Linux Hacks & Cracks - Page 10
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Get expert insight on a new “Gitpaste-12” worming botnet spreading via GitHub and Pastebin in this isBuzz News article.
After the shut down of most of its critical infrastructure, the infamous TrickBot malware is now targeting Linux systems.
The TeamTNT threat group has updated Black-T - its crypto-mining worm - with Linux password-stealing capabilities and with an additional network scanner to help facilitate its spread to other vulnerable devices.
The Apple T2 security chip has finally been jailbroken! Here’s all you need to know about it. The latest update of checkra1n adds support for bridgeOS – the operating system that powers the Apple T2 security chip. For what it’s worth, the T2 chip is not A10 per se but it is derived from the Apple A10 Fusion architecture.
The IPStorm botnet, which was first spotted targeting Windows systems last year, has quadrupled in size to reach 13,500 infected systems - and is now targeting Linux, Android and Mac devices.
The infamous FinSpy spyware has returned - and is now targeting Linux and macOS users. FinSpy is being used in new campaigns targeting dissident organizations in Egypt.
Lucifer malware emerged a few months ago as a typical Windows malware. However, it has now returned with greater power and new capabilities - enabling it to target Linux systems.
Lucifer - a hybrid DDoS cryptomining botnet notorious for hijacking vulnerable Windows devices - is now also scanning for and infecting Linux systems.
A recently-discovered fileless malware variant - dubbed FritzFrog - has breaching Linux servers to mine Monero for at least eight months.
Drovorub - yet another strain of malware targeting Linux systems - is being used by malicious Russian hackers to spy on users, steal files and hijack devices.
The NSA and FBI warn that a new Linux malware variant - dubbed Drovorub - is being used by APT 28 to compromise networks, execute malicious commands and steal sensitive data.
TrickBot's Anchor malware platform - which has historically threatened Windows systems - has now been ported to a new Linux backdoor version, Anchor_Linux.
Another week, another Linux malware variant. Doki - a new Linux backdoor malware strain - targets Docker instances.
Have you heard about the dangerous new ransomware strain dubbed "Tycoon" that is targeting Linux and Windows systems across a number of industries?
Security researchers have discovered a dangerous new strain of ransomware targeting Linux and Windows systems that uses a Java file format, making it highly difficult to detect before it detonates its file-encrypting payload.
Have you heard about 'Octopus Scanner', a dangerous strain of malware targeting developers on Github? Github has stated: "Since the primary-infected users are developers, the access that is gained is of high interest to attackers since developers generally have access to additional projects, production environments, database passwords, and other critical assets. There is a huge potential for escalation of access, which is a core attacker objective in most cases."
TheNational Security Agency (NSA) has publicly accused Sandworm, an infamous Russian hacking group, of exploiting a flaw in Exim software commonly found in Linux computers.
Have you heard that GoDaddy has admitted customer usernames and passwords for connecting remotely to Linux servers via SSH have been compromised, forcing providers to reset passwords on 28,000 accounts?
Have you heard about the attack campaign that is targeting Docker users with cryptocurrency mining malware via exposed APIs?
Have you heard about the newly uncovered hacking campaign which has been operating successfully against unpatched Linux servers for almost a decade?