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security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
Jul 21, 2026
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security advisory moderate For organizations that run a self-hosted Git platform, it’s no longer just about hosting static code repositories. Today, Git servers are responsible for deployment pipelines, API tokens, SSH keys, package repositories, and the automation scripts that push code directly. Confirm that the upgrade addresses known vulnerabilities but also provides production environments. . That makes them trusted systems within the development environment and attractive targets for attackers looking to move...
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data privacy automation Every system admin has lived through the same Monday morning ritual. A queue of forty tickets, half of them password resets, permission errors, or disk space warnings that any experienced technician could resolve in under two minutes. The other half require actual judgment. For years, automation promised that software would eventually sort the two apart on its own. That promise is now being tested in production Linux environments. . Early results are reshaping how IT teams think about tier-1...
Jul 17, 2026
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data collection automation You're running a web scraping project to collect pricing data from e-commerce sites. You set up a pool of datacenter proxies, launch your scripts, and within minutes — banned . CAPTCHAs everywhere. Your data pipeline stops before it really begins. . It's a frustrating scenario that plays out daily in ad verification, market research, and multi-account management. The website doesn't know you're doing legitimate research or monitoring. It just sees traffic coming from IP ranges it recognizes as...
Jul 17, 2026
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security advisory social engineering Business Email Compromise used to be a numbers game — mass-blasted emails, broken English, an obvious "URGENT WIRE TRANSFER" subject line. That era is over. Generative AI has turned BEC into a tailored, low-noise operation that mimics writing style, voice, and even video presence. This piece looks at what's actually changed under the hood, what defenders are testing in response, and why so many organizations are still structurally unprepared for it. . The Infrastructure Problem Nobody Wants to...
Jul 17, 2026
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security advisorybreachdevice securityTexas Car Hacking Incident: Bluetooth Exploitation of Vehicle Systems
A disgruntled former employee of Texas Auto Center chose a creative way to get back at the Austin-based dealership: He hacked into the company's computers and remotely activated the vehicle-immobilization system, which triggered the horn and disabled the ignition system in more than 100 of the vehicles. . The dealership had installed the system in their cars as a way to deal with customers who fell behind on their payments. Police arrested the man and charged him with breach of computer security. His legal status was unclear as of our deadline for this story. . The dealership had installed the system in their cars as a way to deal with customers who fell behin. disgruntled, former, employee, texas, center, chose, creative, austin-ba. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 06, 2012
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remote accesscomputer systemcar securityUC San Diego Study: Digital Music Exploit Can Compromise Car Systems
The Battlestar Galactica had no networked computers for the simple reason that they might allow the Cylons to take control of the ship. You might want to think about that next time you pop in a burned CD into your car's stereo system.. Computer security researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Washington have successfully taken control of a car's computer system by adding extra code to a digital music file that when played changes the car's firmware, thus allowing access to the onboard computer. Such access could potentially allow a hacker to unlock the doors and activate the engine. Other methods of remotely taking control of a car described in the researchers' paper include Bluetooth and attached cell phones. The music file attack is especially interesting because an The link for this article located at Time Magazine is no longer available. . Computer security researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Washington have successfully tak. battlestar, galactica, networked, computers, simple, reason, might, allow. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 18, 2011
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security advisoryrisk managementgovernmentGAO Report: Security Risks In Treasury Department Systems
Government computers that keep track of trillions of dollars as they flow in and out of Washington D.C. remain vulnerable to computer hackers, according to a report released by Congress' General Accounting Office. The report says that Treasury Department computer systems . . . . Government computers that keep track of trillions of dollars as they flow in and out of Washington D.C. remain vulnerable to computer hackers, according to a report released by Congress' General Accounting Office. The report says that Treasury Department computer systems -- which handle everything from Social Security checks to $2 trillion in tax and duty fee collections annually -- are rife with security problems. Many of the vulnerabilities haven't been fixed since the GAO first pointed out the flaws in 1999. The link for this article located at MSNBC is no longer available. . Government computers that keep track of trillions of dollars as they flow in and out of Washington D. government, computers, track, trillions, dollars, washington. . Anthony Pell
Feb 07, 2002
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security advisoryintrusion detectionsecurity measuresFAA: Security Recommendations Urge Strengthening Computer Safety Protocols
In the wake of a September report identifying security lapses in the computer system of the Federal Aviation Administration, the General Accounting Office Wednesday published official recommendations on how the agency might increase its security. . . .. In the wake of a September report identifying security lapses in the computer system of the Federal Aviation Administration, the General Accounting Office Wednesday published official recommendations on how the agency might increase its security. In its new report, "FAA Computer Security: Recommendations to Address Continuing Weaknesses" GAO recommended that the Transportation Secretary direct the FAA to increase personal, physical, operational and information-systems security and to establish an intrusion-detection system. The GAO's advice was first made public at a September hearing convened by the House Science Committee. "The FAA is making progress, but its computer security exposure is significant and pervasive, with a lot of work remaining," GAO wrote in September. It also found that the agency's biggest failure was in conducting adequate security background checks on senior staff and thousands of contractors who had been working on the agency's computer-security networks. The link for this article located at GovExec.com is no longer available. . In the wake of a September report identifying security lapses in the computer system of the Federal . september, report, identifying, security, lapses, computer, system, federal. . Anthony Pell
Dec 08, 2000
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security advisoryrisk managementgovernmentFederal Report: Security Risks Identified In Government Computer Systems
The government's computer systems remain "fraught with weaknesses," posing security risks at a host of federal offices, including the Defense and Treasury departments, a report released Monday found. The report, prepared for Congress by the General Accounting Office, said that . . . . The government's computer systems remain "fraught with weaknesses," posing security risks at a host of federal offices, including the Defense and Treasury departments, a report released Monday found. The report, prepared for Congress by the General Accounting Office, said that the scope of the problem has broadened since an earlier audit, and it called for tighter security controls across the board. The report warned that hackers could still violate government computers and that even authorized users have the opportunity to modify, steal or destroy sensitive government data. The link for this article located at CNN.com is no longer available. . The government's computer systems remain 'fraught with weaknesses,' posing security risks at a host . government's, computer, systems, remain, 'fraught, weaknesses, posing, security, risks. . Anthony Pell
Sep 13, 2000
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