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These 10 open-source apps built Linux into what it is today

On the server and on the desktop, these apps helped showcase what Linux can do.
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Microsoft Details Cookie-Controlled PHP Web Shells Persisting via Cron on Linux Servers

Cookie-gated PHP web shells enable persistent Linux RCE via cron-based re-creation, reducing detection in routine traffic ...
Microsoft

Cookie-controlled PHP webshells: A stealthy tradecraft in Linux hosting environments

Cookie-gated PHP webshells use obfuscation, php-fpm execution, and cron-based persistence to evade detection in Linux hosting ...
Microsoft

Mitigating the Axios npm supply chain compromise

On March 31, 2026, the popular HTTP client Axios experienced a supply chain attack, causing two newly published npm packages ...

Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...
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This is the one Windows feature that convinced me I don't need Linux

I’ve tried to make Linux my daily OS, but I keep coming back to Windows. Here’s what still pulls me back, even when Linux ...
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Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account

Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 injected malicious [email protected] after npm compromise on March 31, 2026, deploying ...