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Rootkits

Short bio The term “rootkit” comes from “root kit,” a package giving the highest privileges in the system. It is used...

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“TootRoot” Mastodon vulnerabilities fixed: Admins, patch now!

July 11, 2023 - One of Twitter’s big rivals, Mastodon, recently finished fixing four issues which (in the worst case) allowed for the creation of files on...

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Cybercrime | News

A new rootkit comes to an ATM near you

March 22, 2022 - It’s not unusual to hear about malware created to affect automated teller machines (ATMs). Malware can be plantedat the ATM’s PC...

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News

Linux “Dirty Pipe” vulnerability gives unprivileged users root access

March 11, 2022 - A vulnerability in the Linux kernel, nicknamed “Dirty Pipe”, allows an unprivileged user to overwrite data in read-only files. This can...

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News

Samba patches critical vulnerability that allows remote code execution as root

February 1, 2022 - Samba developers have patched a vulnerabilitythat allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on affected Samba installations that use...

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