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Organizations Warned of Exploited Linux Vulnerabilities
The flaws allow threat actors to obtain root privileges or bypass authentication via Telnet and gain shell access as root.
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Old Attack, New Speed: Researchers Optimize Page Cache Exploits
A team of researchers from the Graz University of Technology in Austria has revived page Linux page cache attacks.
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New VoidLink malware framework targets Linux cloud servers
01flip: Multi-Platform Ransomware Written in Rust
01flip is a new ransomware family fully written in Rust. Activity linked to 01flip points to alleged dark web data leaks.
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Auditd Field Spoofing: Now You Auditd Me, Now You Auditdon’t

moth // Introduction One fateful night in June of 2022, Ethan sent a message to the crew: “Anyone know ways to fool Auditd on Linux? I’m trying to figure out how to change the auid (audit […]
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Linux System Call Monitoring

moth // I’ve been diving deep into Linux lately, with my latest kick being exploring the Linux kernel. I’ve found “The Linux Programming Interface” (TLPI) by Michael Kerrisk, among others, […]
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Webcast: Linux Forensics Magical Mystery Tour With Hal Pomeranz

One of our favorite BHIS guest presenters, Hal Pomeranz, returns for more of the Linux goodness. Roll up for a magical tour through the mysteries of Linux file systems! Relative […]
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Webcast: Linux Command Line Dojo with Hal Pomeranz

In this webcast, we have our friend Hal Pomeranz sharing his massive knowledge on Linux. If you’re new to Linux, or if you know it and just want to hear […]
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Fixing EyeWitness Install Errors on Kali Linux

Darin Roberts // I recently had to install a new gold image as my Kali Linux testing virtual machine. Almost on every test I do, I clone the gold image […]
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How to Crack Passwords in the Cloud with GPU Acceleration (Kali 2017)

Carrie Roberts* // How does password cracking in the cloud compare to down here on earth? Maybe not as heavenly as imagined. I saw this on the web and got […]
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How to DIY a Mobile Hacking Platform – Kali NetHunter on a Rooted Nexus7

Derek Banks // As pentesters, it is probably not a surprise that we tend to make fairly heavy use of Kali Linux on a fairly regular basis. The folks at Offensive […]
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Two Button PWNage

Logan Lembke // Step One: Power. Step Two: Enter. Step Three: ???? Step Four: Profit. In the security industry, we love our encryption. However sometimes, the complexity introduced by encryption […]
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Lawrence’s List 090216
Lawrence Hoffmann // Election fraud is something I’ve mentioned here recently. The reality we must face here is that any time a digital system is used for voting there is […]
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Time To Bash on Windows (Bourne Again Shell That Is)
Editor’s Note: This is another awesome guest post from our friend, Robert Schwass. If you’d like to guest post contact us here. Robert Schwass // I had heard the rumors about […]
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Lawrence’s List 071516
Lawrence Hoffman // Hey, I’m back! Vacation was great. I spent part of last week on an Island so I was unable to scratch the keep-up-with-the-media itch. Now that I’m […]
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Securing Your Way to Restful Sleep with Ansible Galaxy
Jordan Drysdale // Life as a ‘blue-teamer’ can often be a stressful experience. Working in an environment with a strong Linux infrastructure can help some, but Ansible can help […]
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SSH Config Files
Ethan Robish // Here’s a short intro for anyone not familiar with ssh config files, which are usually located at ~/.ssh/config As an example, you have ssh running on port […]
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Lawrence’s List 061316
Editor’s Note: We’ll feature Lawrence’s List every week. It will include interesting things he’s come across during the week as he’s an avid consumer of internet garbage and follows a […]
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How to create a SOHO router using Ubuntu Linux

Joff Thyer // This post is cross-posted from Packet Header on 3/1/16. __________ On Security Weekly Episode 452, I presented a technical segment on how to build your own […]
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