CVE/vulnerability
Linux Kernel Hit by 4 LPE Flaws Enabling Attackers to Gain Root Shell
Linux administrators are being urged to patch four newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities, collectively known as DirtyAH6, TUNderflow, PPPoEject, and DiagSpill. These...
cyber security
Chinese-Speaking Hackers Use Noodle RAT Backdoor to Spy on Windows and Linux Systems
Chinese-speaking threat actors are continuing to rely on Noodle RAT, a cross-platform remote access trojan designed to maintain covert access to compromised Windows workstations...
CVE/vulnerability
Acronis Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to Gain Elevated Linux Privileges
Acronis has released an urgent security update for a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting its Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM on Linux....
CVE/vulnerability
Linux Kernel ZcopyReaper Vulnerability Lets Local Attackers Gain Root Privileges
Security researchers have disclosed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) zero-copy send path. This...
cyber security
Massive Redis Cryptojacking Campaign Hijacks Thousands of Linux Servers
A large-scale Redis cryptojacking operation targets thousands of exposed Linux servers by abusing unauthenticated Redis deployments to install XMRig cryptocurrency miners and establish durable,...
cyber security
Panzer Ransomware Emerges With Windows, Linux, ESXi and FreeBSD Attack Support
A newly identified ransomware-as-a-service operation, Panzer, has surfaced with advertised payload support for Windows, Linux, VMware ESXi and FreeBSD, positioning it as a cross-platform...
cyber security
Tengu Mirai-Style Linux Bot Hides as Kernel Worker to Launch DDoS and Proxy Attacks
A newly analyzed Linux malware sample, dubbed Tengu, combines Mirai-style botnet tradecraft with broad persistence, DDoS, SSH probing, and proxy capabilities.
The stripped 32-bit...
cyber security
Earth Berberoka-Linked Hackers Target Brazil With Linux Malware and SEO Poisoning
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime cluster linked to the Earth Berberoka threat actor has compromised Brazilian government and educational web servers to conduct large-scale SEO poisoning...