July 18, 2022 More malicious Javascript code has been found in packages available on the open-source NPM repository, say researchers at ReversingLabs, highlighting the most recent discovery of untrustworthy libraries on open-source sites. The company said it has more...
June 22, 2022 A researcher has built a website that utilizes installed Google Chrome extensions to generate a fingerprint of the device that can be used to track the user online. In tracking users online, it is possible more...
June 17, 2022 Mozilla is now shielding all Firefox users by default from cross-site tracking while browsing the Web. Beginning Thursday, Mozilla has enabled its Total Cookie Protection set of privacy enhancements for all Firefox users anywhere in more...
June 6, 2022 The Evil Corp cybercrime gang has now transitioned to deploying LockBit ransomware on their target networks in an effort to avoid sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Evil more...
May 16, 2022 Nvidia has announced plans to open-source part of its Linux GPU drivers joining both Intel and AMD. This mark the first step toward open source parity for Nvidia's Linux driver packages. "This release is a more...
May 16, 2022 Under pressure after the discovery of several open source vulnerabilities including Log4Shell, leading open-source groups and software firms have created a 10-point plan for ensuring ongoing improvements in the security of open-source code. The plan, more...
May 11, 2022 Linux New Media USA has launched a new website for jobs in open-source technology called Open Source JobHub, which will help people find their place in the global open-source ecosystem. Linux New Media is an more...
May 6, 2022 Microsoft has warned users running Windows 11, version 21H2, who have installed the KB5012643 update, that they may have problems launching and using some applications. "After installing KB5012643, some NET Framework 3.5 apps might have more...
May 6, 2022 GitHub will roll out two-factor authentication to all contributing developers on its platform by the end of 2023. GitHub began the transition in February 2022 with the registration of all maintainers of the top-100 packages more...
May 6, 2022 Kubernetes will now add cryptographically signed signatures to protect users and organizations from supply chain attacks. Access to the cryptographically signed signatures is via the Sigstore project created by the Linux Foundation. Using sigstore certificates more...
