A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations. The protocol was invented in 1988, and its ...
Dan Goodin warns of a “Linux botnet”: A security researcher has discovered a cluster of infected Linux servers that have been corralled into a special ops botnet of sorts and used to distribute ...
SSHStalker uses IRC channels and multiple bots to control infected Linux hosts Automated SSH brute-forcing rapidly spreads the botnet through cloud server infrastructures Compilers are downloaded ...
A novel Go-based Linux botnet, dubbed "PumaBot," has been observed targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. PumaBot differentiates itself from typical botnets by remotely retrieving a list of ...