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“Red Hat Will Revert Spectre Patches After Receiving Reports of Boot Issues” plus 4 BleepingComputer.com

“Red Hat Will Revert Spectre Patches After Receiving Reports of Boot Issues” plus 4 BleepingComputer.com

Red Hat Will Revert Spectre Patches After Receiving Reports of Boot Issues

Posted: 19 Jan 2018 04:17 PM PST

Red Hat is releasing updates that are reverting previous patches for the Spectre vulnerability (Variant 2, aka CVE-2017-5715) after customers complained that some systems were failing to boot. [...]

In a Snap, Slack Comes to Linux. Here's How To Install It

Posted: 19 Jan 2018 03:34 PM PST

While binaries for Slack have been available for Ubuntu and Fedora, other Linux operating systems are not so lucky. To overcome this, Canonical has released Slack as a Snap, which allows Slack to be installed and used on a greater variety of Linux distributions. [...]

OnePlus: Malicious Script on Online Store Stole Card Details for 40K Customers

Posted: 19 Jan 2018 11:32 AM PST

A OnePlus spokesperson has officially confirmed a card breach incident affecting its online store, about which rumors started circulating online earlier in the week. [...]

SamSam Ransomware Hits Hospitals, City Councils, ICS Firms

Posted: 19 Jan 2018 08:25 AM PST

The SamSam ransomware group seems to have gotten to a "great" start in 2018, hitting several high-profile targets such as hospitals, a city council, and an ICS firm. [...]

Hacker Might Have Stolen the Healthcare Data for Half of Norway's Population

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 12:44 PM PST

A hacker or hacker group might have stolen healthcare data for more than half of Norway's population, according to reports in local press. [...]