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Experts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flawExperts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flaw

Experts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flaw

Security experts from Netscout Asert discovered more than ten Mirai bot variants attempting to exploit a recently disclosed flaw in…

7 years ago
Linux Cryptocurrency miner leverages rootkit to avoid detectionLinux Cryptocurrency miner leverages rootkit to avoid detection

Linux Cryptocurrency miner leverages rootkit to avoid detection

Researchers from Trend Micro spotted a new cryptocurrency miner that leverages a rootkit component to hide its presence on the…

7 years ago
Shellbot Botnet Targets IoT devices and Linux serversShellbot Botnet Targets IoT devices and Linux servers

Shellbot Botnet Targets IoT devices and Linux servers

Security experts at Trend Micro have spotted an IRC bot dubbed Shellbot that was built using Perl Shellbot. The malware was distributed…

7 years ago
Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machinesSystemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines

Systemd flaw could cause the crash or hijack of vulnerable Linux machines

Systemd is affected by a security vulnerability that can be exploited to crash a vulnerable Linux machine, and in the…

7 years ago
CVE-2018-14665 privilege escalation flaw affects popular Linux distrosCVE-2018-14665 privilege escalation flaw affects popular Linux distros

CVE-2018-14665 privilege escalation flaw affects popular Linux distros

Security researcher discovered a highly critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-14665) in X.Org Server package that affects major Linux distributions. The Indian security researcher Narendra…

7 years ago
CVE-2018-17182 -Google Project Zero reports a new Linux Kernel flawCVE-2018-17182 -Google Project Zero reports a new Linux Kernel flaw

CVE-2018-17182 -Google Project Zero reports a new Linux Kernel flaw

Google Project Zero disclosed details for a high severity Linux kernel a use-after-free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-17182. The vulnerability is a…

7 years ago
Mutagen Astronomy Linux Kernel vulnerability affects Red Hat, CentOS, and Debian distrosMutagen Astronomy Linux Kernel vulnerability affects Red Hat, CentOS, and Debian distros

Mutagen Astronomy Linux Kernel vulnerability affects Red Hat, CentOS, and Debian distros

A new integer overflow vulnerability found in Linux Kernel. Dubbed Mutagen Astronomy, it affects Red Hat, CentOS, and Debian Distributions. Security researchers have…

7 years ago
Sustes Malware: CPU for MoneroSustes Malware: CPU for Monero

Sustes Malware: CPU for Monero

Sustes Malware doesn't infect victims by itself, but it is spread via brute-force activities with special focus on IoT and…

7 years ago
Privacy-oriented Linux OS Tails 3.9 is out, what’s new?Privacy-oriented Linux OS Tails 3.9 is out, what’s new?

Privacy-oriented Linux OS Tails 3.9 is out, what’s new?

The popular Debian-based distribution Tails “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System” is out. The Tails 3.9 is available online with the biggest…

7 years ago
Linux Kernel Project rolled out security updates to fix two DoS vulnerabilitiesLinux Kernel Project rolled out security updates to fix two DoS vulnerabilities

Linux Kernel Project rolled out security updates to fix two DoS vulnerabilities

Linux kernel maintainers have rolled out security updates for two DoS vulnerabilities tracked as SegmentSmack and FragmentSmack. Linux kernel maintainers have released…

7 years ago