Linux.Lady Trojan Turns Redis Servers to Mining Rigs
The new Trojan, Linux.Lady turns infected Linux servers running Redis NOSQL database into mining devices, reports a Russian cybersecurity firm. Linux machine users beware! There is a new Trojan in town that can turn your devices into cryptocurrency mining rigs without your knowledge. Discovered by the Russian cyber security firm Dr. Web, Linux.Lady (Linux.lady.1) is a Trojan built to target machines running on Linux operating system. The malicious software written in Go programming language is found to specifically affect servers running Redis NoSQL database. Once infected, Linux.Lady....
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A malware called Linux.Lady targets Redis servers that have been placed online without passwords and launches a cryptocurrency mining software, according to hackread.com. According to Dr. Web, a Russian software retailer, Linux.Lady uses Google’s Go programming language and targets Redis servers that lack passwords from systems administrators. Dr. Web claims the malware can collect information about an infected computer and send it to the C&C server, download it and launch a cryptocurrency mining utility, then attack more computers on the network. Turning Linux into Crypto Miners. The....
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