Hardware/Network
Custom Linux malware used in brute-force attacks
Reported by ph.news.yahoo.com
A new malware specifically targeting Linux users is being used to target servers and network devices to steal data, a security vendor warned this week. FireEye said the Linux rootkit malware dubbed “XOR.DDoS” uses “multiple persistence mechanisms” including a rare Linux rootkit to attack victims. “The campaign also utilizes complex attack scripts to serve the malware through a sophisticated …