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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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cybersecurity Linux documentation Linux operating systems have gained prominence due to their stability, adaptability, and excellent security options. In the case of developing documentation, designing cybersecurity dashboards, or educational material, visuals are of vital importance when it comes to making things clear. The use of icons allows one to understand the message regarding alerts, authorization, encryption, authentication, or the state of the system just by looking at the visual cue without having to read long...
Jul 17, 2026
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security advisory linux distribution ESET researchers identified 11 old and forgotten Linux UEFI shim bootloaders at versions 0.9 and below that can be used to bypass UEFI Secure Boot on any UEFI-based machine that trusts Microsoft’s Microsoft Corporation UEFI CA 2011 third-party certificate authority, regardless of the installed operating system (OS). Reported shims can be exploited to execute untrusted code during system boot, enabling attackers to deploy malicious UEFI bootkits even on systems with UEFI Secure Boot enabled.....
Jul 16, 2026
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network securityinformation securityhackingBest Linux Distributions for Ethical Hacking and Security Testing
Looking for the best Linux distro to learn hacking? Whether you want to pursue a career in information security, are already working as a security professional, or are just interested in the field, a decent Linux distro that suits your purposes is a must. . There are countless Linux distros for various purposes. For instance, there are , , and more. Here, we list some of the best Linux distros to learn hacking and penetration testing. These distros provide multiple tools for assessing networking security and other similar tasks. . In the realm of hacking and cybersecurity, specific Linux distributions stand out for their unique tools and features that cater to both experts and novices alike. Best Linux Distros, Hacking Tools, Security Testing. . Brittany Day
May 02, 2023
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encryptionapplication securityOpenSSLExploring Encryption Techniques With Kuba Tyszko on Linux
[Kuba Tyszko] like many of us, has been hacking things from a young age. An early attempt at hacking around with grandpa’s tractor might have been swiftly quashed by his father, but likely this was not the last such incident. . With a more recent interest in cracking encrypted applications, [Kuba] gives us some insights into some of the tools at your disposal for reading out the encrypted secrets of applications that have something worth hiding. There may be all sorts of reasons for such applications to have an encrypted portion, and that’s not really the focus. One such application that [Kuba] describes was a pre-trained machine-learning model written in the R scripting language. If you’re not familiar with R, it is commonly used for ‘data science’ type tasks and has a big fan base. It’s worth checking out. Anyway, the application binary took two command line arguments, one was the encrypted blob of the model, and the second was the path to the test data set for model verification. The first thing [Kuba] suggests is to disable network access, just in case the application wants to ‘dial home.’ We don’t want that. The application was intended for Linux, so the first port of call was to see what libraries it was linked against using the ldd command. This indicated that it was linked against OpenSSL , so that was a likely candidate for encryption support. Next up, running objdump gave some clues as to the various components of the binary. It was determined that it was doing something with 256-bit AES encryption. Now after applying a little experience (or educated guesswork, if you prefer), the likely scenario is that the binary yanks the private key from somewhere within itself reads the encrypted blob file, and passes this over to libssl . Then the plaintext R script is passed off to the R runtime, the model executes against the test data, and results are collated. . Liam Carter discusses strategies for decrypting secure software and mitigating potentialvulnerabilities.. encryption tools,hacking insights,linux applications,data science. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 22, 2023
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cybercrimehackingsecurity concernsIs Artificial Intelligence Essential for Successful Cybercrime Tactics?
Many people fear that AI-powered hacking would aid criminals in carrying out dangerous and costly cyberattacks. However, threat actors appear to be doing just fine without it. What is your opinion on this? Is AI-powered hacking a legitimate concern or are these fears misplaced? Comment below. . Artificial intelligence is captivating tech news audiences. Unfortunately, growing expectations for AI’s impact on legitimate business have spawned a distracting narrative about potential AI-powered cyberattacks. Is this really a threat that needs to be on our radar? Based on my work examining dark web markets and the techniques cybercriminals use to collect, resell or commit fraud with stolen data, I question the usefulness of AI to run-of-the-mill cybercrime. The link for this article located at The Next Web is no longer available. . Artificial intelligence is captivating tech news audiences. Unfortunately, growing expectations for . people, ai-powered, hacking, would, criminals, carrying, dangerous, costly. . Brittany Day
Jul 11, 2019
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social engineeringhackingsecurity trendsExploring 2018's Most Intriguing Hacks And Hacker Psychologies
Each year a few hackers do something new that begs further examination. The general public and Hollywood paints most hackers as these uber-smart people who can take control of entire city’s infrastructure and crack any password in seconds.. The reality is that most hackers are fairly average people with average intelligence. Most don’t do anything new. They just repeat the same things that have worked for years, if not decades, using someone else’s tool based on someone else’s hack from many years ago. The link for this article located at CSO Online is no longer available. . The high-profile cyber hacks of 2018 exposed vulnerabilities in organizations, revealing techniques like social engineering and outdated security measures.. Hacker Insights, Cyber Attacks 2018, Security Trends, Hacking Behaviors. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 27, 2018
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cyber threatshackingsensitive informationExploring Election Security Threats Beyond Voting Machines
The DEF CON 2018 Voting Machine Hacking Village aimed to raise awareness in voting security through a full day of speakers and panel discussions along with a challenge for attendees to hack more than 30 pieces of voting equipment. A partnership with rOOtz Asylum offered youths between 8 and 16 years old an opportunity to hack replicas of the websites of secretaries of state to demonstrate that even hackers with limited years of experience can easily compromise critical systems.. The goal was to break as many voting machine pieces as possible in order to draw attention to the vulnerabilities that will be present in the upcoming 2018 elections. The focus on election equipment, however, ignores the greater danger caused by hacking into the diverse collection of sensitive information that flows through political campaigns and the electoral process, and using that to influence and sow distrust among voters. While changing a vote or voting results can be traced back to a particular stakeholder, changing people's understanding of facts is far more insidious. The link for this article located at DarkReading is no longer available. . Delve into the multifaceted nature of electoral integrity beyond mere electronic manipulation, underscoring significant risks and the vital role of citizen confidence.. Election Security,Cyber Threats,Voting Systems,Hacking Awareness,Sensitive Information. . Brittany Day
Sep 16, 2018
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data breachcybercrimehackingUK: 47 Hacking Charges Last Year and Declining Prosecution Rates
Cyberattacks are now a daily occurrence and hardly a week goes by when we don't hear of a major data breach -- but despite rising numbers of hacking events, prosecutions rates are falling in the United Kingdom.. As reported by The Times, law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has compiled the figures on how many prosecutions are pushed through the 1990 Computer Misuse Act, which allows law enforcement to charge individuals with unauthorized access to PC systems and causing damage to machines. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . As reported by The Times, law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has compiled the figures on how. cyberattacks, daily, occurrence, hardly, don't, major. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 20, 2018
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cybercrimehackingidentity theftFederal Grand Jury Indicts Syrian Electronic Army Members For Hacking
A federal grand jury has returned an 11-count indictment against two Syrian men, who have been charged with multiple counts of aggravated identity theft and their involvement in a conspiracy to commit computer hacking as members of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).. The indictment alleges that Ahmad 'Umar Agha, who goes by the online alias "The Pro," and Firas Dardar ("The Shadow") conducted spearphishing attacks on the US government, military, international organizations, and several private-sector entities including the US Marine Corps, Executive Office of the President, NASA, The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Human Rights Watch, National Public Radio, and several other organizations and individuals. The link for this article located at DarkReading is no longer available. . The indictment alleges that Ahmad 'Umar Agha, who goes by the online alias 'The Pro,' and Firas Dard. federal, grand, returned, 11-count, indictment, against, syrian, charg. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 20, 2018
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malwarecybercrimehackingTrial For Latvian Ruslans Bondars Facing Hacking Charges
Jury selection is set to begin in Virginia in the trial of a Latvian man accused of running a hacking operation offering malware products and services to cybercriminals.. Ruslans Bondars is to go on trial Monday on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and computer hacking. The link for this article located at wtop is no longer available. . A Lithuanian individual, Andrius Jankauskas, is set to appear in court in Maryland on accusations of collusion, electronic fraud, and cyber intrusion.. Malware Operation, Cybercrime, Hacking Trial. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 08, 2018
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