Security Leftovers
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Istio / Announcing Istio 1.13.8
This release contains bug fixes to improve robustness. This release note describes what’s different between Istio 1.13.7 and Istio 1.13.8.
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Istio / Announcing Istio 1.14.4
This release contains bug fixes to improve robustness. This release note describes what’s different between Istio 1.14.3 and Istio 1.14.4.
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This fearsome new Linux malware will send a shudder down the spines of IT professionals [Ed: They don't bother explaining how it gets into the system in the first place; this is a huge oversight, yet a pretext for many anti-Linux headlines this past week]
the malware and named it Shikitega. It comes with a super tiny dropper (376 bytes), using a polymorphic encoder that gradually drops the payload. That means that the malware will download and execute one module at a time, making sure it stays hidden and persistent.
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Cyber Security Today, Sept. 12, 2022 – A vulnerability found in the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin, a new Linux malware discovered, and more [Ed: If they don't explain how such malware gets installed, why blame Linux? Maybe reckless admins install the malware. Maybe they choose an awful password.]
Linux administrators: New malware targeting devices of all kinds running Linux has been discovered.