Ebury Botnet Compromises 400,000+ Linux Servers

Ebury has been deployed as a backdoor to compromise almost 400,000 Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD servers; more than 100,000 were still compromised as of late 2023. In many cases, Ebury operators could gain full access to large servers of ISPs and well-kn…

BREAKING – Log4Shell Exploitation Grows as Cybersecurity Firms Scramble to Contain Threat

Cybercriminals are quickly ramping up efforts to exploit the critical flaw found in the widely used Log4j open-source logging tool, targeting everything from cryptomining to data theft to botnets that target Linux systems. The cybersecurity community is responding with tools for detecting exploitation of the vulnerability, a remote code execution (RCE) flaw dubbed Log4Shell and tracked as CVE-2021-44228. Efforts include a Log4j emergency […]

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LemonDuck Shows Malware Can Evolve, Putting Linux and Microsoft at Risk

The LemonDuck malware that for the past couple of years has been known for its cryptocurrency mining and botnet capabilities is evolving into a much broader threat, moving into new areas of cyberattacks, targeting both Linux and Microsoft systems, and …