Mumblehard Linux Botnet Will No Longer Send Spam Messages
For many years, people assumed lInux was one of the most secure operating systems in the world. Even though the number of cyber attacks against Linux machines remains relatively small for now, several thousand machines were infected with malware, forcing them to send out spam messages. As we all know, spam messages – such as the ones sent through Mumblehard – are one of the more common causes of Bitcoin ransomware infections. Mumblehard Linux Spam Botnet is No More. It has been over a year in the making, but Estonian law enforcement and the Eset security firm managed to put an end to the....
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