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Hackers infect Linux SSH servers with Tsunami botnet malware

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Hackers infect Linux SSH servers with Tsunami botnet malware

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Linux and Tech News@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showEnglish · 2 years ago

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An unknown threat actor is brute-forcing Linux SSH servers to install a wide range of malware, including the Tsunami DDoS (distributed denial of service) bot, ShellBot, log cleaners, privilege escalation tools, and an XMRig (Monero) coin miner.

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Use public key encryption logins only - no username password allowed.
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  I totally agree. It is one of the first steps I take. It is amazing how many systems are open to this sort of attack though.

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