A new feature added in test snapshots for OpenBSD releases will create a unique kernel every time an OpenBSD user reboots or upgrades his computer. >>>

An error in the implementation of the Cryptsetup utility used for encrypting hard drives allows an attacker to bypass the authentication procedures on some Linux >>>

Source: Google just disclosed a major Windows bug — and Microsoft isn’t happy – The Verge

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It was easy to place the blame on Microsoft in a knee-jerk reaction — and it didn’t help that a Lenovo representative placed blame firmly >>>

Some new laptops don’t allow you to install Linux on them due to BIOS lock, it’s an agreement with Microsoft for the Windows 10 Signature >>>

Source: LKML: <1471274895@i2pmail …: Fake Linus Torvalds’ Key Found in the Wild, No More Short-IDs.