Microsoft researchers have observed a spike in the activity of the Linux bot XorDdos over the last six months. XORDDoS, also known as XOR.DDoS, first appeared in the threat landscape in 2014 it is a Linux Botnet that was employed in attacks against gaming and education websites with massive DDoS attacks that reached 150 gigabytes per second […]
Microsoft disclosed two Linux privilege escalation flaws, collectively named Nimbuspwn, that could allow conducting various malicious activities. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has discovered two Linux privilege escalation flaws (tracked as CVE-2022-29799 and CVE-2022-29800) called “Nimbuspwn,” which can be exploited by attackers to conduct various malicious activities, including the deployment of malware. “The vulnerabilities […]
Dirty Pipe is a Linux vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0847, that can allow local users to gain root privileges on all major distros. Security expert Max Kellermann discovered a Linux flaw, dubbed Dirty Pipe and tracked as CVE-2022-0847, that can allow local users to gain root privileges on all major distros. The vulnerability affects Linux Kernel […]
A Linux kernel flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0492, can allow an attacker to escape a container to execute arbitrary commands on the container host. A now-patched high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0492 (CVSS score: 7.0), can be exploited by an attacker to escape a container to execute arbitrary commands on the container host. The issue is […]
LockBit expands its operations by implementing a Linux version of LockBit ransomware that targets VMware ESXi servers. LockBit is the latest ransomware operation to add the support for Linux systems, experts spotted a new version that targets VMware ESXi virtual machines. The move aims at expanding the audience of potential targets, including all the organizations […]
A flaw in Polkit’s pkexec component, tracked as CVE-2021-4034 (PwnKit) can be exploited to gain full root privileges on major Linux distros. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Polkit’s pkexec component, tracked as CVE-2021-4034, that affects all major Linux distributions to gain full root privileges on the system. The good news is that this […]
Two critical security vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel potentially expose Linux servers to remote code execution attacks Researchers from Octagon Networks disclosed details of two critical security flaws in Control Web Panel that potentially expose Linux servers to remote code execution attacks. Control Web Panel is a popular open-source Linux control panel for servers and VPS that allows easy […]
The operators of the SFile ransomware (aka Escal) have developed a Linux version of their malware to expand their operations. SFile ransomware (aka Escal), has been active since 2020, it was observed targeting only Windows systems. Some variants of the ransomware append the English name of the target company to the filenames of the encrypted files. […]
Researchers discovered threat actors installing a Linux backdoor on compromised e-commerce servers after deploying a credit card skimmer into e-stores. Security researchers from Sansec Threat Research Team discovered a Linux backdoor during an investigation into the compromised of an e-commerce server with a software skimmer. The attackers initially conducted a reconnaissance phase by probing the […]
Qihoo 360’s Netlab detailed a new evolving DDoS botnet called Abcbot with wormable capabilities that targets Linux systems. Researchers from Qihoo 360’s Netlab security team have spotted a new botnet, tracked as Abcbot, that targets Linux systems to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The security firm analyzed a total of six versions of the botnet […]