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Top500 has released its 54th edition of the list comprising of the top 500 supercomputers in the world, and all the supercomputers in the list have one thing in common – Linux. The average speed of the supercomputers featured in the list is now 1.65 exaflops, and the entry-level supercomputer now performs at 1.14 petaflops […]
According to vulnerability testing specialists, a compression library included by default in multiple Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Arch Linux and FreeBSD among others) is affected by a serious vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow a threat actor to execute malicious code on the targeted computer. Although this library is also included on Windows and […]
Microsoft is working to bring its popular Microsoft Defender ATP antivirus to the Linux operating system. At its Ignite Conference, the Windows-maker company will give a live demo on how Linux security specialists can use the company’s homemade antivirus for protection against potential threats. Now, it makes sense why in March this year, Microsoft announced […]
A simple reverse shell written in python 3.7 just for fun. Actually it supports Windows and Linux OS and integrates some basic features like keylogging and AES encrypted communications. Supported operating systems: Windows Linux OSX Functions and characteristics: Reverse connection. AES encrypted communications. Multithreaded. Support multiple bots connected at the same time. Keylogger. Possibility […]
If you have recently updated Ubuntu, chances are a new bug might be sharing your media files with users on the same network. Reportedly, the problem is the part of Ubuntu’s easy media sharing feature in the latest version of Ubuntu 19.10. The feature under Settings ➔ Sharing ➔ Media enables users to send media […]
Web application security specialists reported the appearance of two dangerous vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, in addition to the active exploitation of one of these flaws to take control of the victims’ computers. Security flaws are present in the browser version for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems, and its users must update Chrome to […]
Fireye catches APT41 spying for the Chinese on Linux servers. State-sponsored espionage and surveillance activities have always been a crucial part of a government’s intelligence arm. In relation to this, Fireye Mandiant has discovered a malware termed MessageTap which is being used by China to monitor the text messages of certain high-value individuals. Developed by […]
A new malware dubbed “Messagetap” designed to monitor and record SMS traffic of certain phone numbers, IMSI numbers, and based on keywords for subsequent theft. The new malware was developed by the Chinese APT41 hacker group to deploy in the telecommunications network. The malware was discovered by FireEye during an investigation at a telecommunications network […]
Start backing up your data if you were a part of Samsung’s Linux on DeX beta program. In an email sent to early testers, Samsung has announced to shut down the beta program and “no longer provide support on future OS and device releases.” This means that all the supported Samsung devices will lose support […]
A newly discovered critical Wi-Fi vulnerability in Linux lets attackers compromise the system with the help of nearby Wi-Fi devices and crush the vulnerable machine. The vulnerability resides in the “rtlwifi” driver that mainly supports the Realtek Wi-Fi chips model used in Linux devices. By exploiting the vulnerability, the attacker will trigger the buffer overflow […]
An unpatched bug in Linux systems could be exploited to crash the entire operating system, even worse, gain control of the system via nearby devices using Wi-Fi signals. The flaw stems from the RTLWIFI driver that supports Realtek Wi-Fi chips in Linux systems. The driver flaw can be activated as soon as the affected device […]
After months of development work, Canonical has officially released Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine. This release includes many new features, including the long-overdue ZFS file system. In its official release, Canonical said that Ubuntu 19.10 focuses on empowering the developers in fast-growing fields like AI, ML, edge computing, etc. Since the first Ubuntu release arrived on […]
“Sudoing” lately? Linux or any Unix-based platform users are well aware of the Sudo command. In Unix and Linux, the Sudo keyword lets users gain special privileges to execute certain commands, which normally they cannot execute. Sudo command is perhaps one of the most significant of all commands in the Linux/Unix framework and if misused, […]
A new vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux Sudo program let unprivileged users can run the command as root by specifying the user ID -1 or 4294967295. Sudo (Superuser Do) program in Linux is responsible to allocate the security privileges to run commands for normal users and by default for Superusers. The vulnerability affected […]
One of the most renowned and widely-used Linux commands — the Sudo command — has a security flaw, which allows Linux users to run commands as root even when their permission to do so has been denied. The vulnerability was discovered by Joe Vennix of Apple Information Security. The Sudo Flaw It is suggested that […]
Roman Gushchin, who is part of Facebook’s Linux kernel engineering team, has discovered a “serious flaw” in the way that the current slab memory controller in Linux kernel works. He says (Via The New Stack)that existing kernel design causes low slab utilization and the reason behind it is that the slab pages are used only […]
After fiddling with the idea for a long time, Linus Torvalds has finally decided to add “lockdown” security feature in Linux Kernel 5.4. The feature will be optional and will be shipped as Linux Security Module in the upcoming Linux 5.4. The feature will bring a major change in how user-space interacts with the Linux […]
Microsoft is trying to find one more home for its revamped Edge browser. Its Technical Program Manager for web, Sean Larson, has put out a new survey on Twitter asking feedback from developers who depend on Linux for development, testing, and other stuff. The survey asks developers what distro they prefer for development, and whether […]
We recently informed you about the situation of Linux gaming on Steam and the number of Linux users are steadily increasing. Well, today another report from the creator of Ubuntu seeks to highlight the top 5 snaps being used across popular Linux distros. The report also highlights what a good chunk of Linux users does […]
FudgeC2 is a campaign orientated Powershell C2 framework built on Python3/Flask – Designed for team collaboration, client interaction, campaign timelining, and usage visibility.Note: FudgeC2 is currently in alpha stage, and should be used with caution in non-test environments. Setup Installation To quickly install & run FudgeC2 on a Linux host run the following: git […]
Oracle Autonomous Linux OS has been announced to simplify cloud computing needs for server-side computers. It is the world’s first autonomous operating system and comes with Oracle OS management services. Oracle Autonomous Linux OS will mainly be used as a server-side solution on an enterprise scale. This Linux OS will provide a great deal of […]