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Misinformation from Microsoft/Linux Foundation

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 01, 2022

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New ransomware hits Windows, Linux servers of Chile govt agency [Ed: This targets VMware (proprietary) and Microsoft (proprietary), not "Linux"; this Microsoft-connected site does not want to tell it like it is]

↺ New ransomware hits Windows, Linux servers of Chile govt agency

> The attack started on Thursday, August 25, targeting Microsoft and VMware ESXi servers operated by the agency.

> [...]

> Conti [Windows] has been previously linked to attacks on entire nations, such as the one on Costa Rica in July 2022, which took five days from gaining initial access to stealing and encrypting the systems.

Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges in Open Source Software: What you need to know [Ed: Linux Foundation's New Cybersecurity Report Made Using Proprietary Software for Microsoft Partners Under the Guise of 'Research']

↺ Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges in Open Source Software: What you need to know

↺ Linux Foundation's New Cybersecurity Report Made Using Proprietary Software for Microsoft Partners Under the Guise of 'Research'

> June 2022 saw the publication of Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges in Open Source Software, a joint research initiative launched by the Open Source Security Foundation in collaboration with Linux Foundation Research and Snyk. The research dives into security concerns in the open source ecosystem. If you haven’t read it, this article will give you the report’s who, what, and why, summarizing its key takeaways so that it can be relevant to you or your organization.

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