IT Toolbox

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The post Windows and Linux Systems at Risk to PyPI Repository Malware Packages appeared first on Spiceworks. Since May 2023, the malicious packages have been downloaded over 10,000 times.

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Network World

MAY 26, 2022

Cheerscript plants double-extortion malware on ESXi servers.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 23, 2017

Just because your shares are served up via Linux, doesn't mean you shouldn't be scanning for malicious files. Here's how to do that with Maldet.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 27, 2016

If you serve up files with a Linux machine, you should watch for malicious code. Follow this tutorial on how to add Linux Malware Detector and ClamAV for this very purpose.

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IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The post New Chaos Malware Targets Linux and Windows for Crypto Mining & DDoS Attacks appeared first on Spiceworks. Chaos is written in Go, has Chinese (unclear if Mandarin or Cantonese) characters and has its C2 infrastructure located in China.

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Network World

JUNE 30, 2016

LizardStresser, the DDoS malware for Linux systems written by the infamous Lizard Squad attacker group, was used over the past year to create over 100 botnets, some built almost exclusively from compromised Internet-of-Things devices.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

THREAT REPORT: Exposing Malware in Linux-Based Multi-Cloud Environments 90% of cloud runs on Linux. So, is it any wonder that malware is propagating in multi-cloud environments under the radar? The post Exposing Malware in Linux-Based Multi-Cloud Environments appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tech Republic Data Center

APRIL 11, 2017

Linux is a reliable, secure choice for your data center. Even so, doing regular checks for rootkits and malware is always an advised best practice. Jack Wallen shows you how.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The package also offers malware and ransomware prevention, phishing protection, infected device detection, and suspicious-activity monitoring and control, the company said. Linux security: Cmd provides visibility, control over user activity.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

90% of cloud runs on Linux, but current countermeasures are focused on addressing Windows-based threats, leaving multi-cloud deployments vulnerable to attacks. So, is it any wonder that malware is propagating in multi-cloud environments under the radar?

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Network World

JANUARY 17, 2017

Preventing the spread of malware and/or dealing with the consequences of infection are a fact of life when using computers. If you’ve migrated to Linux or Mac seeking refuge from the never-ending stream of threats that seems to target Windows, you can breath a lungful of fresh air—just don’t let your guard down.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 16, 2022

Each variation of the malware is tailored. The custom-written, C++ based remote access trojan (RAT) that went completely undetected for several months may have been released around mid to late 2021. Named SysJoker by Intezer's security team, the program conceals itself as a system update within the target's OS environment.

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Tech Republic

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Jack Wallen ponders the rising tide of Linux malware and offers advice on how to help mitigate the issue. The post The rise of Linux malware: 9 tips for securing the OSS appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Just what the world needs, another Linux distro. But does the fact it came from a top anti-malware vendor give it a competitive edge in the quest for security? Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of the antivirus company that bears his name, took to his blog to announce KasperskyOS , a project that has been in the works for 14 years.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Security researchers have identified a new family of Linux rootkits that, despite running from user mode, can be hard to detect and remove. It targets Linux-based systems on the x86, x86-64 and ARM architectures, including many embedded devices such as routers. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 21, 2023

ESET researchers have discovered a new Lazarus Group campaign targeting Linux users. In this case, we were able to reconstruct the full chain, from the ZIP file that delivers a fake HSBC job offer as a decoy, up until the final payload: the SimplexTea Linux backdoor distributed through an OpenDrive cloud storage account.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 27, 2024

Insight #1: The CrowdStrike outage was more than a technical defect Yes, Microsoft granted access to its kernel while Apple and most Linux variants did not, enabling the bad patches that caused the problem. The faster new malware releases barge in, the more likely cybersecurity vendors are to miss defects in their patches and releases.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

"Bootkitty" is a new and concerning malware that targets Linux systems. While not yet complete, Bootkitty is described as the first UEFI bootkit for Linux that researchers have found. Eset analysts recently discovered the bootkit in a previously unknown UEFI application (bootkit.efi) that someone uploaded to VirusTotal.

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Galido

JANUARY 12, 2017

Each computer system may have a malware or viruses, including Linux. Fortunately, there are only a few viruses which can affect Linux, but users are usually not installing antivirus software but later on they pray that their OS is not endangered. Thankfully, a low-footprint software exists for Linux. Linux Viruses.

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TechSpot

JUNE 12, 2022

Intezer's Joakim Kennedy and the Blackberry Research and Intelligence Team discovered that the threat presents as a shared object library (SO) rather than a typical executable file that users must run to infect a host. Once infected, the SO is loaded into currently running processes on the target machine.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Attackers have started to use Windows and Android malware to hack into embedded devices, dispelling the widely held belief that if such devices are not directly exposed to the Internet they're less vulnerable.

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TechSpot

JUNE 29, 2022

Earlier this month, a new and hard-to-detect malware was discovered on Linux-based systems that had been stealing credentials and.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 4, 2023

Its malware is specifically geared toward ESXi hosts, as it contains two related commands. The post adds, "This is the first time the group has created a Linux binary. Its locker ransomware infects Linux, NAS, and ESXi hosts and appears to be inspired by Babuk ransomware's leaked source code."

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

A new study from Uptycs has uncovered an increase in the distribution of information stealing malware. According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Adobe Systems has fixed more than 30 vulnerabilities in its Flash Player and Digital Editions products, most of which could be exploited to remotely install malware on computers. The bulk of the flaws, 26, were patched in Flash Player on all supported platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 28, 2024

Conclusión nº 1: La interrupción de CrowdStrike fue más que un defecto técnico Sí, Microsoft permitió el acceso a su kernel mientras que Apple y la mayoría de las variantes de Linux no lo hicieron, permitiendo los malos parches que causaron el problema. Érase una vez el malware.

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

And while distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks are still a leading form of cyber warfare, ransomware and malware attacks, targeting users of smartphones and internet of things (IoT) devices, as well as PCs and systems running on Macs and Linux, are also a big threat to small businesses.

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Network World

JANUARY 10, 2017

Adobe Systems released security updates for its Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat products fixing critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to install malware on computers. Users are advised to upgrade to Flash Player version 24.0.0.194 on Windows, Mac and Linux.

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Network World

AUGUST 31, 2016

SentinelOne Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) is an antimalware solution that protects against targeted attacks, malware, and zero-day threats through behavioral analysis and process whitelisting and blacklisting.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2022

After all, you wouldn’t want your haptic glove to misbehave in the metaverse or your autonomous vehicle sensors to be hijacked by malware. Separating system and application spaces is already gaining followers for immutable Linux operating systems – even in consumer devices. Operating Systems for the edge.

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Tech Republic

APRIL 1, 2022

Websites should be scanned regularly for malware. Jack Wallen shows you how to do this on Linux with the help of ISPProtect. The post How to scan your websites for malware with ISPProtect appeared first on TechRepublic.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 11, 2025

What I'd do differently Set up a home lab (Kali Linux, cloud security, SIEM, malware analysis). When I started, I had no choice but to learn on the job. You can gain hands-on experience before you ever land a role. Get on TryHackMe and Hack The Box (CTFs aren't just for pen testers).

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Ivan Pepelnjak dives deep on DHCP relaying on a Linux host. Rob McBryde shares his story of reviving a 2012 MacBook Pro with Linux. Security In early February a vulnerability was uncovered in a key component of the Linux boot process. Think Linux doesn’t have malware?

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Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

The new Beep malware is top of mind for organizations and individuals. We are continuing to observe an unyielding surge in the volume of cyberthreats, including advanced malware, botnets, ransomware, cryptojacking, and more," said Callie Guenther, Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Research at Critical Start, in a press release.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 15, 2024

A model trained on, say, an archive of flat earth conspiracy theories will be bad at answering science questions, or a model fine-tuned by North Korean hackers might be bad at correctly identifying malware. They’re also full of inaccurate and biased information, malware, and other materials that can degrade the quality of output.

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