▲ 28 ▼ Linux malware “perfctl” behind years-long cryptomining campaign (www.bleepingcomputer.com) submitted 2 years ago by kid@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Zip2@feddit.uk 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Imagine trying to mine anything between ads on w11 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Zip2@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago I use Vista btw permalink fedilink source parent [–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago the malware likely targeted millions of Linux servers in recent years and possibly caused infections in several thousands of them. As long as the success rate seems to be that low I am not sure I would consider it wide-spread. A few thousand servers could literally just be a few dozens admin organizations each running a couple of hundred servers badly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chickerino@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago this feels like a fever dream permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Imagine trying to mine anything between ads on w11 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Zip2@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Zip2@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago the malware likely targeted millions of Linux servers in recent years and possibly caused infections in several thousands of them. As long as the success rate seems to be that low I am not sure I would consider it wide-spread. A few thousand servers could literally just be a few dozens admin organizations each running a couple of hundred servers badly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chickerino@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago this feels like a fever dream permalink fedilink source parent