Linux

Linux Turns 35 as Open-Source Kernel Powers Global Critical Infrastructure

Linux has now reached 35 years old, serving as a reminder of the modern world’s reliance on an open-source kernel.…

2 months ago

AI-Assisted ToxNetV2 Linux Botnet Uses LLM to Generate Shell and SSH Commands

ToxNetV2, an AArch64 Linux peer-to-peer botnet, integrates a large language model into its controller workflow to turn botnet and host…

2 months ago

RedC2 Turns Compromised Linux Machines Into SOCKS5 Proxies for Internal Network Pivoting

A cluster of trojanized npm packages is delivering the RedC2 4.0 Linux implant, providing operators with a pathway from a…

2 months ago

Gunra Ransomware Uses Up to 100 ChaCha20 Threads to Rapidly Encrypt Linux Systems

Gunra ransomware has added a Linux encryptor to its arsenal, giving affiliates control over how they lock enterprise data. The…

3 months ago

PoC Released for Linux Kernel STP Use-After-Free Vulnerability

A proof-of-concept (PoC) has been released for a use-after-free vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's software bridge implementation found in `net/bridge`.…

3 months ago

OVSwrap Open vSwitch Flaw Lets Unprivileged Linux Users Gain Root Access

A recently disclosed Linux local privilege-escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-64531 and referred to as OVSwrap, affects the kernel's Open vSwitch…

3 months ago

BlackTech APT Uses New BlueShell Linux Backdoor in Attacks on Japanese Organizations

BlackTech, a long-running China-aligned APT group, has adopted a new Linux backdoor built on the BlueShell open-source RAT to conduct…

3 months ago

Linux XMRig Botnet Abuses PAM for Fileless Monero Mining and Persistent Access

A covert Monero (XMR) cryptomining campaign uncovered in May 2026 is abusing Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to evade detection,…

3 months ago

AI-Discovered Linux Kernel Zero-Day Enables Root Privilege Escalation

A researcher recently disclosed an AI-assisted Linux kernel zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-53264, which allows local privilege escalation to root…

3 months ago

Critical RefluXFS Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Attackers Gain Root Access

A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, identified as CVE-2026-64600 and referred to as RefluXFS. This vulnerability enables an unprivileged…

4 months ago