hackers break into networks and hold data hostage in exchange for a ransom, usually cryptocurrency. In 2013, Swansea police paid off scammers who encrypted several files in their computer system ...

A new attack targets Apache Tomcat servers. A new attack dubbed “Tomcat Campaign 25” is targeting Apache Tomcat servers with sophisticated, encrypted malware designed for both Windows and Linux.

"Outlaw is a Linux malware that relies on SSH brute-force attacks, cryptocurrency mining, and worm-like propagation to infect and maintain control over systems," Elastic Security Labs said in a new ...

Three security bypasses have been discovered in Ubuntu Linux’s unprivileged user namespace restrictions, which could be enable a local attacker to exploit vulnerabilities in kernel components.

As a Linux user who values efficiency, I’ve found it useful to control my computer from my phone. This allows me to transfer files, send messages, run commands, and check running tasks — all remotely ...

A new report sheds light on the most targeted WordPress plugin vulnerabilities hackers used in the first quarter of 2025 to compromise sites. All four flaws are vulnerabilities discovered and ...

Nearly all Linux distributions could serve as either a desktop or server OS. It's not like you'd want to slap a desktop environment onto Ubuntu Server and use it as a desktop OS, but you could.