New ‘BlackSanta’ EDR killer spotted targeting HR departments

For more than a year, a Russian-speaking threat actor targeted human resource (HR) departments with malware that delivers a new EDR killer named BlackSanta.
XDA Developers on MSN

I plugged a desktop GPU into my gaming handheld, and now it runs local LLMs

It works on Windows, Linux, and might even work on macOS in the future.
Hackaday

Linux Fu: The USB WiFi Dongle Exercise

If you’ve used Linux for a long time, you know that we are spoiled these days. Getting a new piece of hardware back in the day was often a horrible affair, requiring custom kernels and lots ...
OSTechNix

How to Set Battery Charge Thresholds on Linux with TLP

Learn how to extend your Linux laptop's battery lifespan by setting charge thresholds with TLP. Step-by-step config for major Laptop brands.
OSTechNix

How AI Helped One Developer Build a MacBook WiFi Driver for FreeBSD

Learn how a developer used AI agents to build a native FreeBSD WiFi driver for the MacBook BCM4350 chip. Explore the "vibe coding" workflow.
TechSpot

Torvalds kicks off Linux 7.0 after 6.19 lands with key tech gains

What just happened? The Linux kernel is once again approaching a new numeric milestone, though as Linus Torvalds would remind observers, the version number is mostly symbolic. The long-running ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard Reaches 1.0: A Major Milestone for Runtime Kernel Security

The Linux security landscape just reached an important milestone. Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG) has officially hit version 1.0, marking its transition from a long-running experimental project into ...
Linux Journal

Inside the Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG): A New Layer of Kernel Integrity Protection

In an era where security threats continually evolve, protecting the heart of an operating system, the kernel, has never been more critical. One tool gaining traction in the Linux world is the Linux ...
CNX Software

Linux 6.18 LTS release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 6.18 on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), which will likely become the next LTS kernel [update: it’s now official]: So I’ll have to admit ...
IEEE

Linux Kernel Module Security Framework for Real-Time Malware Detection and Prevention Compared to Traditional Security Approaches

Abstract: The Linux Kernel Module Security Framework is a real-time system that functions as a malware prevention solution to address traditional security weaknesses within Linux operating systems.
Forbes

Ongoing Ransomware Attacks Exploit Linux Vulnerability, CISA Warns

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...
CNX Software

Linux 6.17 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.17 has just been released on LKML: No huge surprises this past week, so here we are, with kernel 6.17 pushed out and ready to go. Below is the shortlog for just the last week – not the full ...