Unix

Caketap, a new Unix rootkit used to siphon ATM banking data

Experts spotted a new Unix rootkit, called Caketap, that was used to steal ATM banking data. Mandiant researchers discovered a…

2 years ago

CVE-2019-14899 flaw allows hijacking VPN connections on Linux, Unix systems

Researchers discovered a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-14899 that can be exploited to hijack active TCP connections in a VPN tunnel…

4 years ago

Backdoored Webmin versions were available for download for over a year

Webmin, the popular open-source web-based interface for Unix admin contained a remote code execution vulnerability for more than a year.…

5 years ago

CVE-2019-0211 Apache flaw allows getting root access via script

The privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2019-0211) affecting the Apache HTTP server could be exploited by users with the right to write…

5 years ago

Hackers can elevate privileges by hacking into popular text editors

Following recent string of attacks that exploit flawed plugins, researchers at SafeBreach examined 6 popular extensible text editors for unix…

6 years ago

Hackers running Linux Operation Windigo are changing tactics targeting porn sites

Security Experts at ESET firm discovered that Windigo campaign is still active and that bad actors are changing their tactics…

9 years ago

Experts warn on Mayhem shellshock attacks worldwide

The experts at The Malware Must Die detected numerous attack worldwide exploiting the Bash Bug flaw to spread the Mayhem…

10 years ago

The majority Mac users safe from Bash Bug while Oracle warns its customers

Apple says users of its OS X are "safe by default" from the Bash Bug, meanwhile Oracle warns its customers…

10 years ago

Linux Operation Windigo hit 500000 PC and 25000 dedicated servers

Antivirus Firm ESET has been tracking and investigating the operation behind Linux_Ebury uncovering a sophisticated campaign called Operation Windigo. Operation…

10 years ago

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