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ESET discovers 21 new Linux malware families

All malware strains are trojanized versions of the OpenSSH server or client apps that include keylogger and backdoor capabilities.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/eset-discovers-21-new-linux-malware-families/

#infosec #linux #malware

All build tools suck. And specially those related to jvm ecosystem.

Australia's new #aabill reminds us of this episode... :) Jokes aside, a full analysis of the bill can be found here: https://protonmail.com/blog/australia-anti-encryption-law/

from: https://twitter.com/ProtonMail/status/1071435487397797888

#privacy #security #stupidLaws #encryption

https://www.facebook.com/puromulaflacogt/videos/415935222274801/

https://www.facebook.com/luis.divasca/videos/1805147756274670/

BREAKING: @CommonsCMS @DamianCollins just released previously sealed #Six4Three @Facebook documents: https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/culture-media-and-sport/Note-by-Chair-and-selected-documents-ordered-from-Six4Three.pdf

#facebook #privacy #leaks

from: https://twitter.com/ashk4n/status/1070344140708171776

unrolled: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1070344140708171776.html

Another day goes by in the nothingness of the empty meaning of life.

AMI joins the LVFS (Linux Vendor Firmware Service) - https://redd.it/a4056r

MIT engineers repurpose wasp venom as an antibiotic drug that can kill bacteria but is nontoxic to human cells. In a study of mice, the peptide could completely eliminate Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a strain of bacteria that causes respiratory and other infections and is resistant to most antibiotics. - https://redd.it/a43rcl

#science

Announcing Rust 1.31 and Rust 2018 - https://redd.it/a3pyrw

Facebook engineers discovered technique of adding read call log/SMS permissions during an app update without notifying the user. Was used in a production release - https://redd.it/a3v0ve