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[TheRegister] RIP Kevin Mitnick: Former most-wanted hacker dies at 59
Kevin Mitnick, once the most-wanted hacker in the US and later a writer, public speaker, and security consultant, has died of pancreatic cancer at 59. The Register looks back at the famed social engineer's path from rogue hacker to respected security professional.
[Qualys] CVE-2023-38408: Remote Code Execution in OpenSSH’s forwarded ssh-agent
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in OpenSSH’s forwarded ssh-agent. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable OpenSSH’s forwarded ssh-agent.
[STH] Intel Exiting the PC Business as it Stops Investment in the Intel NUC
Intel has begun telling its partners that it will stop direct investment in the Next Unit of Compute (NUC) business. ServeTheHome reports on what the move means for Intel's pioneering and popular line of mini PCs.
[9to5linux] Mozilla Thunderbird 115 Released with Supernova UI, OpenPGP Improvements
Mozilla Thunderbird 115 introduces the Supernova UI, with an intuitive app menu, sortable folder modes, a modern cards view, an improved Calendar design, and OpenPGP improvements. 9to5Linux's weekly roundup also covers SUSE forking RHEL and the end of life for Linux 6.3.
[VyOS] Project July 2023 Update
In June, there was a lot of work done on VyOS. Why is this update so short, then? One reason is that VyOS 1.4 is now on the way to becoming the new LTS release, and there's a lot of work on smoke tests and refactoring that is required to stabilize it.
[THN] U.S. Government Agencies' Emails Compromised in China-Backed Cyber Attack
An unnamed Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agency in the U.S. detected anomalous email activity in mid-June 2023, leading to Microsoft's discovery of a new China-linked espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations.
[SUSE] Announces Free RHEL Fork to Preserve Choice in Enterprise Linux
SUSE plans to fork Red Hat Enterprise Linux from publicly available sources and offer a RHEL-compatible distribution free to everyone, without restrictions. Don't expect it soon, though: SUSE says the fork will be developed over the next few years, alongside its own commercial SUSE Linux Enterprise.
[Oracle] Keep Linux Open and Free - We Can’t Afford Not To
Oracle responds to Red Hat's decision to stop publicly releasing RHEL source code by pledging to keep Linux open and free. I never thought I'd agree with Oracle, but here we are. It may also be a case of never letting a crisis go to waste. Could Oracle pick up the pieces and offer a new CentOS?
[pfSense] CE 2.7.0 Software and pfSense Plus 23.05.1 Software Now Available for Upgrades
pfSense CE 2.7.0 and pfSense Plus 23.05.1 are available. Highlights include PHP 8.2, a FreeBSD 14-CURRENT base, ChaCha20-Poly1305 for IPsec, Captive Portal moved to PF, UPnP fixes for game consoles, new gateway state killing options, OpenVPN 2.6.4, and a new Packet Capture GUI.
PROXMOX BACKUP SERVER 3.0
Proxmox Backup Server 3.0, released June 28, 2023, is based on Debian 12 Bookworm with the Linux 6.2 kernel and ZFS 2.1.12. It supports a seamless upgrade from 2.4, adds a transfer-last option for more flexible sync jobs, and ships a new text-based installer UI written in Rust.
