Security'sÂ2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, there is a 50% increase in cloud usage for enterprises across all industries. Th…
Linux-based Windows makes perfect sen
Eric S. Raymond, one of open-source's founding fathers, thinks we're nearing the last phase of the desktop wars . The winner? Windows'Š running on Linux . "Go…
Android 11 ' 5 New Security and Privacy Features You Need to Know
After a long wait and months of beta testing, Google last week finally released Android 11, the latest version of the Android mobile operating system'with feat…
Undetectable Linux Malware Targeting Docker Servers With Exposed APIs
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a completely undetectable Linux malware that exploits undocumented techniques to stay under the radar and targets pub…
Over 4000 Android Apps Expose Users' Data via Misconfigured Firebase Databases
More than 4,000 Android apps that use Google's cloud-hosted Firebase databases are 'unknowingly' leaking sensitive information on their users, including their …
500 Malicious Extensions Removed From Chrome That Previously Barraged Users With Ads
Google Web Store had hundreds of malicious Chrome extensions that used to barrage users with advertisements. Google has now removed500 Malicious Extensions Rem…
Chrome 80 Released With 56 Security Fixes, Cookie Changes, Mo
Are you a Google Chrome user? Google has released Chrome 80 to the Stable desktop channel for the Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android platforms …
Hacker Who Tried to Blackmail Apple for $100,000 Sentenced in London
A 22-year-old man who claimed to have access to over 300 million iCloud accounts and threatened to factory reset all accounts unless Apple pays ransom has plea…
Servers Running Linux May Get Riskier for Enterprises Next Ye
The LinuxSecurity team thanksÂHoracio Zambrano for contributing this article.Enterprises using Linux for their cloud or data center servers may be faced with a…