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Powerful Malware Disguised as Crypto Miner Infects 1M+ Windows, Linux PCs (www.pcmag.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Antivirus provider Kaspersky uncovers a sophisticated piece of 'StripedFly' malware camouflaged as a cryptocurrency miner that's been targeting PCs for more than five years.

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[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I too am struggling to find the actual Linux vuln. It sounds like it steals ssh keys, so maybe just poorly configured hosts?

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

You should always have a file your home folder named SSH keys and Root password. /s
That's not just poor configuration, that's complete disregard for security.