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lemme in to [email protected] • 8 months ago

Chinese hackers exploit Linux with new WolfsBane malware

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Chinese hackers exploit Linux with new WolfsBane malware

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lemme in to [email protected] • 8 months ago
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ESET researchers uncover "WolfsBane," a Linux backdoor linked to the China-based Gelsemium group. This is Gelsemium's first known Linux malware—hinting at a change in attack strategies.
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    7•8 months ago

    Better version

    https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/unveiling-wolfsbane-gelsemiums-linux-counterpart-to-gelsevirine/

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    7•8 months ago

    Next week in news: After Russia, Chinese next to get banned from Linux.

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      2•8 months ago

      I see that as a possibility but not because they are writing malware

      Also China is a much bigger country compared to Russia so there would be a big loss.

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    Researchers believe the shift to Linux malware is due to improvements in Windows endpoint security. As a result, threat actors are exploring new attack avenues, increasingly focusing on exploiting flaws in internet-facing systems, most of which run on Linux.

    I don‘t get the reasoning here… these servers ran Linux before so what has that to do with Windows endpoints?

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      10•8 months ago

      Windows is harder, so less valuable to spend time on.

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        5 months ago

        Dnnxnd

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          That is what the article says. Windows is definitely becoming a harder target and Linux is becoming way more common.

          Linux’s customisability and use of a huge range of different softwares means there’s likely to be many more attack vectors.

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      24•8 months ago

      Its called clickbait BS.

      These Servers are secured by so much and don’t even run out of the box anything, they run entirely custom operating systems based on Linux wich are behind massive Firewalls.

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      3•8 months ago

      Idk about the endpoints, but this seems to be targeting desktops and not servers, as those don’t have KDE.

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