Stealthy RotaJakiro Backdoor Targeting Linux Systems
Previously undocumented and stealthy Linux malware named RotaJakiro has been discovered targeting Linux X64 systems. It has been undetected for at least three years,...
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Researchers Uncover Stealthy Linux Malware That Went Undetected for 3 Years
A previously undocumented Linux malware with backdoor capabilities has managed to stay under the radar for about three years, allowing the threat actor behind...
RotaJakiro: A Linux backdoor that has flown under the radar for years
A Linux backdoor recently discovered by researchers has avoided VirusTotal detection since 2018. Dubbed RotaJakiro, the Linux malware has been described by the Qihoo...
Linux kernel vulnerability exposes stack memory, causes data leaks
An information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel can be exploited to leak data and act as a springboard for further compromise. Disclosed by...
University of Minnesota responds to Linux security patch requests
If you’re just catching up on this story, here’s the quick recap: University of Minnesota researchers deliberately submitted patches that would have put the...
University of Minnesota security researchers apologize for deliberately buggy Linux patches
Last week, some University of Minnesota (UMN) security researchers kicked a hornet nest, when it was revealed that they’d tried to insert deliberately buggy...
Minnesota University Apologizes for Contributing Malicious Code to the Linux Project
Researchers from the University of Minnesota apologized to the maintainers of Linux Kernel Project on Saturday for intentionally including vulnerabilities in the project’s code,...
Critical RCE Bug Found in Homebrew Package Manager for macOS and Linux
A recently identified security vulnerability in the official Homebrew Cask repository could have been exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users’...
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Tor-Based Linux Botnet Abuses IaC Tools to Spread
A recently observed malware botnet targeting Linux systems is employing many of the emerging techniques among cyber-criminals, such as the use of Tor proxies,...
Google backs effort to bring Rust to the Linux kernel
After bringing support for the systems programming language Rust to Android, Google is now looking to bring it to the Linux kernel to reduce...