Researchers uncover SSHStalker, an IRC botnet exploiting legacy Linux flaws and SSH servers to build persistent covert access.

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login authentication. Researchers at Canada-based Flare Systems, who discovered the botnet, ...

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.

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The SSHStalker Linux botnet has ensnared 7,000 systems, deploying various scanners and malware, an IRC bot, and multiple kernel exploits.

Linux 6.19 brings native Vulkan support to older AMD Radeon GPUs, hardware-accelerated HDR via the DRM Colour Pipeline API ...

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A newly discovered toolkit called DKnife has been used since 2019 to hijack traffic at the edge-device level and deliver ...

Two malware campaigns weaponize open-source software to target executives and cloud systems, combining social engineering ...

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — February 1 marks the birthday of the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), honoring more than eight decades of providing reliable, secure, and globally ...

The nation’s newest military service still has a lot of work to do to chart its future. The Space Force had been planning to use a new “Futures Command” to handle that work, and it was supposed to be ...

XRPL tokenized assets grew from $24.7M to $567.9M in 2025 but still trails Ethereum’s tens of billions. Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin reached $1.3B market cap and became the third-largest U.S.-regulated ...