[ad_1] Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux malware dubbed Showboat that has been put to use in a campaign targeting a telecommunications provider in the Middle East …
Showboat Linux Malware Hits Middle East Telecom with SOCKS5 Proxy Backdoor Read More
[ad_1] Ravie LakshmananMay 21, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News This week starts small. A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up …
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[ad_1] Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE). Dubbed DirtyDecrypt (aka …
DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31635 LPE Vulnerability Read More
[ad_1] Ravie LakshmananMay 14, 2026Vulnerability / Linux Details have emerged about a new variant of the recent Dirty Frag Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability that allows local attackers to …
New Fragnesia Linux Kernel LPE Grants Root Access via Page Cache Corruption Read More
[ad_1] A public exploit is available for a nine-year old vulnerability that affects the Linux kernel, paving the way for root privilege escalation. The flaw, which actually is two vulnerabilities …
Dirty Frag Exploit Poised to Blow Up on Enterprise Linux Distros Read More
[ad_1] Ravie LakshmananMay 11, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking Rough Monday. Somebody poisoned a trusted download again, somebody else turned cloud servers into public housing, and a few crews are still getting …
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[ad_1] Ravie LakshmananMay 08, 2026Linux / DevOps A previously undocumented Linux implant codenamed Quasar Linux RAT (QLNX) is targeting developers’ systems to establish a silent foothold as well as facilitate …
Quasar Linux RAT Steals Developer Credentials for Software Supply Chain Compromise Read More
[ad_1] Ravie LakshmananMay 08, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel. Dubbed Dirty Fragit has been described as …
Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions Read More
[ad_1] Ravie LakshmananMay 07, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to stealthily deliver a previously unknown …
PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux Read More
[ad_1] Ravie LakshmananMay 04, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking This week, the shadows moved faster than the patches. While most teams were still triaging last month’s alerts, attackers had already turned control …
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