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Ubuntu discovers 'hate speech' in release 23.10 — how to upgrade?

Ubuntu, the most popular Linux distribution, has pulled its Desktop release 23.10 after its Ukrainian translations were discovered to contain hate speech. According to the Ubuntu project, a malicious contributor is behind anti-Semitic, homophobic, and xenophobic slurs that were injected into the distro via a "third party tool." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubuntu-discovers-hate-speech-in-release-2310-how-to-upgrade/
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Ubuntu discovers 'hate speech' in release 23.10 — how to upgrade?

Ubuntu, the most popular Linux distribution, has pulled its Desktop release 23.10 after its Ukrainian translations were discovered to contain hate speech. According to the Ubuntu project, a malicious contributor is behind anti-Semitic, homophobic, and xenophobic slurs that were injected into the distro via a "third party tool." [...]
Women Political Leaders Summit targeted in RomCom malware phishing

A new, lightweight variant of the RomCom backdoor was deployed against participants of the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit in Brussels, a summit focusing on gender equality and women in politics. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/women-political-leaders-summit-targeted-in-romcom-malware-phishing/
Steam enforces SMS verification to curb malware-ridden updates

Valve has announced implementing additional security measures for developers publishing games on Steam, including SMS-based confirmation codes. This is to deal with a recent outbreak of malicious updates pushing malware from compromised publisher accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/steam-enforces-sms-verification-to-curb-malware-ridden-updates/
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Steam enforces SMS verification to curb malware-ridden updates

Valve has announced implementing additional security measures for developers publishing games on Steam, including SMS-based confirmation codes. This is to deal with a recent outbreak of malicious updates pushing malware from compromised publisher accounts. [...]
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Signal says there is no evidence rumored zero-day bug is real

Signal messenger has investigated rumors spreading online over the weekend of a zero-day security vulnerability related to the 'Generate Link Previews' feature, stating that there is no evidence this vulnerability is real. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-says-there-is-no-evidence-rumored-zero-day-bug-is-real/