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Researchers discovered a previously undetected multi-platform malware called ACbackdoor that has both Linux and Windows Variant to infect the respective users and steal sensitive information. Dubbed ACbackdoor Linux variant has a completely no detection rate while the Windows variant has a higher detection rate than the Linux variant. Researchers believe that the ACbackdoor variant is […]
Cybersecurity research firm TrendMicro has come across a new Linux malware. The malware — Skidmap — is capable of illicit cryptocurrency mining activities. Skidmap is the new Linux malware in town As per the research, the new Linux malware mines crypto by creating malicious loadable kernel modules (LKM) to stay under the wraps. As the […]
Malware is a common thing in the Windows and Android world, but Linux malware is rare owing to the core architecture of Linux. However, researchers from Intezer Labs have discovered a new strain of Linux malware dubbed EvilGnome, which exhibits rare functionalities. The Linux malware hides as a Gnome Shell extension and is intended to […]
Researchers discovered a new Linux malware called “EvilGnome” with previously unseen functionalities that capable of creating a backdoor and spying the Linux desktop users. Based on the evidence and the operational similarities, the implant possibly distributed by Gamaredon Group, a Russian based threat group that has been active since at least 2013. Gamaredon Group attack victims using […]
Security researchers have discovered a rare piece of Linux spyware that’s currently fully undetected across all major antivirus security software products, and includes rarely seen functionalities with regards to most Linux malware, The Hacker News learned. It’s a known fact that there are a very few strains of Linux malware exist in the wild as […]
A new ransomware strain dubbed eCh0raix targeting Linux based QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. The ransomware intended to infect and encrypt the files using AES encryption. The malware written and compiled in Go programming language and has only 400 lines of code. It has a very low detection rate and it targets only Linux-based […]
Cybersecurity researchers from at least two firms today unveiled details of a new strain of malware that targets Windows and macOS systems with a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware. It may sound strange, but it’s true. Dubbed “LoudMiner” and also “Bird Miner,” the attack leverages command-line based virtualization software on targeted systems to silently boot an […]
A new sophisticated, unique Linux malware dubbed HiddenWasp used in targeted attacks against victim’s who are already under attack or gone through a heavy reconnaissance. The malware is highly sophisticated and went undetected; the malware is still active and has a zero detection rate. The malware adopted a massive amount of codes from publically available […]
Unlike the Windows cybersecurity ecosystem, the threats concerning the Linux systems aren’t often discussed in much detail. The attacks either go undetected by the security mechanisms laid out by enterprises or they aren’t too severe to be reported widely by the security researchers. However, as pointed out by cybersecurity firm Intezer, malware with sophisticated evasion […]
Researchers discovered a new brute-force malware called StealthWorker that attack Windows & Linux platform via compromised E-commerce websites to steals personal information and payment data. This Stealthy malware written in Golang language which is very rarely used by malware authors and this language already being used by Mirai botnet develop module. In this case, E-commerce […]
Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have found a new malware called Xbash which is a lethal cocktail of botnet, ransomware and cryptocurrency mining software combined in a single worm. Xbash targets servers running on Linux or Windows and prey on systems that are protected by weak passwords or devices running with unpatched known vulnerabilities. This new malware behaves […]
New linux Malware, dubbed Linux/Rakos is threatening devices and servers.The malware is written in the Go language and the binary is usually compressed with the standard UPX tool. Linux/Rakos performed via brute force attempts at SSH logins, in a similar way to that in which many Linux worms operate, including Linux/Moose (which spread by attacking Telnet […]
Malware author returns to IoT landscape following Mirai’s success and the wealth of vulnerable devices. The Krebs DDoS attacks have proven that the IoT landscape is a fertile ground that can breed huge botnets capable of launching massive DDoS assaults. As such, it should be to no surprise that malware authors are now focusing their efforts […]
Author says he’s not interested in launching DDoS attacks. Two weeks ago, a security researcher that goes by the name of MalwareMustDie had come across a new Linux trojan that according to him was the first ever Linux malware coded in the Lua language. Reverse analysis of the code proved that the trojan targeted mainly IoT […]
XOR botnet authors migrate to using BillGates malware. Over the past six months, security researchers from Akamai’s SIRT team have observed a shift in the cyber-criminal underground to using botnets created via the BillGates malware to launch massive 100+ Gbps DDoS attacks. The BillGates malware is a relatively old malware family aimed at Linux machines running […]
Short Bytes: As more and more Linux systems are going online, the threat to the once-secure Linux systems is increasing. In a similar development, a new Trojan variant dubbed XOR DDoS is launching heavy DDoS traffic on Linux machines. A massive Trojan malware is out in the wild that cripples the Linux machines by launching […]