Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Aug 26, 2014Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
more »Heartbleed Bleeds On
Jul 29, 2014According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
more »Drone Brain Goes Open Source
Jul 29, 2014DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
more »Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Jul 01, 2014Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
more »New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Jun 17, 2014Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
more »New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
Jun 03, 2014A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
more »Webcam Hijackers Busted
May 20, 2014Authorities in 16 countries take action against users of the imfamous BlackShades malware tool.
more »Freaky Privilege Escalation Attack
Mar 25, 2014A new class of problems lets a malicious app pre-configure an invisible privilege update.
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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 24.04
After a brief pause because of the XZ vulnerability, Ubuntu 24.04 is now available for install.
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TUXEDO Computers Unveils Linux Laptop Featuring AMD Ryzen CPU
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
This new joint effort is geared toward bringing Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to Qualcomm-powered devices.
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
After a year of development, the award-winning Kodi cross-platform, media center software is now available with many new additions and improvements.
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
An urgent alert for Fedora 40 has been posted and users should pay attention.
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
If you're worried that your Ubuntu LTS release won't be supported long enough to last, Canonical has a surprise for you in the form of 12 years of security coverage.
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
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