A new botnet called 'RapperBot' is being used in attacks since mid-June 2022, focusing on brute-forcing its way into Linux SSH servers to establish a foothold on the device. The researchers show that ...

A brute force campaign looking to set up a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet using a rare Linux rootkit malware has been launched, emanating from the servers of a Hong Kong-based company ...

A new malware specifically targeting Linux users is being used to target servers and network devices to steal data, a security vendor warned this week. FireEye said the Linux rootkit malware dubbed ...

Ransomware that uses SSH brute-force attacks to gain access to Linux-based network-attached storage systems has been spotted by the security firm Intezer. One victim who was tracked down by the ...

Hackers are running a new campaign which drops the StealthWorker brute-force malware on Windows and Linux machines that end up being used to brute force other computers in a series of distributed ...

A new cyber-criminal group that is believed to operate out of China has been hacking into Linux servers since last fall and installing a new strain of malware that mines cryptocurrency. Discovered by ...

Cyber-security firm Kaspersky says the number of brute-force attacks targeting RDP endpoints rose sharply since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to a report published today, ...