I get really, really tired of stories that make it sound like Linux has become more insecure. No, it hasn't. Here are some simple security truths. First, no operating system or program is secure. Some ...

Hackers are using malware which targets Linux to build botnets to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS attacks) security researchers have warned. The so-called BillGates Trojan botnet family of ...

Getting a Linux server hacked and made part of a botnet is easier than some people may think. As two unrelated blog posts published in the past week demonstrate, running a vulnerable piece of software ...

A newly-discovered peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been found targeting a remote code execution vulnerability in Linux Webmin servers. Vulnerable Linux Webmin servers are under active attack by a ...

Akamai announced on Tuesday that its Security Intelligence Response Team has discovered a massive Linux-based botnet that's reportedly capable of downing websites under a torrent of DDoS traffic ...

A Linux botnet has grown so powerful that it can generate crippling distributed denial-of-service attacks at over 150 Gbps, many times greater than a typical company’s infrastructure can withstand.

Zscaler's ThreatLabz research team is tracking a new botnet dubbed DreamBus that’s installing the XMRig cryptominer on powerful enterprise-class Linux and Unix systems with the goal of using their ...

In a report released on Tuesday, Akamai has profiled several recent attacks from the XOR botnet, which is capable of DDoS attacks in excess of 150Gpbs. Researchers, after examining the more recent ...

This article is exceedingly vague. Are these linux boxes actual PC's running linux, or are they routers, IoT appliances and the like? Lizardsquad ran a DDoS botnet on routers that ran on unpatched ...

Lately a fad of allowing crowdsourced control of video games has invaded popular videogame streaming website Twitch TV (Twitch Interactive, Inc.). First it was Twitch Plays Pokemon then more ...

A recently discovered botnet under active development targets Linux systems, attempting to ensnare them into an army of bots ready to steal sensitive info, installing rootkits, creating reverse shells ...

eSpeaks host Corey Noles sits down with Qualcomm's Craig Tellalian to explore a workplace computing transformation: the rise of AI-ready PCs. Matt Hillary, VP of Security and CISO at Drata, details ...