Security: FUD and RIP, RDP

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Malware takes control of vulnerable Linux servers to mine crypto-cash [Ed: The first accurate headline I've found about this, by John Leyden]
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Linux Servers Endangered by A New Crypto-Mining Malware [Ed: These servers are actually endangered by neglectful sysadmins that never patch them. With loads of holes piling up, anything can happen and it is not a "Linux" problem.]
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New Instance of Monero Malware Sees Cryptojackers Target Linux Users [Ed: No, it targets neglected servers with loads of flaws piled up (sometimes stuff installed on GNU/Linux, nothing to do with "Linux" itself)
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RIP, RDP... nearly: Security house Check Point punches holes in remote desktop tools [Ed: On remote access the Microsoft way. The company that colluded with the NSA for 20 years to enable backdoor remote access,]
Security biz Check Point has found some 25 security vulnerabilities in three of the most popular remote desktop protocol (RDP) tools for Windows and Linux.
The infosec outfit tasked its bug-hunters with a manual code audit on Microsoft mstsc as well as the FreeRDP and rdesktop remote desktop utilities, and what they turned up was a glut of potentially serious flaws and security weaknesses.
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