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Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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I think the fundamental protection is always going to be the firewall that blocks all incoming connections unless you explicitly open a port for a running server.
It's frustrating that the article doesn't have much information about the delivery method for this attack. Is it a remote connection, or you have to run it locally and it escalates privileges?
Sounds like it targets servers specifically, so desktop users should be safe