Microsoft Junk: Systemd (in GitHub, Microsoft-Managed) and GitHub Itself

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 31, 2022

• Systemd 252 released

  Systemd version 252 has been released. As usual, the list of changes is long. It includes a new systemd-measure tool for the calculation of PCR values and a bunch of infrastructure to use the result for disk encryption

• Cybercriminals Use Fake Public PoCs to Spread Malware and Steal Data | eSecurityPlanet

  GitHub proofs of concept (PoCs) for known vulnerabilities could themselves contain malware as often as 10% of the time, security researchers have found.

  Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science have alerted security professionals about risks associated with GitHub and other platforms like pastebin that host public PoCs of exploits for known vulnerabilities.