New Linux Cryptomining Malware
September 12 2022It’s pretty nasty:
The malware was dubbed “Shikitega” for its extensive use of the popular Shikata Ga Nai polymorphic encoder, which allows the malware to “mutate” its code...
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Symbiote Backdoor in Linux
June 22 2022What makes Symbiote different from other Linux malware that we usually come across, is that it needs to infect other running processes to inflict damage on infected machines....
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Linux Improves Its Random Number Generator
March 24 2022In kernel version 5.17, both /dev/random and /dev/urandom have been replaced with a new — identical — algorithm based on the BLAKE2 hash function, which is an excellent security...
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Read moreEven read-only files can be written to, leading to a dangerously general purpose elevation-of-privilege attack.
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Read moreTwelve-Year-Old Linux Vulnerability Discovered and Patched
January 31 2022It’s a privilege escalation vulnerability:
Linux users on Tuesday got a major dose of bad news — a 12-year-old vulnerability in a system tool called Polkit gives attackers unfettered...
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An elevation of privilege bug that could let a "mostly harmless" user give themselves a instant root shell
Read moreAn elevation of privilege bug that could let a "mostly harmless" user give themselves a instant root shell
Read moreLinux-Targeted Malware Increased by 35%
January 24 2022Crowdstrike is reporting that malware targeting Linux has increased considerably in 2021:
Malware targeting Linux systems increased by 35% in 2021 compared to 2020.
XorDDoS, Mirai and Mozi malware families...
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