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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...
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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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data protectionidentity theftprivacy concernUnderstanding Privacy Risks: Protecting Against Scams And Identity Theft
It starts out innocently enough. You're browsing the Web, dreaming of the weekend and your next golf game, and you happen across a great-looking site that promises to drop your handicap in three easy lessons. Sounds good, but you've got . . . . It starts out innocently enough. You're browsing the Web, dreaming of the weekend and your next golf game, and you happen across a great-looking site that promises to drop your handicap in three easy lessons. Sounds good, but you've got a meeting in 5 minutes, so you hastily sign up for the site's weekly newsletter and dash off. When the newsletter arrives several days later, however, it's not alone. Every day, more and more new spam crams your mailbox, hawking Caviar Quarterly subscriptions or pitching wild weekends in Las Vegas. Who knew one newsletter would have so many pushy friends--and who invited them in the first place? Companies that collect facts about you often have obscure data-handling practices, so your name, address, and account numbers could end up spreading across the Web faster than a cold at a corporate retreat. Your problems don't stop there--you also have to guard against ever more sophisticated scammers and hackers who are out to steal your identity or your company's data. And studies show that these problems keep getting worse both for individuals and for businesses. The link for this article located at PCWorld is no longer available. . Investigate prevalent privacy issues in today's online world. Protect your information from intrusive advertising and identity fraud.. Online Privacy, Data Protection, Identity Theft Awareness, Digital Safety. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 22, 2003
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data protectioncybersecurity tipsemail spoofingEmail Spoofing Nightmare: Andy Markley's Labor Day Challenge
Andy Markley was really looking forward to a work-free Labor Day weekend far away from his computer. But he made the mistake of checking his inbox before he left for his planned holiday. Hundreds of e-mails greeted Markley that Saturday . . . . Andy Markley was really looking forward to a work-free Labor Day weekend far away from his computer. But he made the mistake of checking his inbox before he left for his planned holiday. Hundreds of e-mails greeted Markley that Saturday morning, most of them reporting an undeliverable message sent from his e-mail account. And interspersed with those bounced messages were angry rants accusing Markley of sending out spam offering pharmaceuticals without a prescription. Markley isn't a spammer, he's a graphic artist. He was the victim of a con artist who sent thousands of spam messages carefully crafted to appear as if they had originated from Markley's domain. The scam almost cost Markley his business, his reputation, his website and his sanity. His Internet service provider wouldn't help him, despite the fact that his computer and his e-mail account were being overwhelmed by an avalanche of spam-spew that made it impossible to do business or even collect his personal e-mail. The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . Emily Thompson unveils the hidden costs of unused subscriptions and cluttered inboxes as autumn approaches. This October, she's ready to declutter!. Spam Awareness, Email Spoofing, Cybersecurity Tips. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 02, 2003
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information securitysocial engineeringcybersecurity trendsKevin Mitnick's Experience with Social Engineering Scams
If you need a working definition of ironic, you could do worse than this. Last summer, Kevin Mitnick, the one-time hacker who was on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted" list of fugitives, was himself the victim of a scam just like he used to work on people. It's a technique Mitnick, 39, calls social engineering: getting access to information, including computer data, by talking to people rather than by accessing computers. "I practised it for 15 years. I would think I would be the most aware of when it was being done," he says. . . .. If you need a working definition of ironic, you could do worse than this. Last summer, Kevin Mitnick, the one-time hacker who was on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted" list of fugitives, was himself the victim of a scam just like he used to work on people. It's a technique Mitnick, 39, calls social engineering: getting access to information, including computer data, by talking to people rather than by accessing computers. "I practised it for 15 years. I would think I would be the most aware of when it was being done," he says. But in June he got a call on his mobile phone from a reporter from the Associated Press. The reporter knew that Mitnick had written a book about social engineering, and he was keen to talk about it. "How did you get this number?" asked Mitnick, suspicious. The reporter explained that he had called the book publishers who had given him the number. Mitnick agreed to an interview and talked at length. When the interview appeared, his publishers were aghast. "Why did you talk to him?" they asked. Too late, Mitnick realised his mistake: "He misrepresented the facts," he says. "And even I fell for it. Because I didn't verify the authenticity of what he was telling me." The link for this article located at Independent News is no longer available. . If you need a working definition of ironic, you could do worse than this. Last summer, Kevin Mitnick. working, definition, ironic, worse, summer, kevin, mitnick. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 21, 2002
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consumer protectionauction fraudonline tradingProtecting Yourself from eBay Auction Scams: Essential Guide
An educated consumer is a safe consumer. In that spirit, here is Forbes ASAP's complete guide to the dark side of online auction trading. "The average person who uses eBay is just completely ignorant," says one frequent seller (who, like . . . . An educated consumer is a safe consumer. In that spirit, here is Forbes ASAP's complete guide to the dark side of online auction trading. "The average person who uses eBay is just completely ignorant," says one frequent seller (who, like many of the people interviewed for this article, requested anonymity because of his dependence on eBay for his livelihood). Part of the problem is that eBay is growing so rapidly that a high percentage of its users are newbies ill-prepared to defend themselves against the unfamiliar tactics of the online unscrupulous. "Novice buyers are the biggest victims," says Rodrigo Sales, CEO of AuctionWatch, an online service that helps buyers and sellers manage their auction transactions. Unfortunately, some eBay users are unconcerned about scams because they've simply adopted many of the sleazy tactics themselves. Almost every one of more than a dozen experienced buyers and sellers I've spoken to admitted to sometimes using at least one blatantly unethical tactic, and several confessed to activity that could conceivably be prosecuted as felony fraud in most states. The link for this article located at Forbes [hackernews] is no longer available. . An educated consumer is a safe consumer. In that spirit, here is Forbes ASAP's complete guide to the. consumer, educated, spirit, forbes, asap's, complete, guide. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 27, 2000
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