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Linux bug leaves 1.4 billion Android users vulnerable to hijacking … – Ars Technica


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Linux Botnets on a Rampage – LinuxInsider.com


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Linux Botnets on a Rampage
LinuxInsider.com
Linux-operated botnet Distributed Denial of Service attacks surged in this year's second quarter, due to growing interest in targeting Chinese servers, according to a Kaspersky Lab report released this week. South Korea kept its top ranking for having

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Google To Boost Android Security With New Linux Kernel Defense Mechanisms – Tom’s Hardware


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Google To Boost Android Security With New Linux Kernel Defense Mechanisms
Tom’s Hardware
Google seems to be taking Android security even more seriously than it has in the past, after researchers discovered the Stagefright vulnerabilities a year ago. The company has recently announced many new security improvements for Android 7.0 “Nougat” …
Android Nougat to Include Upgraded SecurityOn the Wire (blog)
Google beefs Linux up kernel defenses in AndroidPCWorld
Google Adds More Linux Kernel Defenses to Android CoreSoftpedia News
Threatpost –Google Online Security Blog
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Beware; Adwind RAT infecting Windows, OS X, Linux and Android Devices – Hack Read


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Beware; Adwind RAT infecting Windows, OS X, Linux and Android Devices
Hack Read
The targeted devices include Windows, OS X, Linux and Android which upon infection turn them into a botnet, that's not all, Adwind also steals data from the device. Previously, Omni RAT was found targeting Mac, Linux, Windows PC and Android phones.

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