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security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
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security advisory moderate For organizations that run a self-hosted Git platform, it’s no longer just about hosting static code repositories. Today, Git servers are responsible for deployment pipelines, API tokens, SSH keys, package repositories, and the automation scripts that push code directly. Confirm that the upgrade addresses known vulnerabilities but also provides production environments. . That makes them trusted systems within the development environment and attractive targets for attackers looking to move...
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security advisory social engineering Business Email Compromise used to be a numbers game — mass-blasted emails, broken English, an obvious "URGENT WIRE TRANSFER" subject line. That era is over. Generative AI has turned BEC into a tailored, low-noise operation that mimics writing style, voice, and even video presence. This piece looks at what's actually changed under the hood, what defenders are testing in response, and why so many organizations are still structurally unprepared for it. . The Infrastructure Problem Nobody Wants to...
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ddos attacksecurity reportlinux malwareAhnLab: New Linux Malware Mining Cryptocurrency and Launching DDoS Attacks
South Korean cybersecurity firm AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center said it has observed a new Linux malware in the wild that deploys a cryptocurrency miner on infiltrated systems using a shell script compiler downloader, reports The Hacker News. According to the report, a successful breach will be followed by execution of the shc downloader malware to fetch the XMRig cryptocurrency miner software and a Perl-based DDoS IRC Bot that allows the attacker to connect through a remote server and proceed to mount distributed denial-of-service attacks. . "It is presumed that after successful authentication through a dictionary attack on inadequately managed Linux SSH servers, various malware were installed on the target system. This bot supports not only DDoS attacks such as TCP flood, UDP flood, and HTTP flood, but various other features including command execution, reverse shell, port scanning, and log deletion," researchers said. The link for this article located at SC Media is no longer available. . Recent findings indicate a new strain of Linux malware that installs a cryptocurrency miner and initiates DDoS attacks following SSH compromises, preying on inadequately protected servers.. Linux Malware,Cryptocurrency Threat,DDoS Attack,SSH Security,AhnLab Report. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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malwarecyber threatLinux serverNew Malware Targets Linux Servers With Miners And DDoS Bots
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a new Linux malware downloader that targets poorly defended Linux servers with cryptocurrency miners and DDoS IRC bots. . Researchers from ASEC discovered the attack after the Shell Script Compiler (SHC) used to create the downloader was uploaded to VirusTotal. Apparently, Korean users were the ones uploading the SHC, and it’s Korean users who are targets, as well. Further analysis has shown that the threat actors are going after poorly defended Linux servers, brute-forcing their way into administrator accounts over SSH. . Experts have identified a novel threat involving malicious payloads that inundate Unix-based systems with cryptojackers and distributed denial-of-service agents.. Linux Malware, Cybersecurity Threats, Cryptocurrency Mining, DDoS Bots. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 09, 2023
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malwareDDoSsecurity threatLinux Malware Deploys Cryptocurrency Miner Via SHC Exploit
A new Linux malware developed using the shell script compiler has been observed deploying a cryptocurrency miner on compromised systems. . "It is presumed that after successful authentication through a dictionary attack on inadequately managed Linux SSH servers, various malware were installed on the target system," AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) said in a report published today. shc allows shell scripts to be converted directly into binaries, offering protections against unauthorized source code modifications. It's analogous to the BAT2EXE utility in Windows that's used to convert any batch file to an executable. In an attack chain detailed by the South Korean cybersecurity firm, a successful compromise of the SSH server leads to the deployment of an shc downloader malware along with a Perl-based DDoS IRC Bot. The link for this article located at The Hacker News is no longer available. . Cybercriminals are leveraging shc-encoded Linux malware to deploy crypto mining software on vulnerable machines through SSH vulnerabilities.. Linux Malware, Cryptocurrency Exploit, Shell Script Attack. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 05, 2023
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privilege escalationmalwareIoT securityShikitega Malware Threats: Stealthy Privilege Escalation and Mining
A new stealthy Linux malware known as Shikitega has been discovered infecting computers and IoT devices with additional payloads. . The malware exploits vulnerabilities to elevate its privileges, adds persistence on the host via crontab, and eventually launches a cryptocurrency miner on infected devices. Shikitega is quite stealthy, managing to evade anti-virus detection using a polymorphic encoder that makes static, signature-based detection impossible. . Shikitega Linux malware escalates access rights, maintains presence on systems, and secretly installs cryptocurrency mining software.. Stealthy Linux Malware, Shikitega Threat, IoT Security, Privilege Escalation Techniques, Cryptocurrency Mining. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 14, 2022
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