Linux February 2026
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Scaling Inclusive Growth: Why India is the World’s AI Accelerator for Social Good
Hilary Carter, SVP of Research at the Linux Foundation, describes India's adoption of AI and how the technology addresses social challenges.
Malicious Go Crypto Module Steals Passwords, Deploys Rekoobe Backdoor
A fake Go module posing as golang.org/x/crypto captures terminal passwords, installs SSH persistence, and delivers the Rekoobe Linux backdoor.
Aeternum C2 Botnet Stores Encrypted Commands on Polygon Blockchain to Evade Takedown
Researchers detail Aeternum C2 storing botnet commands on Polygon blockchain, while DSLRoot operates 300 residential proxy devices across U.S.
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Kali Linux + Claude, Chrome Crash Traps, WinRAR Flaws, LockBit & 15+ Stories
This week’s ThreatsDay Bulletin highlights emerging cyber threats, evolving attack tactics, and key security developments.
Claude Code Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution and API Key Exfiltration
Claude Code flaws allow remote code execution and API key theft via untrusted repositories; three bugs fixed across 2025–2026 releases.
From DHCP to SZTP – The Trust Revolution
By Juha Holkkola, FusionLayer Group The Dawn of Effortless Connectivity In the transformative years of the late 1990s, a quiet revolution took place, fundamentally altering how we connect to networks. The introduction of DHCP answered a crucial question, “Where are you on the network?”, by automating IP address assignment. This innovation eradicated the manual configuration …
Linux Foundation Newsletter: February 2026
Welcome to the February 2026 edition of the LF Newsletter. Check out the highlights, save the dates, and be sure to register for upcoming events!
Latin America’s AI Opportunity: From Adoption to Co-Creation Through Open Source
Ramon Roche, GM of Dronecode Foundation, shares his perspective on the role of AI in Latin America against the backdrop of LF Research's recent study.