Canonical Releases Small Kernel Patch for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Fix a Regression

Canonical Releases Small Kernel Patch for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Fix a Regression

Xenial HWE kernel also available for Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS

Starbucks Wi-Fi Turned People’s Laptops into Cryptocurrency Miners

Starbucks Wi-Fi Turned People’s Laptops into Cryptocurrency Miners

It wasn’t our fault, Starbucks says in a statement

Security-Oriented Alpine Linux 3.7 Has UEFI Support, GRUB Support in Installer

Security-Oriented Alpine Linux 3.7 Has UEFI Support, GRUB Support in Installer

The new release includes GCC 6.4, LLVM 5.0, and Go 1.9

  • Mac
  • By Marius Nestor
  • November 28th, 2017
Major macOS High Sierra Security Flaw Discovered, Here's How to Protect Your Mac <em>Updated</em>

Major macOS High Sierra Security Flaw Discovered, Here's How to Protect Your Mac Updated

The exploit could be used to access your sensitive files

One Billion Android Devices Are Out of Date and Won't Get Further Updates

One Billion Android Devices Are Out of Date and Won't Get Further Updates

The rate of replacement is getting slower with new releases

Essential Phone Users Now Getting Patch for WPA2 KRACK Security Vulnerability

Essential Phone Users Now Getting Patch for WPA2 KRACK Security Vulnerability

Also includes improvements for touch scrolling

Don't Forget Your Unlock Method on Android 8.1, It Will Brick the Phone

Don't Forget Your Unlock Method on Android 8.1, It Will Brick the Phone

Using other methods during setup is no longer possible

USB Stick Disclosing London Airport Anti-Terror Security Systems Found in Street

USB Stick Disclosing London Airport Anti-Terror Security Systems Found in Street

The stick contained 2.5GB of unencrypted data

New Adobe Flash Vulnerability Lets Hackers Plant Malicious Software on Your PC

New Adobe Flash Vulnerability Lets Hackers Plant Malicious Software on Your PC

Affects all unpatched Linux, Mac, Chrome OS and Windows PCs

Google Extends Security Support for Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X Until November 2018

Google Extends Security Support for Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X Until November 2018

Two more months have been added to the original deadline

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • August 18th, 2017
Hacker Claims to Have Decrypted Apple's Secure Enclave Processor (SEP) Firmware

Hacker Claims to Have Decrypted Apple's Secure Enclave Processor (SEP) Firmware

The decryption key was published online by the hacker

Ubuntu Received 29 Security Patches for 15 Supported Packages in the Last Week

Ubuntu Received 29 Security Patches for 15 Supported Packages in the Last Week

Users are urged to update their systems immediately

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • July 20th, 2017
iOS 10.3.3 Update Fixes 47 Security Vulnerabilities, Including a Nasty Wi-Fi Bug

iOS 10.3.3 Update Fixes 47 Security Vulnerabilities, Including a Nasty Wi-Fi Bug

It's available now for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices

Google Wants to Simplify Its 2-Step Verification Process By Using Phone Prompts

Google Wants to Simplify Its 2-Step Verification Process By Using Phone Prompts

New authentications are done through encrypted connections

Calamares Devs Warn of Weaker Password Salt, Urge Users to Reset Their Password

Calamares Devs Warn of Weaker Password Salt, Urge Users to Reset Their Password

OS vendors are also urged to update to Calamares 3.1.1

WannaCry Who? IT Pros Not Rushing to Update Windows Despite Major Attacks

WannaCry Who? IT Pros Not Rushing to Update Windows Despite Major Attacks

Survey shows CIOs are not concerned by ransomware attacks

  • Apple
  • By Marius Nestor
  • July 1st, 2017
Watch: iOS 11 Beta Activation Lock Flaw Lets You Access Safari, Contacts, More

Watch: iOS 11 Beta Activation Lock Flaw Lets You Access Safari, Contacts, More

The bug is present in the Beta 1 and Beta 2 builds

 
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