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
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