Updated on 2023-01-05: New WordPress backdoor Dr.Web researchers have found a new exploit tool designed to attack WordPress sites, infect them with a backdoor, and then inject malicious scripts in their codebase. The malware targets vulnerabilities in more than 30 WordPress themes and plugins and exclusively targets Linux-based servers. Read more: Linux backdoor malware infects …
Updated on 2022-12-13 Trend Micro also has a report on a new Go-based malware strain named CHAOS RAT, used in recent crypto-mining attacks against Linux servers. The malware appears to have been open-sourced on GitHub. Overview Trend Micro researchers spotted a cryptocurrency mining campaign against Linux machines using the open-source Chaos RAT to deploy Monero …
Researchers from AT&T’s Alien Labs have detected malware that targets endpoints and Internet of Things (IoT) devices running Linux. The malware, which is being called “Shikitega is delivered in a multistage infection chain where each module responds to a part of the payload and downloads and executes the next one.” Shikitega could be exploited to …
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 type distros now available on Windows Server 2022. WSL 2 is a new version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux architecture that powers the Windows Subsystem for Linux to run ELF64 Linux binaries on Windows. Its primary goals are to increase file system performance, as well as adding full …
We recently announced the general availability and gradual roll-out of our enhanced anti-malware engine for Linux and macOS. Note: If your organization is not using Linux or macOS you can safely disregard this message.
This update will improve the Malware protection capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) on Linux and form a major component of your next-generation protection in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
