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Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2020

Lemon_Duck cryptomining malware evolves to target Linux devices

A new variant of the infamous Lemon_Duck cryptomining malware has been updated to targets Linux devices. Security researchers from Sophos have spotted a new variant of the Lemon_Duck cryptomining malware that has been updated to compromise Linux machines via SSH brute force attacks. The new variant also exploits SMBGhost bug in Windows systems, and is also able to target servers running Redis […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2020

FritzFrog cryptocurrency P2P botnet targets Linux servers over SSH

Researchers spotted a new sophisticated peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, dubbed FritzFrog, that has been actively targeting SSH servers since January 2020. FritzFrog is a new sophisticated botnet that has been actively targeting SSH servers worldwide since January 2020. The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in government, education, and finance […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2020

FBI and NSA joint report details APT28’s Linux malware Drovorub

The FBI and NSA issue joint alert related to new Linux malware dubbed Drovorub that has been used by the Russia-linked APT28 group. The FBI and NSA have published a joint security alert containing technical details about a new piece of Linux malware, tracked as Drovorub, allegedly employed by Russia-linked the APT28 group. The name […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2020

BootHole issue allows installing a stealthy and persistent malware

Billions of Windows and Linux devices are affected by a serious GRUB2 bootloader issue, dubbed BootHole, that can be exploited to install a stealthy malware. Billions of Windows and Linux devices are affected by a serious GRUB2 bootloader vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-10713 and dubbed BootHole, which can be exploited by attackers to install persistent and stealthy […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2020

Doki, an undetectable Linux backdoor targets Docker Servers

Experts spotted an undetectable Linux malware that exploits undocumented techniques to evade detection and targets publicly accessible Docker servers Cybersecurity researchers at Intezer spotted a new completely undetectable Linux malware, dubbed Doki, that exploits undocumented evasion techniques while targeting publicly accessible Docker servers. The ongoing Ngrok mining botnet campaign is targeting servers are hosted on popular cloud platforms, including Alibaba […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2020

REMnux 7, a Linux toolkit for malware analysts released

A new version of the REMnux Linux toolkit for malware analysts is available for download, it includes a huge set of tools for professionals. REMnux is a Linux toolkit for reverse-engineering and dissecting software, it includes a collection of free tools created by the community that allows researchers to investigate malware. The toolkit was first […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2020

Project Freta, a free service that allows finding malware in OS memory snapshots

Microsoft launched Project Freta, a free service that allows users to find malware, including rootkit, in operating system memory snapshots. Microsoft has unveiled a new project, dubbed Project Freta, for the discovery of malicious code in operating system memory snapshots. The Project Freta is a cloud-based service that allows users to collect forensic evidence of attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2020

New XORDDoS, Kaiji DDoS botnet variants target Docker servers

Operators behind XORDDoS and Kaiji DDoS botnets recently started targeting Docker servers exposed online, Trend Micro warns. Trend Micro researchers reported that operators behind XORDDoS and Kaiji DDoS botnets recently started targeting Docker servers exposed online. XORDDoS, also known as XOR.DDoS, first appeared in the threat landscape in 2014 it is a Linux Botnet that was […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2020

Stealthworker botnet targets Windows and Linux servers

Researchers uncovered a malware campaign that is targeting Windows and Linux servers with a Golang-based malicious code called Stealthworker. Akamai researchers uncovered a malware campaign spreading a Golang-based malicious code tracked as Stealthworker. The malware targets Windows and Linux servers running popular web services and platforms including (i.e. cPanel / WHM, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, OpenCart, Magento, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2020

Critical RCE Bug Affects Millions of OpenWrt-based Network Devices

A security researcher disclosed technical details of a critical remote code execution flaw affecting the OpenWrt Linux-based operating system for network devices. Earlier this year, security expert Guido Vranken from the software firm ForAllSecure, discovered a critical vulnerability in the OpenWrt Linux-based operating system for network devices. The flaw tracked as CVE-2020-7982 is a critical remote […]

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Lemon_Duck cryptomining malware evolves to target Linux devices

FritzFrog cryptocurrency P2P botnet targets Linux servers over SSH

FBI and NSA joint report details APT28’s Linux malware Drovorub

BootHole issue allows installing a stealthy and persistent malware

Doki, an undetectable Linux backdoor targets Docker Servers

REMnux 7, a Linux toolkit for malware analysts released

Project Freta, a free service that allows finding malware in OS memory snapshots

New XORDDoS, Kaiji DDoS botnet variants target Docker servers

Stealthworker botnet targets Windows and Linux servers

Critical RCE Bug Affects Millions of OpenWrt-based Network Devices

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