The three major desktop operating systems were successfully compromised at this year’s Vancouver Pwn2Own hacking contest. On day 1, macOS’ security was defeated by @Synactiv with a TOCTOU exploit resulting in escalated privileges. @Synactiv was also successfully at hacking a… Continue Reading
By: Jon Brodkin Six years after making Unity the default user interface on Ubuntu desktops, Canonical is giving up on the project and will switch the default Ubuntu desktop back to GNOME next year. Canonical is also ending development of… Continue Reading
By: Jeanne Jocson and Jennifer Gumban A new addition to the list of Linux threats is the recently detected Linux ARM malware ELF_IMEIJ.A (detected by Trend Micro as ELF_IMEIJ.A). The threat exploits a vulnerability in devices from AVTech, a surveillance… Continue Reading
By: BALAJI N New linux Malware, dubbed Linux/Rakos is threatening devices and servers.The malware is written in the Go language and the binary is usually compressed with the standard UPX tool. Linux/Rakos performed via brute force attempts at SSH logins, in… Continue Reading
By: Dan Goodin If you run a mainstream distribution of Linux on a desktop computer, there’s a good chance security researcher Chris Evans can hijack it when you do nothing more than open or even browse a specially crafted music… Continue Reading