Pierluigi Paganini
October 23, 2016
Security researchers at the security firm Doctor Web have spotted a new Linux backdoor dubbed Linux.BackDoor.FakeFile.1 in the wild. Security firms continue to observe an increasing number of malware specifically designed to target Linux-based systems. Linux, like any other Operating System, could be infected by malicious codes designed to compromise the hosts and gain the control over […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 14, 2016
Exclusive: interview made by @unixfreaxjp of MalwareMustDie for Security Affairs about the Linux/NyaDrop. The latest details about this new dangerous IoT malware. After the Krebs DDoS attacks the enrollment of new IoT botnets is going to grow and new large âzombie armyâ made by of web-ip-cam, DVR/NVR, routers/modems are invading the cyberspace. The evidence of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2016
A hacker released the source code of the Mirai malware that powered the record-breaking DDoS attack against the Brian Krebs Website, but … A couple of weeks ago the unknown hackers launched a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against the website of the popular cyber security investigator Brian Krebs. Further investigation revealed the involvement of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 11, 2016
The researcher MalwareMustDie discovered LuaBot, a trojan completely coded in Lua language that is targeting Linux platforms to recruit them in DDoS botnet. Let’s continue our tour in Linux security, focusing on malicious code specifically designed to target such systems. The popular security researcher MalwareMustDie, who recently reported the new ELF trojan backdoorLinux/Mirai, also discovered a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2016
Experts from Dr Web discovered a new Linux Trojan called Linux.BackDoor.Irc.16 that is written in the Rust programming language. It is a prolific period for Vxers working on Linux Trojan, a new strain was recently spotted by experts from Doctor Web. The new Linux Trojan has been named Linux.BackDoor.Irc.16 and is written in the Rust programming language.Rust […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2016
Security researchers from TrendMicro have published an interesting analysis on the Linux Umbreon rootkit, a new malware developed by a Pokemon-fan VXer. Malware researchers from TrendMicro have obtained samples of a new strain of Linux rootkit from one of its trusted partners. The new rootkit family was called Umbreon (ELF_UMBREON family), from the name of one of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2016
Experts from MalwareMustDie spotted a new ELF trojan backdoor, dubbed ELF Linux/Mirai,  which is now targeting IoT devices. Experts from MalwareMustDie have analyzed in August samples of a particular ELF trojan backdoor, dubbed ELF Linux/Mirai, which is now targeting IoT devices. The name of the malware is the same of the binary,”mirai.*,” and according to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 17, 2016
Experts from Lookout revealed that all Android versions running the Linux Kernel 3.6 to the latest are affected by the CVE-2016-569 Linux flaw. Recently I wrote about a severe vulnerability (CVE-2016-5696) affecting the Linux version 3.6, deployed in 2012. The flaw was discovered by researchers from the University of California, Riverside, and the U.S. Army […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2016
A severe design flaw in the Linux kernel could be exploited by attackers to hijack traffic, inject malware into connections, and run a wide range of attacks. A severe flaw in the Linux kernel could be exploited by attackers to hijack traffic, inject malware into downloads and web pages, and run a wide range of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2016
The National Security Agency (NSA) has reportedly turned its focus on Tor and Linux users, having recently shown a keen interest in these usersâ online activities. The NSA has gone as far as calling users of products such as The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) and Tor as extremists. Readers of Linux Journal were also […]
