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XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack: A Threat Actor Spent Two Years to Implement a Linux Backdoor

Tech Republic Security

Read about a supply chain attack that involves XZ Utils, a data compressor widely used in Linux systems, and learn how to protect from this threat.

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North Korean APT Uses Fake Job Offers as Linux Malware Lure

SecureWorld News

ESET researchers have discovered a new Lazarus Group campaign targeting Linux users. According to a recent blog post : "Operation DreamJob is the name for a series of campaigns where the group uses social engineering techniques to compromise its targets, with fake job offers as the lure.

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Report: Facebook Helped the FBI Exploit Vulnerability in a Secure Linux Distro for Child Predator Sting

Gizmodo

Facebook security personnel and engineers helped the FBI track down a notorious child predator by helping a third-party company develop an exploit in a security-focused version of the Linux operating system, Tails, per a Wednesday report by Vice. But they did so quietly and without notifying the developers of Tails… Read more.

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Chrome and Firefox will now alert you about data breaches involving your accounts

CTOvision

Mozilla has launched Firefox 70 for Windows, Mac, and Linux with new features such as social tracking protection, a Privacy Protections report, and a native data breach notification service for your saved logins.

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The Linux Migration: April 2017 Progress Report

Scott Lowe

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

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The Linux Migration: December 2018 Progress Report

Scott Lowe

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration from macOS to Linux as my primary laptop OS. In this post, I’d like to recap where things stand as of December 2018, after 8 months of full-time use of Linux as my primary laptop OS. Linux Distribution. Chat/Instant messaging: I continue to use the Slack Linux client and Pidgin.

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Cloud, Mobile, Social and Cyber: 2015 Predictions That Will Rock The World (AGAIN!)

Cloud Musings

The worlds of cloud, mobile, social and cyber will continue expanding, permuting and recombining. Linux Containers take center stage - Linux Containers of all forms, will mature and become interoperability building blocks of the cloud computing world. Today the average Fortune 100 brand has 320 social media accounts.

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