Microsoft Alerts on 8220 Gang Malware Threat to Linux Systems

Microsoft warns over recent work by the '8220' malware gang to compromise Linux systems and install cryptomining malware.

Microsoft says it has spotted "notable updates" to malware targeting Linux servers to install cryptominer malware. 

Microsoft has called out recent work from the so-called "8220 gang" group, which has recently been spotted exploiting the critical bug affecting Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center, tracked as CVE-2022-26134.