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lemmyreader to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach

arstechnica.com

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Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach

arstechnica.com

lemmyreader to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago
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Ebury backdoors SSH servers in hosting providers, giving the malware extraordinary reach.
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  • @mvirts@lemmy.world
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    60•1 year ago

    Maybe a better title would have included “from 2009 to 2011”

    • The Bard in GreenA
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      Yeah… it’s very clickbatey to NOT include that detail.

  • @ouch@lemmy.world
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    Dan Goodin seems to write sensationalist articles of vulnerabilities. Then buried in a footnote you notice that the vulnerability doesn’t really affect anyone in real world.

    • lemmyreaderOP
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      6•1 year ago

      Yes, indeed. After posting this I did regret it later on.

    • @StrangeAstronomer@lemmy.ml
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      3•1 year ago

      So he’s a journalist </s> Thanks for the warning, saved me a read.

  • @heisenbug4242@lemmy.world
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    I routinely skip arstechnica articles. Too much sensationalism (for example the notorious ZFS article). It also collects way too much data about its visitors.

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