Fileless Malware on Linux: Anatomy of an Attack

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 20, 2021 10:26 PM EDT
LinuxSecurity.com - Hybrid RSS; By Brittany Day
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Recent years have demonstrated that Windows users are not the only ones who should be concerned about malware. Linux is becoming an increasingly popular target among malware operators due to the growing popularity of the open-source OS and the high-value devices it powers worldwide. Security researchers from AT&T Alien Labs are now warning that ''cyber gangs have started infecting Linux machines via a fileless malware installation technique that until recently was more commonly used against Windows-based systems''.

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