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Two kids found a screensaver bypass in Linux Mint

Security Affairs

The development team behind the Linux Mint distro has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed users to bypass the OS screensaver. The maintainers of the Linux Mint project have addressed a security bug that could have allowed attackers to bypass the OS screensaver. The curious aspect of this vulnerability is related to its discovery, in fact, it was found by too children that were playing on their dad’s computer.

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Programmer Loses Password to Hard Drive Containing $240 Million in Bitcoin

SecureWorld News

At some point in life, everyone loses something of value. For most people it is a lost wallet, or a phone containing your most personal information, or something with great sentimental value. The sting of losing something you value hurts. The sting might not last forever, but nonetheless, it still sucks. Now imagine the sting Stefan Thomas felt when he came to this realization: he has lost the password to a hard drive containing roughly $240 million in Bitcoin.

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Big Tech Can’t Ban Its Way Out of This

WIRED Threat Level

Platforms are scrambling to avoid being used by right-wing extremists targeting the inauguration. But the seeds of this crisis were sown long ago.

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Joker’s Stash, the largest carding site, is shutting down

Security Affairs

Joker’s Stash to shut down on February 15, 2021. Joker’s Stash, the largest carding marketplace online announced that it was shutting down its operations on February 15, 2021. Joker’s Stash, the largest carding marketplace online, announced that its operations will shut down on February 15, 2021. The administrator announced the decision via messages posted on various cybercrime forums.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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The FBI Has Made Over 100 Arrests Related to the Capitol Riot

WIRED Threat Level

Plus: A dark web takedown, a bitcoin scam, and more of the week's top security news.

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Siemens fixed tens of flaws in Siemens Digital Industries Software products

Security Affairs

Siemens has addressed tens of vulnerabilities in Siemens Digital Industries Software products that can allow arbitrary code execution. Siemens has addressed 18 vulnerabilities affecting some products of Siemens Digital Industries Software which provides product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions. The vulnerabilities affect Siemens JT2Go, a 3D viewing tool for JT data (ISO-standardized 3D data format) and the Teamcenter Visualization solution.