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Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years::Krasue infects telecom firms in Thailand using techniques for staying under the radar.

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[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 91 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Zero useful info: what is the attack vector / vulnerability exploited? Without that info, this is useless

[-] anamethatisnt@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 year ago

The only thing I know runs that kernel version is my Wii because it needs an old kernel for ppc32 support

[-] registrert@lemmy.sambands.net 41 points 1 year ago

Be careful, one day you'll boot it up only to find some hacker have set new and impossible to beat highscores.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Now that is helpful information - current distros being on 6.x and whatnot... Thanks!

[-] randy@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago

From the article:

The researchers have so far been unable to determine precisely how Krasue gets installed.

So no one knows yet. But I feel that the existence of malware in the wild is newsworthy, even if we don't know how it got there. Regardless, you and I probably don't have to worry about it unless you're a Thai telecom.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

And unless we run a 3.x kernel as another commentor pointed out...

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