Advanced Malware targeting Internet of the Things and Routers

Anything connected to the Internet could be hacked and so is the Internet of Things (IoTs).



The market fragmentation of IoTs or Internet-connected devices is a security nightmare, due to poor security measures implemented by their vendors.



Now, the researchers at security firm ESET have discovered a piece of Malware that is targeting embedded devices such as routers, and other

Warning — Linux Mint Website Hacked and ISOs replaced with Backdoored Operating System

Are you also the one who downloaded Linux Mint on February 20th? You may have been Infected!



Linux Mint is one of the best and popular Linux distros available today, but if you have downloaded and installed the operating system recently you might have done so using a malicious ISO image.



Here's why:



Last night, Some unknown hacker or group of hackers had managed to hack into the

Critical glibc Flaw Puts Linux Machines and Apps at Risk (Patch Immediately)

A highly critical vulnerability has been uncovered in the GNU C Library (glibc), a key component of most Linux distributions, that leaves nearly all Linux machines, thousands of apps and electronic devices vulnerable to hackers that can take full control over them.



Just clicking on a link or connecting to a server can result in remote code execution (RCE), allowing hackers to steal

Zero-Day Flaw Found in 'Linux Kernel' leaves Millions Vulnerable

A new critical zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel that could allow attackers to gain root level privileges by running a malicious Android or Linux application on an affected device.



The critical Linux kernel flaw (CVE-2016-0728) has been identified by a group of researchers at a startup named Perception Point.



The vulnerability was present in

Someone Just Leaked Hard-Coded Password Backdoor for Fortinet Firewalls

Are millions of enterprise users, who rely on the next-generation firewalls for protection, actually protected from hackers?



Probably Not.



Just less than a month after an unauthorized backdoor found in Juniper Networks firewalls, an anonymous security researcher has discovered highly suspicious code in FortiOS firewalls from enterprise security vendor Fortinet.

You can Hack into a Linux Computer just by pressing 'Backspace' 28 times

So what would anyone need to bypass password protection on your computer?



It just needs to hit the backspace key 28 times, for at least the computer running Linux operating system.



Wait, what?



A pair of security researchers from the University of Valencia have uncovered a bizarre bug in several distributions of Linux that could allow anyone to bypass any kind of authentication during

Linux Ransomware targeting Servers and Threatening Webmasters to Pay

Since past few years, Ransomware has emerged as one of the catastrophic malware programs that lets hacker encrypts all the contents of a victim's hard drive or/and server and demands ransom (typically to be paid in Bitcoin) in exchange for a key to decrypt it.



Until now cyber criminals were targeting computers, smartphones and tablets, but now it appears they are creating ransomware that

Is This Security-Focused Linux Kernel Really UnHackable?

Can you name which Operating System is most Secure?




...Windows, Mac, Linux or any particular Linux Distribution?



Yes, we get that! It’s not an easy thing to pick.



Besides Windows, Even the so-called ultra-secure Linux Distros were found to be vulnerable to various critical flaws in past years.



Because, almost all Linux Distros use the same Kernel, and the most number of cyber

Bug in OpenSSH Opens Linux Machines to Password Cracking Attack

A simple but highly critical vulnerability recently disclosed in the most widely used OpenSSH software allows attackers to try thousands of password login attempts per connection in a short period.



OpenSSH is the most popular software widely used for secure remote access to Linux-based systems. Generally, the software allows 3 to 6 Password login attempts before closing a connection, but a

NSA Releases Open Source Network Security Tool for Linux

The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has released a network security tool for Government and the private sectors to help secure their networks against cyber attacks.



Dubbed Systems Integrity Management Platform (SIMP), the tool is now publicly available on the popular source code sharing website GitHub.



According to an official release from NSA, SIMP makes it easier for