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I dodged a massive hack – Linux users just walked into a supply-chain nightmare

A major Linux package scare just exposed how dangerous trust-based software ecosystems can get when abandoned packages fall into the wrong hands. This video breaks down the AUR malware wave, how ...
Android Authority

Flipper Zero's makers are cooking up a wildly customizable Linux computer

Flipper Zero’s creator is working on the next device, a full-blown Linux computer. Called Flipper One, the device will support long-range communication protocols, including 5G, Wi-Fi, and even NTN ...
Business Wire

Hack The Box Report Reveals AI-Driven Shift Reshaping Cybersecurity Skills and Talent Strategy

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hack The Box, the global leader in AI cybersecurity readiness, today released its Cybersecurity Workforce Intelligence Report, revealing how AI is influencing cybersecurity ...
CNN

Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, ...
Mashable

Instructure Canvas hack update: Breach involved a specific teacher account type and interrupted finals

Students have struggled with Canvas downtime due to a data breach during school finals. Credit: Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The hacking collective ShinyHunters says it ...
Wall Street Journal

Canvas Hack Temporarily Disrupts Thousands of Schools

Canvas, one of the most widely used education apps, said it had restored services after pulling the plug in the middle of finals week at many colleges to deal with a cybersecurity incident. From ...
Forbes

Update Linux Now As 9-Year-Old Root Hack Confirmed, CISA Warns Users

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Inside a shocking two-year plot to secretly hack Linux

Tech pro ThioJoe dives into a long-running two-year operation that quietly targeted Linux systems through sophisticated hacking methods. Mumbai woman who went viral for confronting BJP's Girish ...
TechRepublic

New Hack Lets 30-Year-Old Windows PCs Run Modern Linux

WSL9x lets Windows 9x systems run a modern Linux 6.19 kernel without virtualization, showing how vintage PCs can still stretch beyond old limits. A 30-year-old Windows PC running a modern Linux kernel ...
CBS News

U.K. man pleads guilty to hacking scheme that stole $8 million in virtual currency from victims across U.S.

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...
Electrek

Tesla cracks down on FSD hacking devices, remotely shuts down access

Tesla is hitting back at a growing gray market of unauthorized devices that unlock Full Self-Driving (FSD) in regions where the software hasn’t been approved. The automaker has been remotely disabling ...
Wired

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends

Thousands of men are members of Telegram groups and channels that advertise and sell hacking and surveillance services that can be used to harass friends, wives and girlfriends, and former partners, ...