Linux, security and hosting news

Short write-ups on kernel releases, vulnerabilities, control panels and the infrastructure we work with every day.

MERCURY NEOLinuxMercury Neo Linux: A Smooth Alternative to Windows 11There’s a new Mercury Neo ISO, and it’s the kind of update that makes you wonder why you’re still dealing with Windows…24 Mar 2025 · 2 min readRead →GarudaLinuxGaruda Linux to Launch New Edition with COSMIC DesktopAfter launching Garuda Linux "Broadwing", the development team is now working on an edition featuring System76’s COSMIC desktop environment. Known for supporting…13 Mar 2025 · 2 min readRead →OpenFrameLinuxOpenInfra Joins Linux Foundation as OpenStack GrowsIn 2010, Rackspace and NASA launched OpenStack as an open-source alternative to AWS for private data centers. Over the years, OpenStack went…13 Mar 2025 · 2 min readRead →Typosquatting MalwareLinuxTyposquatting Malware Targets Go Developers & Financial SectorSecurity researchers at Socket uncovered multiple typosquatted Go packages that share repeated malicious filenames and consistent obfuscation techniques. These findings suggest a…6 Mar 2025 · 2 min readRead →LinuxFirefox 136 Released: Vertical Tabs & AMD GPU SupportMozilla has officially released Firefox 136, bringing a host of new features, improvements, and expanded platform support. This update introduces vertical tabs,…6 Mar 2025 · 2 min readRead →auto-colorMalwareAuto-Color Linux Malware Targets Universities & GovernmentsA new Linux malware, Auto-Color, is actively targeting universities and government institutions worldwide. Discovered by researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42,…6 Mar 2025 · 2 min readRead →Armbian bannerLinuxArmbian 25.2 Released with Linux 6.12 LTS & Hardware Support BoostThe Armbian community has officially announced Armbian 25.2, a major release designed to improve functionality and broaden hardware support. This Debian and…25 Feb 2025 · 3 min readRead →ubuntu bnLinuxUbuntu 24.04.2 LTS Released with Linux 6.11 and GNOME 46Canonical has officially released Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, the second point release in the Noble Numbat series. This update brings vital security fixes,…23 Feb 2025 · 2 min readRead →RansomHubLinuxRansomHub Ransomware Expands to Windows, Linux & ESXiThe RansomHub ransomware group has rapidly emerged as one of the most prolific cybercrime syndicates of 2024–2025. Expanding its operations, the group…18 Feb 2025 · 2 min readRead →OPENSUSE BNLinuxopenSUSE Tumbleweed Adopts SELinux as Default MAC SystemopenSUSE Linux has announced a major security change: SELinux is now the default mandatory access control (MAC) system for new openSUSE Tumbleweed…16 Feb 2025 · 2 min readRead →EndeavourOSLinuxEndeavourOS Mercury Released with KDE Plasma 6.2The EndeavourOS team has officially released EndeavourOS Mercury, the latest version of their Arch Linux-based distribution. This update brings KDE Plasma 6.2.5,…11 Feb 2025 · 2 min readRead →BluefinLinuxBluefin: A Fedora Silverblue Variant for Containerized AppsBluefin is a customized version of Fedora Silverblue, an immutable Linux desktop that provides atomic updates and rollback capabilities. Built around rpm-ostree,…11 Feb 2025 · 2 min readRead →

Have a server problem that needs a second look?

Most of what we write about started as a real incident on a customer system. If something on yours does not add up, talk to us.