Category Archives: Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu-Maker Canonical’s GitHub Account Gets Hacked

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An unknown hacker yesterday successfully managed to hack into the official GitHub account of Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux project and created 11 new empty repositories.

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Snapd Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Root Access On Linux Systems

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Ubuntu and some other Linux distributions suffer from a severe privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local attacker or a malicious program to obtain root privileges and total control over the targeted system.

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July 18, 2017 – Hack Naked News #133

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Forgetting your Windows password, bidding farewell to SMS authentication, reviewing Black Hat USA 2017, Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10, and more. Jason Wood of Paladin Security joins us to discuss companies being breached due to misconfiguration on this episode of Hack Naked News! News Google wants you to bid farewell to SMS authentication – Google’s campaign to […]

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Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10 Released — Yes, You Read it Right

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Windows and Linux in the same line? Yes, you heard that right… and that too, on the same computer and within the same operating system.

Two months ago, Microsoft announced its plans to let its users install three different flavours of the Linux operating system – Ubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE – directly through their Windows Store, allowing them to run Windows and Linux apps side-by-side.

Now,

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