Intel has recently introduced a new variant of their Gaudi2 AI accelerator, called Gaudi2D, which has been incorporated into Habana Labs’ driver patches for the upcoming Linux 6.11 kernel. While Intel had previously announced the Gaudi 3 accelerator back in April, there is currently no support for it in Linux, but the Gaudi2D variant is … Read more
Intel is gearing up to support its next-generation products, including Lunar Lake CPUs, Panther Lake CPUs, and Battlemage GPUs for Linux 6.11. The upcoming Moon Lake CPUs, expected to be released next quarter, have seen significant support within Linux. A new patch has been added to provide support for DLVR, which helps reduce power input … Read more
Intel’s open-source Linux graphics driver engineers are making progress in enabling the Xe2-based system for Lunar Lake integrated graphics. They are now focusing on the Battlemage discrete GPUs, successors to the DG2/Alchemist hardware. With the upcoming Linux 6.11 kernel cycle, they have achieved a critical milestone of being able to control a connected display/monitor via … Read more
Intel’s support for the upcoming Moon Lake processors may not be completely finished, as patches enabling DLVR (Digital Linear Voltage Regulator) support for these mobile SoCs have been released. This feature is present in Meteor Lake as an additional voltage regulator to help reduce power consumption. The latest patch series for the Linux kernel extends … Read more
In the latest issue of SC Media, various technological topics were discussed, including BCNF, Azure, Roaring Kitty, Hugging Face, Okta, Linux, Oracle, and Josh Marpet. These topics cover a wide range of subjects within the tech industry. BCNF stands for Boyce-Codd Normal Form, which is a database normalization technique used to minimize redundancy and improve … Read more
Intel has made progress in supporting Lunar Lake in the Linux kernel graphics driver, but the functionality is not fully connected yet. Lunar Lake will be the first generation to use the Intel Xe driver by default instead of the i915 Direct Rendering Manager driver. The goal is to have Lunar Lake support reach a … Read more
Microsoft has revealed a sneak peek of its upcoming Azure Linux 3.0 operating system, previously known as CBL-Mariner. This internal Linux distribution serves a variety of purposes, from Azure to WSL to Windows IoT. The newly released preview version, Azure Linux 3.0.20240524-3.0, marks a significant update for the platform. Azure Linux 3.0 boasts a transition … Read more
Researchers at Trend Micro have analyzed a new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware, which uses a custom shell script to deliver and execute the payload targeting VMware ESXi environments. This variant exfiltrates victim information to two different servers, enhancing the ransomware actors’ ability to disrupt operations and increase ransom payment chances. The Linux-based variant … Read more
A new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family has been identified by researchers, focusing on VMware ESXi environments and using a custom shell script to deliver payloads. The ransomware, previously known as Mallox, FARGO, and Tohnichi, emerged in June 2021 targeting database attacks primarily in Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and India. Antivirus company Avast … Read more
BleepingComputer recently reported on a series of attacks using a Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware, which is also known as FARGO, Mallox, and Tohnichi. These attacks specifically targeted VMware ESXi environments and were carried out by the ransomware affiliate “Vampire,” who is also suspected of targeting vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers. The attackers used a … Read more