Tag: Gentoo
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RCE attacks possible with Gentoo Soko SQL flaws
Attackers could leverage a pair of already addressed SQL injection flaws in Gentoo Soko, a Go module deployed on the Gentoo Linux …
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Critical SQL Injection flaws in Gentoo Soko can lead to Remote Code Execution
SQL injection vulnerabilities in Gentoo Soko could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on impacted systems. SonarSource researchers …
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Critical SQL Injection Flaws Expose Gentoo Soko to Remote Code Execution
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Gentoo Soko that could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable …
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US student was allegedly building a custom Gentoo Linux distro for ISIS
US authorities have arrested and charged a 20-year-old student from Chicago with providing material support to ISIS. According to court …
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Linux, malware and data breaches – what can we learn?
Have you ever thought about how you’d deal with the aftermath of a data breach? Would you be able to give your customers the bad news …
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Gentoo Linux Github Organization repo hack was down to a series of security mistakes
The team behind Gentoo Linux has revealed the reasons for the recent hack of its GitHub organization account. The short …
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Linux experts are crap at passwords!
Remember the Gentoo data breach story last week? Someone broke into the Linux distro’s GitHub repository, took it over completely by …
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Weak Admin Password Enabled Gentoo GitHub Breach
A weak administrator password allowed an unknown attacker to gain access to the Gentoo Linux distribution’s GitHub account and lock …
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Password-Guessing Was Used to Hack Gentoo Linux Github Account
Maintainers of the Gentoo Linux distribution have now revealed the impact and “root cause” of the attack that saw unknown hackers taking …
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Gentoo hack caused by three rookie mistakes
The developers of Gentoo Linux have revealed how it was possible for its GitHub repository to be hacked: someone deduced an admin’s …
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Predictable password blamed for Gentoo GitHub organisation takeover
Gentoo has laid out the cause and impact of an attack that saw the Linux distribution locked out of its GitHub organisation. The attack …
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Gentoo Linux GitHub Account Hacked, Attackers Modified Repositories
Hackers gained access to the GitHub Account of Gentoo Linux and embedded malicious code with ebuild repository that delete’s all the user …
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