From DarkReading (Kelly Jackson Higgins)
Kernel rootkits are tough enough to detect, but now a researcher has demonstrated an even sneakier method of hacking Linux.
The attack exploits [dtors.org PDF] an oft-forgotten function in Linux versions 2.4 and above in order to quietly insert a rootkit into the operating system kernel as a way to hide malware processes, hijack system calls, and open remote backdoors into the machine, for instance. Read the full story [darkreading.com]
From DarkReading (Kelly Jackson Higgins)
Kernel rootkits are tough enough to detect, but now a researcher has demonstrated an even sneakier method of hacking Linux.
The attack exploits [dtors.org PDF] an oft-forgotten function in Linux versions 2.4 and above in order to quietly insert a rootkit into the operating system kernel as a way to hide malware processes, hijack system calls, and open remote backdoors into the machine, for instance. Read the full story [darkreading.com]
Google’s Android security update addressed 43 bugs overall affecting Android handsets, including Samsung phones.
At least 6,500 cryptocurrency users have been infected by new, ‘extremely intrusive’ malware that’s spread via trojanized macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
The worm returned in recent attacks against web applications, IP cameras and routers.
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