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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...
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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security advisoryweb threatsbackdoorCryptoPHP Backdoor Threat in Pirated Joomla, WordPress, Drupal Themes
Illegal search engine optimization (SEO) is the goal of attackers who are freely distributing pirated Joomla, WordPress and Drupal themes and plugins that are packaged with a backdoor being referred to as CryptoPHP. . Last week Fox-It released a whitepaper on CryptoPHP, and in a Wednesday post the security company revealed that most of the command-and-control domains had been sinkholed or taken down. The link for this article located at SC Magazine is no longer available. . Unauthorized themes and plugins containing hidden backdoors pose a significant risk to the safety of online platforms.. CryptoPHP Backdoor, Web Security Threats, Pirated Themes. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 03, 2014
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code injectionweb threatsPNG malwareMalicious PNG Files: A Threat of iFrame Injection by Sucuri
Security vendor Sucuri is warning that it's spotted an attack in the wild that embeds malicious code in PNG files. . The iFrame injection attack loaded a valid jquery.js file with very little to alert even the researcher that something else was going on. As the company writes in this blog post, the only red flag in the code was a loadFile() function downloading dron.png into the iFrame. The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Uncover the hidden threat of the iFrame exploit that stealthily integrates harmful JPEG scripts, sidestepping security measures and endangering online safety.. iFrame Attack, PNG Malware, Code Injection, Web Threats, Sucuri Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 05, 2014
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application securitysecurity trendsFirefox2009 Security Report: Firefox Leads Browser Vulnerabilities at 44%
Application security vendor Cenzic today released its security trends report for the first half of 2009 application. In it, Cenzic claims that the Mozilla's Firefox browser led the field of Web browsers in terms of total vulnerabilities.. According to Cenzic, Firefox accounted for 44 percent of all browser vulnerabilities reported in the first half of 2009. In contrast, Apple's Safari had 35 percent of all reported browser vulnerability, Microsoft's Internet Explorer was third at 15 percent and Opera had just six percent share. The 2009 figures stand in contrast to Cenzic's Q3/Q4 2008 report, where IE accounted for 43 percent of all reported Web browser vulnerabilities and Firefox followed closely at 39 percent. The link for this article located at Internet News is no longer available. . According to Cenzic, Firefox accounted for 44 percent of all browser vulnerabilities reported in the. security, application, vendor, cenzic, today, released, trends, report, first. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 09, 2009
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security advisorycross-site scriptingphishingCritical XSS Issues Found In Leading Websites Exposing User Data
Eight out of ten Web sites contain common flaws that can allow attackers to steal customer data, create phishing exploits, or craft a variety of other attacks, a security company reported today. WhiteHat Security regularly scans hundreds of "very popular, very high-traffic sites" for its online business customers, says Jeremiah Grossman, the company's founder. "More than likely, you have shopped there, or bank there," he says. Thirty percent of scanned sites contain an urgent vulnerability, such as one that allows direct access to a company database with customer information, he says. . Two out of three scanned sites have one or more cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws, which take advantage of problems with sites' programming and are increasingly used in phishing attacks. A recent eBay scam used a now-fixed XSS hole on the auction site to direct anyone who clicked on a phony car auction to a phishing site. The link for this article located at NetworkWorld is no longer available. . Two out of three scanned sites have one or more cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws, which take advanta. eight, sites, contain, common, flaws, allow, attackers, steal, customer. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 23, 2007
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security measuresinternet fraudweb threatsRecognizing Flash-Based Phishing Risks Targeting PayPal Users
We've now seen several phishing web sites that are using flash-based content instead of normal HTML. Probably the main to reason to do this is to try to avoid phishing toolbars that analyze page content. Two recent examples, both targeting PayPal: and . . These sites look like the real PayPal front page, but they are actually Flash recreations. The link for this article located at F-Secure is no longer available. . These sites look like the real PayPal front page, but they are actually Flash recreations. The link . we've, phishing, sites, using, flash-based, content, instead, normal. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 07, 2007
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data protectionweb threatsbest practicesExploring Cookie Security Threats and Misconfigurations
Within one week's time, we stumbled across two different sites using cookies the wrong way. While the attack vectors were a bit different, both sites trusted the cookie data to secure their users. Let's break this cookie down so we can understand its intent. First, you can easily tell who the cookie belongs to . Unpack prevalent cookie setup issues and discover methods to manage cookie information securely for enhanced safeguarding.. Web Cookies, Secure Data Handling, Cookie Best Practices, Cybersecurity Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 18, 2006
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open sourcePHPweb threatsExploring PHP Honeypot Techniques for Cyber Threat Engagement
PHP HoP is an open source project for: * Application-based low-level interaction honeypot * Dealing with web threats PHP HoP has already been used to : * Fool different kind of web attackers (audit tools, manual hax0rs...) * Create real statistics about the first top10 commands used by an intruder . * Steal malware (PHP, C, Perl) that attackers wanted to upload * Identify evil behaviours and learn about current web threats . The link for this article located at PHP.Hop is no longer available. . The link for this article located at PHP.Hop is no longer available. . source, project, application-based, low-level, interaction, honeypot, dealing. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 25, 2006
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security impactidentity theftdomain hijackingUnderstanding Domain Hijacking and Its Impact on Organizations
Malicious hackers who are able to hijack an organization's Web domain may be able to steal traffic from the legitimate Web site long after the domain has been restored to its owner, according to a recent report.Design flaws in the way Web browsers and proxy servers store data about Web sites allow malicious hackers to continue directing Web surfers to malicious Web pages for days or even months after the initial domain hijacking. . The persistent attack could lead to information or identity theft, according to Amit Klein, a Web application security researcher with the Web Application Security Consortium. The link for this article located at EWeek is no longer available. . Domain takeovers pose significant risks for companies, given that perpetrators can reroute traffic even post-restoration.. Domain Hijacking, Long-Term Threats, Security Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 09, 2006
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