An anonymous hacker has succeeded in running Linux on an unmodified Xbox, apparently satisfying a $100,000 challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson. A hacker using the name Habibi-Xbox ...

Chinese cyberspies have managed to dwell in compromised networks for hundreds of days to obtain valuable information.

Hackers have impersonated cybersecurity researchers on Twitter and GitHub and published bogus ``zero-day proof-of-concept exploits'' to infect Windows and Linux with malware, security firm VulnChack ...

People shouldn’t read anything into the fact that of the three laptops set up for last week’s “PWN to OWN” hack challenge, the only one left standing was running Linux, said the security expert who ...

A GitHub user managed to dupe security researchers by publishing fake proofs-of-concept (PoCs) containing Linux backdoors. Cybersecurity researchers use PoCs to test and better understand publicly ...

A hacker outfit identified as UNC2891 tried pulling off a bank heist by slipping a 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi into a bank’s ATM network and using a tricked-out Linux rootkit to stay hidden. According to ...

It’s the most anticipated matchup in the hacker world: Linux vs. Mac OS X vs. Vista. Who will get hacked first? That’s what organizers of the CanSecWest security conference hope to discover this week ...

An essential tool that nearly all of us will have is our laptop. For hardware and software people alike it’s our workplace, entertainment device, window on the world, and so much more. The ...

A creator of Linux "Tender dictator of lifeInvolved in Linux development asLinus TorvaldsHe appears at the developer conference on open source and sends unexpected love calls to hackers attacking ...

To garner the $20,000 purse, hackers have to win with a zero-day attack that's never been seen before It’s the most anticipated matchup in the hacker world: Linux versus Mac OS X versus Vista. Who ...