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BeeBright/Getty Images It all started when Andres Freund, a Microsoft principal software engineer, became curious about why the SSH remote security code in the Debian Linux beta was running slowly. Freund did some digging and discovered the problem: A chief programmer and maintainer of the xz data compression library, Jia Tan, had put a backdoor in the code. Its purpose? To enable attackers to take over Linux systems. Also: Linux might be your best bet for heightening your desktop computer security Recently, it has become all too common for malicious hackers to insert bad code into software. Some open-source code...
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April 5, 2024
21:16
Ivanti bugs are still being targeted by Chinese hackers, Google warns
Source: techradar.com
February 19, 2024
00:12
Another day, another FBI takedown of routers infected by malware
Source: techspot.com
October 10, 2023
02:47
Researchers find backdoor in thousands of generic Android set-top boxes
Source: techspot.com
September 19, 2023
06:25
Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor
Source: ChinaTechNews.com
July 31, 2023
08:30
US is hunting for a malicious Chinese computer code, here’s why
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
July 30, 2023
07:32
US Alarmed Over China’s Malware Threat to its Power Networks, Military
Source: news18.com
July 30, 2023
03:15
Twitter rebrands to ‘X,’ hackers infect Call of Duty, and foreign visitors to China go cashless
Source: techcrunch.com
July 29, 2023
11:00
Chinese Malware Could Cut Power To U.S. Military Bases, Businesses And Homes, Report Claims
Source: forbes.com
May 25, 2023
05:34
Chinese malware targeting critical infrastructure, Microsoft and U.S. government warn
Source: cbsnews.com
