Slushpool Unveils Braiins OS Allowing Bitcoin Miners ‘To Take Back Control’
Braiins Systems, the Czech operator of the first Bitcoin mining pool Slush Pool, revealed an alpha version of its Braiins OS operating system September 23, aimed at “pleasing”...
New Cybersecurity Report Notes Rising Cases of Cryptojacking Attacks on Linux Devices
A recent internet security report from an independent cybersecurity firm has highlighted the growing threat of crypto-mining malware. Its findings highlight that in the first quarter...
Hackers Net Thousands in Monero Thanks to Vulnerability in Network Weathermap Plugin
U.S security firm Trend Micro has discovered a Monero crypto-mining attack targeting Linux Servers. The latest attack has been linked to an earlier $3 million USD Windows hack...
Linux Foundation Appoints Jeff Garzik to Board of Directors
Jeff Garzik, CEO and co-founder of Bloq, has been appointed as the organization’s representative on the Linux Foundation’s Board of Directors. Also read: Bitcoin Price...
The New Humble Book Bundle Includes a Book On Bitcoin
The Newly launched Humble Book Bundle is all about hacking, programming, and Bitcoin this time. A lot of valuable books can be picked up for a very fair price, and cryptocurrency...
Mumblehard Linux Botnet Will No Longer Send Spam Messages
For many years, people assumed lInux was one of the most secure operating systems in the world. Even though the number of cyber attacks against Linux machines remains relatively small...
AMD Launches GPUOpen: Potentially Huge Boon for Cryptocurrency
January 28, 2016 — This Tuesday, AMD launched GPUopen, a suite of MIT-licensed development tools for graphics and GPGPU applications. GPGPU is integral to making mining hardware...
Linux Grub2 Bootloader Bug Is A Threat To Bitcoin Companies
For many years, a lot of people assumed Linux was one of the most secure operating systems in the world. Due to its smaller market share, and completely different codebase from...