Subgraph OS — Secure Linux Operating System for Non-Technical Users

Information security and privacy are consistently hot topics after Edward Snowden revelations of NSA's global surveillance that brought the world's attention towards data protection and encryption as never before.



Moreover, just days after Windows 10's successful launch last summer, we saw various default settings in the Microsoft's newest OS that compromise users' privacy, making a large

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

Linux Foundation Launches 'Zephyr', a tiny OS for Internet of Things

The 21st century is witnessing a great change over in the daily life of folks with the advent of IoT devices that are capable of talking to each other without any human intervention.



Yeah! Now you do not have to individually cascade an instruction to each of your home devices to accomplish a task. All have gone automated with the actuators and sensors which are infused into the home

Vigilante Hackers Aim to Hijack 200,000 Routers to Make Them More Secure

The same "Vigilante-style Hacker," who previously hacked more than 10,000 routers to make them more secure, has once again made headlines by compromising more than 70,000 home routers and apparently forcing their owners to make them secure against flaws and weak passwords.



Just like the infamous hacking group Lizard Squad, the group of white hat hackers, dubbed the White Team, is building

Latest Windows 10 May Have a Linux Subsystem Hidden Inside

A Few Months Back, Microsoft impressed the world with 'Microsoft loves Linux' announcements, including, development of a custom Linux-based OS for running Azure Cloud Switch and selecting Ubuntu as the operating system for its Cloud-based Big Data services.

Also Read: Microsoft Drops a Cloud Data Center Under the Ocean.



Now, a renowned Windows Hacker and computer expert, who goes by the

PlayStation 4 Hacked to Run Linux

Hackers enjoy much playing with PlayStation and Xbox, rather than playing on them. And this time, they have done some crazy things with Sony's PlayStation gaming console.



It appears that a console-hacking that goes by the name of Fail0verflow have managed to hack PlayStation 4 (PS4) to run a Linux kernel-based operating system.



Fail0verflow announced this week that they successfully

R.I.P Ian Murdock, Founder of Debian Linux, Dies at 42

Ian Murdock, the founder the Debian Linux operating system and the creator of apt-get, has passed away.



Yes, it is very sad to announce that Ian Murdock is not between us. His death has touched the entire software community. He was just 42.



The announcement of Murdock death came out via a blog post on Docker website, where Murdock was working as a member of the technical

This Secure Operating System Can Protect You Even if You Get Hacked

Hackers, Government Agencies and sophisticated malware, are collecting every piece of Digital data that we transmit through our Computers, Smartphones or Internet-enabled Gadgets.



No matter how secure you think you might be, something malicious can always happen. Because, "With the right tools and Talent, a Computer is an open book."



Many people ask, How to stay safe and secure online?

Incredible! Someone Just Hacked 10,000 Routers to Make them More Secure

Has anyone ever heard about a "Vigilante-style Hacker," who hacks every possible system to make them more Secure?



No. It's not funny, neither a movie story:



Reportedly, someone is hacking thousands unprotected Wi-Fi routers everywhere and apparently forcing owners to make them more Secure.



Security firm Symantec has discovered a new malware, dubbed "Linux.Wifatch" a.k.a "Ifwatch,"

Microsoft Chooses Ubuntu Linux for their Cloud-based Azure HDInsight Big Data Solution

Earlier this month, Microsoft surprised us all with the announcement that they built a Linux kernel-based operating system, Azure Cloud Switch (ACS), for developing software products for Network Devices.



Now, Microsoft just announced that they have selected Ubuntu as the operating system for their Cloud-based Big Data services.




Yes, Microsoft needs Linux.




To expand

'The Hacker News' Weekly Roundup — 14 Most Popular Stories

To make the last week’s top cyber security threats and challenges available to you in one shot, we are once again here with our weekly round up.



Last week, we came across lots of cyber security threats like the XCodeGhost malware in Apple’s App Store and lockscreen bypass bug in iOS 9 and iOS 9.0.1 that made us sad, but…



…we were also thrilled by latest developments such as

The World's First $9 Computer is Shipping Today!

Remember Project: C.H.I.P. ?



A $9 Linux-based, super-cheap computer that raised some $2 Million beyond a pledge goal of just $50,000 on Kickstarter will be soon in your pockets.



Four months ago, Dave Rauchwerk, CEO of Next Thing Co., utilized the global crowd-funding corporation ‘Kickstarter’ for backing his project C.H.I.P., a fully functioning computer that offers more than what you

NeoKylin: China's Linux OS that Seriously Looks Like Windows XP

Do You Know: China has planned to eliminate all foreign Technologies and Services by 2020, just like Google and Facebook.

And it seems China in some years would be an entirely independent IT economy; building homegrown Mobile and computer devices, Operating Systems, Applications, Browsers and almost everything existing in the IT ecosystem.



Well, China was not at all happy when Microsoft

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

Meet Linux's New Fastest File-System – Bcachefs

First announced over five years ago, ex-Google engineer Kent Overstreet is pleasured in announcing the general availability of a new open-source file-system for Linux, called the Bcache File System (or Bcachefs).



Bcachefs is a Linux kernel block layer cache that aims at offering a speedier and more advanced way of storing data on servers.



Bcachefs promises to provide the same

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

Windows? NO, Linux and Mac OS X Most Vulnerable Operating System In 2014

Apple’s operating system is considered to be the most secure operating system whether it’s Mac OS X for desktop computers or iOS for iPhones. But believe it or not, they are the most vulnerable operating system of year 2014.
MOST VULNERABLE OPERATING SYSTEM Windows, which is often referred to as the most vulnerable operating system in the world and also an easy pie for hackers, is not even listed

Samba Service Hit By Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A critical vulnerability has been fixed in Samba — Open Source standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix, that could have allowed hackers to remotely execute an arbitrary code in the Samba daemon (smbd).



Samba is an open source implementation of the SMB/CIFS network file sharing protocol that works on the majority of operating systems available today, which

GnuPG Email Encryption Project Relies on 'Werner Koch', and He is Running Out of Funds

Werner Koch, the man who authored the free email encryption software, is running out of funding to continue the development of his crucial open-source GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) encryption tools.The code works on plenty of operating systems from Linux and FreeBSD to Windows and OS X.



The popular Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) email encryption software is the same used by the former United

Linuxy Hopes and Dreams for an Inferno-Free 2015

Linux is hoping for a wonderful year and future ahead and they have complete power in their hands to make the year 2015 a better year. Might not be a reality, but at least in theory, Devuan could flourish, the Systemd Inferno most possibly can extinguish over the past 12 months. Linux is expected to have the best of the year ahead.

Devuan expected to fade: 

According to Kevin O'Brien, Google+blogger, even though Linux is not expected to take over desktop in the year 2015 but they will surely make a dominating presence felt in the area of computing and continue their growth towards the global market. Kevin O'Brien also predicted that Devuan can be expected to fade away when more number of people will start recognizing the fact that Systemd is not having any major impact on their work in an obvious manner. Linux will get more and more importance due to the increasing dependence on cloud/big data/ etc..
On the similar lines, even Gerhard Mack, consultant and Slashdot blogger has given more suggestions. He is hoping that people will start spending more time to polish the existing features, video support, blocking of the screen when moving is playing, reducing the ways of duplicating the configuration of the desktop.

Programmers communities are expected to work hard and make the systemd perform better. Ubuntu is also expected to regain their number 1 position. The distro is expected to be the best choice for the companies who are looking for compatibility and back up. Red Hat and Debian have been a serious let down. According to Robert Pogson, blogger, GNU/Linux gains a legacy PC usage in Cuba will remain a serious question from the international perspective. According to him, an avalanche of governments will take place in Europe by using FLOSS and GNU/Linux. FLOSS and ODF have been widely accepted in the country and FLOSS and GNU/Linux are expected to get a breakthrough. He forecasted that India, China and Russia will make a major move towards adoption of GNU/Linux for common governmental purposes, which includes education. He added that Wintel is something which Russia can’t afford,India is price sensitive and China just doesn’t trust it.

While on one side Android/Linux will win over small, cheap computers, GNU/Linux will be able to triumphant on not-so-cheap and not-so-small computers. The year 2015 will set a benchmark as the customers will no longer be restricted to Wintel. Even though business might take some time, they have already started using GNU/Linux on thin client servers and they will be moving to desktops next.

What will happen in the future, still remains to be a big question? The companies can be expected to adopt the new technology with compromising network tools, login, desktop environment choices and many other independent decisions. Programmers are expecting that PCLinuxOS keeps on showing improvements and ensures constant growth. As present nothing can be confirmed but certainly hopes are quite high in the coming future.