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Updated Trickbot malware threatens firmware security

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Despite recent takedown efforts, persistent Trickbot operators are back with a new module call "Trickboot" that detects UEFI/BIOS firmware vulnerabilities. The Trickbot malware is no longer only at threat to Windows users - it is now targeting Linux systems as well.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 04, 2020

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Stantinko's Linux malware now poses as an Apache web server

The eight-year-old Stantinko botnet has updated its Linux malware - now posing as an Apache web server.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 25, 2020

Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Homeland Security (CISA) Confirms Attacks Underway

The CISA has confirmed that attackers are exploiting mutiple zero-day vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, and urges Linux, Windows and Mac users to update immediately.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 16, 2020

New Platypus attack can steal data from Intel CPUs

Security researchers have discovered a new attack method dubbed "Platypus" that can extract data from Intel CPUs. Intel has now released microcode updates to prevent malicious actors from exploiting the Intel RAPL mechanism with Platypus.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 11, 2020

Gitpaste-12 Worm Targets Linux Servers, IoT Devices

The newly discovered Gitpaste-12 worm exploits GitHub and Pastebin to house component code, and harbors 12 different initial attack vectors.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 09, 2020

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Linux version of RansomEXX ransomware discovered

Security researchers have discovered a Linux version of the human-operated Windows RansomEXX ransomware. This marks the first time that a major Windows ransomware strain has been ported to Linux to aid hackers in their targeted intrusions.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 09, 2020

New Gitpaste-12 Worming Botnet Spreads via GitHub And Pastebin – Experts Perspectives

Get expert insight on a new “Gitpaste-12” worming botnet spreading via GitHub and Pastebin in this isBuzz News article.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 06, 2020

TrickBot Linux Variants Active in the Wild Despite Recent Takedown

After the shut down of most of its critical infrastructure, the infamous TrickBot malware is now targeting Linux systems.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 28, 2020

Crypto-mining malware adds Linux password stealing capability

The TeamTNT threat group has updated Black-T - its crypto-mining worm - with Linux password-stealing capabilities and with an additional network scanner to help facilitate its spread to other vulnerable devices.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 06, 2020

Hackers jailbreak Apple’s T2 security chip powered by bridgeOS

The Apple T2 security chip has finally been jailbroken! Here’s all you need to know about it. The latest update of checkra1n adds support for bridgeOS – the operating system that powers the Apple T2 security chip. For what it’s worth, the T2 chip is not A10 per se but it is derived from the Apple A10 Fusion architecture.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 02, 2020

IPStorm botnet expands from Windows to Android, Mac, and Linux

The IPStorm botnet, which was first spotted targeting Windows systems last year, has quadrupled in size to reach 13,500 infected systems - and is now targeting Linux, Android and Mac devices.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 01, 2020

Mac, Linux Users Now Targeted by FinSpy Variants

The infamous FinSpy spyware has returned - and is now targeting Linux and macOS users. FinSpy is being used in new campaigns targeting dissident organizations in Egypt.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 29, 2020

Lucifer Malware Comes Back Targeting Linux Systems

Lucifer malware emerged a few months ago as a typical Windows malware. However, it has now returned with greater power and new capabilities - enabling it to target Linux systems.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 02, 2020

Lucifer cryptomining DDoS malware now targets Linux systems

Lucifer - a hybrid DDoS cryptomining botnet notorious for hijacking vulnerable Windows devices - is now also scanning for and infecting Linux systems.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 20, 2020

FritzFrog malware attacks Linux servers over SSH to mine Monero

A recently-discovered fileless malware variant - dubbed FritzFrog - has breaching Linux servers to mine Monero for at least eight months.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 19, 2020

This surprise Linux malware warning shows that hackers are changing their targets

Drovorub - yet another strain of malware targeting Linux systems - is being used by malicious Russian hackers to spy on users, steal files and hijack devices.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 17, 2020

NSA and FBI warn that new Linux malware threatens national security

The NSA and FBI warn that a new Linux malware variant - dubbed Drovorub - is being used by APT 28 to compromise networks, execute malicious commands and steal sensitive data.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 14, 2020

TrickBot's new Linux malware covertly infects Windows devices

TrickBot's Anchor malware platform - which has historically threatened Windows systems - has now been ported to a new Linux backdoor version, Anchor_Linux.