Kernel.org machines were hacked into, possibly via stolen credentials. Investigation is underway.
Thanks to GIT crypt-signing each commit, there is no danger to linux kernel code.
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An article that describes a method to create a permanent cookie based on If-Modified and Etag HTTP headers. Currently this is used in “the wild” by several banner and add networks. The method is possible because of the simplified implementation of …
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Online password keeping service LastPass.com reports that it is possible that they were 0wned. (how nice!) In the same time, PastPass seems to be doing the right things: they had a monitoring in place, so they have detected an anomaly in traffic. As …
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this is just great … at least they notified their users in a timely manner. Change your passwd if you have wordpress.com account.
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[also see LWN's write-up https://lwn.net/Articles/435214/ .] Curios message [allegedly] from a person who hacked into Comodo CA. Makes you wonder … Basically the whole SSL trust is just a piece of crap and cannot be trusted at all — major CA …
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awesome story about how security firm HBGary was hacked, or what happens if you do not follow simple security best practices.
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