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New NodeRabbit and PollCat Malware Hits Windows, Linux, and macOS

A hacking group is targeting developers with fake coding challenges that hide cross-platform malware, infecting Windows, ...
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Linux's biggest security breaches prove it's not immune to malware

One thing Linux fans have always loved to tout over Windows was its security. While Windows has had lots of high-profile security breaches, Linux has also had its share of malware attacks, putting the ...
techtarget

Cryptomining perfctl malware swarms Linux machines

A cryptomining malware dubbed perfctl has infected thousands of Linux machines in the last few years. Researchers at cloud security vendor Aqua Security say it has the potential to impact many more.
Ars Technica

North Korean hackers use newly discovered Linux malware to raid ATMs

In the beginning, North Korean hackers compromised the banking infrastructure running AIX, IBM’s proprietary version of Unix. Next, they hacked infrastructure running Windows. Now, the state-backed ...
BetaNews

Chaos RAT malware strikes Linux and Windows as hackers exploit its flaws

Chaos RAT is back and causing trouble on Linux and Windows systems. This open source remote access tool was once pitched as a legitimate way to manage computers remotely. Now, it is being used to spy ...
Bleeping Computer

Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux

The first UEFI bootkit specifically targeting Linux systems has been discovered, marking a shift in stealthy and hard-to-remove bootkit threats that previously focused on Windows. Named 'Bootkitty,' ...
TMCnet

Linux Malware ‘Plague’ Hides in Plain Sight, Bypasses Antivirus and Authentication Controls

A newly discovered Linux backdoor called Plague evades detection by traditional antivirus tools. It embeds itself in the system’s PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) to bypass SSH login security.
Dark Reading

Stealthy Linux 'Auto-color' Backdoor Paints US Institutions With Malware

Attackers are wielding a novel Linux backdoor against the education and public sectors in the US and Asia that demonstrates particularly stealthy ways to avoid both detection and deletion from a ...
techtarget

Malware Forensics Field Guide for Linux Systems: Digital Forensics Field Guides

Employing a methodical approach to examining areas of the compromised system that are most likely to contain traces of malware installation and use increases the chances that all traces of a ...
bankinfosecurity

PumaBot Malware Targets Linux IoT Devices

A botnet targeting Internet of Things devices running on the Linux operating system works by brute forcing credentials and downloading cryptomining software. See Also: Airlines and Airports: ...
Bleeping Computer

Chinese hackers target Linux with new WolfsBane malware

A new Linux backdoor called 'WolfsBane' has been discovered, believed to be a port of Windows malware used by the Chinese 'Gelsemium' hacking group. ESET security researchers who analyzed WolfsBane ...