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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...
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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...
Jul 20, 2026
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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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malwarecybersecurityscamFacebook Scam: Trick Users in India Hack Their Own Accounts
Security experts have warned Facebook users in India not to fall for a new scam which tricks victims into . Symantec security response manager Satnam Narang revealed in a blog entry that a post began circulating last week on Facebook featuring a video with tips on how to hack accounts. The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Caution: A novel fraud scheme emerges on Instagram, deceiving users into compromising their own profiles via deceptive clips.. Social Media Scam, Account Security, Cyber Threat Awareness. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 02, 2014
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security advisoryencryptionexploitOpenSSL Security Advisory: Allegations of a Potential Scam by Hacker
Security experts have expressed doubts about a hacker claim that there. A group of five hackers writes in a posting on Pastebin that they worked for two weeks to find the bug and developed code to exploit it. They The link for this article located at PC World is no longer available. . Security experts express doubts regarding claims by hackers alleging the discovery of a vulnerability in OpenSSL following the Heartbleed incident, labeling it as a potential hoax.. OpenSSL Threat,Bug Exploit Analysis,Hacker Claims,Encryption Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 28, 2014
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malwarecyber crimescamUK Student Paul McLoughlin Receives Sentence for Istealer Scam
A UK university student has avoided jail over a malware-based scam that allowed him to break into the personal computers and webmail accounts of an estimated 100 victims.. Paul McLouglin, 22, a Salford University student from Liverpool, tricked victims into downloading password-stealing software, called Istealer, which he had disguised as a code-generation key for online games. McLouglin pleaded guilty on 11 April, prior to a sentencing hearing at London's Southwark Crown Court on Monday where he received an eight months sentence The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Paul McLouglin, 22, a Salford University student from Liverpool, tricked victims into downloading pa. university, student, avoided, malware-based, allowed, break. . Anthony Pell
May 18, 2011
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scaminternet safetyspam filterNszones DNSBL Scam Exposes Data Theft Risks and Cybersecurity Issues
Spamhaus has uncovered a fake spam filter company which was pirating and selling DNSBL data stolen from major anti-spam sysjavascript:submitbutton('save');tems including Spamhaus, CBL and SURBL, republishing the stolen data under the name "nszones.com". . Nszones operates a 'remove your IP' scam charging naive internet users to be removed from the pirated nszones DNSBLs. Nszones also attempts to sell 'commercial subscriptions' to the pirated nszones DNSBLs. Owned by Liberian-registered Aegeas Enterprises S.A., based in Greece, nszones.com was discovered pirating DNSBL data via rsync from Spamhaus, CBL and SURBL and republishing the pirated data under the hostnames 'bl.nszones.com, sbl.nszones.com, dyn.nszones.com and ubl.nszones.com' which nszones.com was then selling as its own work. Secret seed data which Spamhaus inserts into Spamhaus DNSBL zones to catch data pirates was found in bl.nszones.com, sbl.nszones.com and dyn.nszones.com. The link for this article located at spamhaus is no longer available. . Nszones operates a 'remove your IP' scam targeting naive users, exposing serious cybersecurity concerns in spam filtering.. Nszones Scam, Cybersecurity Risks, DNSBL Exploitation, Spam Filtering Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 31, 2010
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online bankingscamsecurity threatNewly Emerging Pharming Threats in Online Banking Security Risks
If the phishers don't get you the pharmers will, police have warned. People are now getting wary of the scam called phishing - where people are sent emails claiming to be from their bank asking them to "confirm" their account details and passwords. . A recent phishing attack on Commonwealth Bank customers fooled very few people into disclosing their internet banking details. But now comes an even more dangerous scam called pharming, where hackers secretly redirect users' computers from financial sites to the scammers' fake sites that look almost exactly the same as the real ones. . A recent phishing attack on Commonwealth Bank customers fooled very few people into disclosing their. phishers, don't, pharmers, police, warned, people, getting. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 29, 2006
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phishingscame-crimeExploring Phishing and E-Crime Threats to Internet Users Today
Internet crime often starts with phishing, the practice of duping a user into revealing bank account or log-in credentials via a fraudulent Web site. Phishers send out reams of e-mail bait that say users' account information has expired or needs updating. The e-mail includes links to a site that may look very similar to their bank Web site, but isn't. Once those credentials are obtained, criminals use the information in a variety of creative and costly scams. . "The Web is under attack," said Phillip Hallam-Baker, principal scientist at VeriSign Inc, who gave a session Thursday on Internet crime at the W3C (World Wide Web) conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, this week. The link for this article located at www.infoworld.com is no longer available. . The Internet faces a threat, cautioned Kim Reyes about the rise in cyberattacks and their ramifications on individuals.. E-crime, Phishing Attacks, Internet Threats, Cybersecurity Risks, Credential Theft. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 26, 2006
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malwarecyber attackkeyloggerRussian Scammers Steal €1 Million from French Online Banking Customers
Russian scammers used key logging Trojans to steal more than a €1m from French people accessing online bank accounts. The Trojans were sent by email but were not activated until people accessed their online bank accounts. Then the Trojan forwarded on user names and passwords to the crooks. . The link for this article located at TheRegister.co.uk is no longer available. . Cybercriminals from Russia have focused on French banking clients, illicitly acquiring more than €1 million through account breaches.. Russian Scammers, Keylogger Threat, Online Banking Security, Cyber Crime. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 09, 2006
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phishingscaminternet securityInvestigating Political Donation Scams and Their Phishing Techniques
Like other common "phishing" schemes, which involve e-mail requests that seem to be from trusted sources such as eBay or Citibank, the Kerry messages asked potential donors to go to an outside Web site to give money. Those Web sites, one registered in India, the other in Texas, were not affiliated with the Kerry campaign. . . .. An Internet security company says some e-mails asking for donations to U.S. presidential candidates are scams trying to steal unwary consumers' credit card numbers. Researchers for SurfControl, a company that offers e-mail filtering software, say they found two examples of suspect e-mails last weekend, both purporting to be from Democrat John Kerry's campaign. Like other common "phishing" schemes, which involve e-mail requests that seem to be from trusted sources such as eBay or Citibank, the Kerry messages asked potential donors to go to an outside Web site to give money. Those Web sites, one registered in India, the other in Texas, were not affiliated with the Kerry campaign. . An Internet security company says some e-mails asking for donations to U.S. presidential candidates . other, common, 'phishing', schemes, which, involve, e-mail, requests, trusted. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 04, 2004
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