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Rust boosted by permanent adoption for Linux kernel code  devclass

Cyble Uncovers Sophisticated Linux Malware Campaign Combining Mirai-Derived DDoS Botnet with Fileless Cryptominer  CXOToday.com

7 Projects Killed by Ubuntu (But I Still Miss Them)  It's FOSS

You don’t need grep and sed for most Bash scripts, here’s what to use instead  How-To Geek

Even before the Linux 6.19 merge window wrapped up this weekend with the Linux 6.19-rc1 release, there was already the first pull request to DRM-Next of the first batch of new material to be queued for Linux 6.19's successor...

Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support  GamingOnLinux

The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) developers now have a need to set a policy whether AI / Large Language Model (LLM) generated patches will be accepted for this open-source compiler stack...

Cyble uncovers sophisticated Linux Malware combining Mirai-Based DDoS with Fileless Cryptominer  varindia.com

If you need a new retro boomer shooter check out Ctesiphon  GamingOnLinux

RDVFL Launches Screen Upgrades for Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz  CEoutlook.com

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

Kali Linux 2025.4: New tools and "quality-of-life" improvements  Help Net Security

New VolkLocker Ransomware Variant Targets Both Linux and Windows Systems  gbhackers.com

Anthropic Set to Donate MCP to New Linux Foundation Agentic AI Foundation  ERP Today

VolkLocker Emerges as a Cross-Platform Ransomware Threat Targeting Linux and Windows  Cyber Press

VolkLocker Ransomware Exposed by Hard-Coded Master Key Allowing Free Decryption  The Hacker News

Valve's Steam Deck with SteamOS features built-in crash data collection as well as for logging other system events worth having knowledge about like the split-lock detection and other events. This is all opt-in by users for data collection by Steam, but for those curious about a bit more insight into this Steam Deck data collection, a presentation at this past week's Linux Plumbers Conference dove into the matter...

In the last article, we discussed how integrating AI into business-critical systems opens up enterprises to a new set of risks with AI security and AI safety. Rather than reinventing the wheel or relying on fragmented, improvised approaches, organizations should build on established standards and best practices to stay ahead of cybercriminals and other adversaries.To manage these challenges, enterprises need to adopt a formal approach by using a set of frameworks that map AI threats, define controls, and guide responsible adoption. In this article, we’ll explore the evolving AI security and

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 14th, 2025  9to5Linux

As the Linux 6.19 merge window winded down this weekend, I began running this development kernel on more systems. While there are some scheduler regressions currently with Linux 6.19 Git, for HPC workloads especially I am seeing some encouraging results using a flagship AMD EPYC 9965 2P server configuration.