Topic: security

Ubuntu Snap Prompting Improvements

If you haven’t tried Ubuntu’s ‘Permission Prompting’ feature for a while, there’s more reason to do so in the latest release. Canonical’s Oliver Calder has shared an update on recent improvements to the security feature, […]

5 hours ago
Ubuntu terminal prompt.

Ubuntu 26.04 lets you hide sudo password feedback with shortcut

Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.

2 April 2026
Padlock on computer keys.

Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB

Ubuntu engineers are debating ways to reduce the number of features present in the signed version of GRUB, the boot loader used on systems with Secure Boot enabled. Canonical engineer Julian Klode proposes dropping support […]

28 March 2026

New Website Lets You Scan Snaps for Known Security Vulnerabilities

Snapscope by Alan Pope lets you scan Snap packages to list CVES or security vulnerabilities in any bundled libraries, giving you more insight into Snap security.

14 December 2025

Xubuntu Reveals How its Website Was Hijacked

The Xubuntu team has shared an incident report on its October website breach. Attackers brute-forced the site to inject malware - but was anything else affected?

18 November 2025
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Kaspersky Brings Its Antivirus Software to Linux Desktops

Kaspersky launches Linux antivirus for Ubuntu and other distros. Features, system requirements and why the banned security firm has come to open-source desktops.

12 November 2025
Ubuntu desktop being watched by malicious eyes.

Linux PPA Ransomware Scare is Light on Evidence

A social media user claimed an Ubuntu PPA was being used to distribute ransomware. Their proof? Well, they didn't have any - but that didn't stop the panic.

8 November 2025

Xubuntu Website Hijack Served Malware Downloads (Now Fixed)

The official Xubuntu website briefly served Windows malware to users trying to download the distro between 18-19 October. ISOs were not affected.

19 October 2025

Free VPN Extension Found Taking Screenshots, Uploading Them

Security researchers found that a free VPN extension for Chrome with over 100k is taking screen grabs of users' browsing and uploading them to a remote server.

20 August 2025

Ubuntu 25.10 Offers Improved Disk Encryption Using TPM

Ubuntu 25.10 improves experimental TPM-backed full-disk encryption, which ties security to hardware integrity. New options and checks will be in place.

30 July 2025
Ubuntu desktop being watched by malicious eyes.

New Linux Security Flaw Uses Initramfs to Inject Malware

A newly found security flaw in Ubuntu could allow attackers with physical access to bypass full disk encryption. Learn how the attack works.

6 July 2025

Ubuntu Adopts Chrony + NTS for Secure Network Time

Ubuntu 25.10 switches to Chrony with Network Time Security (NTS) for authenticated time sync, improving security over the existing setup.

16 June 2025