The Linux variant is taking a different tack on the multi-OS tech as it vies with offerings from Red Hat and Novell. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Security researchers have observed the prolific Clop ransomware operation targeting Linux systems for the first time. The good news is that the flawed encryption used by the new variant means it’s ...

Researchers observed a new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family that targets VMware ESXi environments using a custom shell script to deliver and execute payloads. Also known as Mallox, ...

A newly spotted version of the prolific Clop ransomware family holds both good and bad news for security teams. The good news is the malware is faulty, and victims can relatively easily decrypt any ...

Mainsoft this week announced general availability of a plug-in to Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 IDE for the Mainsoft C++ application porting platform. The plug-in links the company's Visual MainWin ...

The identification of a Linux variant of PingPull malware, as well as the recent use of the Sword2033 backdoor, shows Alloy Taurus continues to evolve its operations in support of its espionage ...

Researchers have unearthed Linux malware that circulated in the wild for at least two years before being identified as a credential stealer that’s installed by the exploitation of recently patched ...

State-backed Chinese hackers have developed a Linux variant for the SideWalk backdoor used against Windows systems belonging to targets in the academic sector. The malware is attributed with high ...

I'm wondering how many different operating systems I can name. Different means company releases, major service packs, or variant (Linux variants)<P>Windows has 24+ releases (not counting XP- can't ...

In version 19, the open-source SSH manager XPipe also connects to outdated Unix variants for the first time and supports pure SFTP. The open-source SSH manager XPipe has been released in version 19.