Exploit released for new PinTheft Arch Linux root escalation flaw

PinTheft, a recently patched Linux privilege escalation vulnerability, now has a publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) ...
CSOonline

New malware turns Linux systems into P2P attack networks

Researchers found a Linux malware called QLNX that combines P2P networking, rootkits, PAM backdoors, and fileless execution to persist and evade takedowns. Attackers have found a new way to turn Linux ...

New Fragnesia Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges

Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability (known as Fragnasia ...
Dark Reading

Reverse Engineering With AI Unearths High-Severity GitHub Bug

GitHub yesterday disclosed CVE-2026-3854, a high severity (8.7 CVSS) vulnerability identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that would grant an attacker with push access to a repository to achieve ...
Military Times

Commissaries reverse decision to charge for single-use bags

Military commissaries stopped charging customers for single-use paper or plastic bags Wednesday, reversing a policy implemented just one month ago. In a short statement, the Defense Commissary Agency ...
Hosted on MSN

Wild rally drivers attack Nürburgring reverse layout with fearless high speed runs

Witness the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife from a completely different perspective as rally drivers race the circuit in reverse during Rallye Köln Ahrweiler. This thrilling compilation is packed ...
Forbes

Amazon Infrastructure Weaponized As Compromised Credentials Used In Attacks

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Beware this uptick in Amazon SES attacks. Amazon is a giant in both online retail and cloud, ...
ZDNet

Fedora 44 made me forget I was using Linux - in the best way

Fedora 44 is now available, and it's something special. There are tons of improvements on just about every level of the OS. You can download and install Fedora 44 for ...
Wall Street Journal

ChatGPT Wrestles With Its Most Chilling Conversation: How Do I Plan an Attack?

Last spring, Florida State University student Phoenix Ikner wanted to know how many classmates he needed to kill to become notorious. ChatGPT responded with a metric. “Usually 3 or more dead, 5-6 ...
CoinDesk

Litecoin hit by denial-of-service attack, rewrites 13 blocks to reverse effect

A 13-block chain reorganization on LTC $52.52 late Friday and Saturday rewound roughly 32 minutes of network activity after attackers used a vulnerability in its Mimblewimble Extension Block (MWEB) ...
Ars Technica

Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day

Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical were knocked offline on Thursday morning and have remained down ever since, a situation that’s preventing the OS provider from communicating ...