A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.
The SSHStalker Linux botnet has ensnared 7,000 systems, deploying various scanners and malware, an IRC bot, and multiple kernel exploits.
A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login ...
Researchers uncover SSHStalker, an IRC botnet exploiting legacy Linux flaws and SSH servers to build persistent covert access.
In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the platform ...
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According to Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a pioneer and global leader of cybersecurity solutions based in Tel Aviv ...
Brooks Consulting's Chuck Brooks, a GovCon Expert, explains how AI and quantum technologies are becoming mission-critical ...
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s telecommunications infrastructure has come under attack from cyberespionage group UNC3886.
Wikipedia editors are discussing whether to blacklist Archive.today because the archive site was used to direct a distributed ...
Rogue streaming boxes like SuperBox and vSeeBox are spreading as streaming gets pricier and more fragmented. They promise cable-style live TV for one payment, but the convenience comes with legal and ...
Hackers have launched an unprecedented campaign employing tens of thousands of IP addresses to exploit critical Ivanti EPMM ...