Forget about 2023 becoming “The Year of the Linux Desktop,” a popular slogan about growing Linux OS usage. It is already becoming the year of the Linux malware takeover. In the eyes of cybercriminals, ...

A hidden malware operation has infiltrated the Linux community for a solid three years without raising alarms, says Kaspersky, a Russian cybersecurity firm. Despite Linux being hailed as a secure ...

Hackers are targeting Oracle WebLogic servers to infect them with a new Linux malware named "Hadooken," which launches a cryptominer and a tool for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The ...

Since at least May 2021, stealthy Linux malware called AVrecon was used to infect over 70,000 Linux-based small office/home office (SOHO) routers and add them to a botnet designed to steal bandwidth ...

A new type of Linux malware has been identified after going unnoticed for two years thanks to work by cybersecurity researchers from Group-IB. The newly uncovered Linux Remote Access Trojan (RAT), ...

Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting Redis, a popular data store system. This campaign, dubbed “Migo,” employs novel tactics to compromise Redis servers, with ...

It has become clear that a Linux malware called ' perfctl ' has been active for more than three years. perfctl is a malware that uses 100% of the CPU to mine the virtual currency 'Monero', and it is ...

DinodasRAT targets Linux in multiple countries since Oct 2023, evading detection to surveil and send data to server. Kaspersky recommends audits, reporting, and Endpoint Security for Business to ...

A researcher at security vendor Trellix has uncovered a Linux malware attack that embeds malicious code directly into file names, a technique that bypasses most traditional security defences. The ...

A dangerous espionage malware, previously only used against Windows devices, is increasingly being observed on Linux machines, too, experts have warned. Following earlier reports by ESET and Trend ...