Ars Technica

Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility targets encrypted SSH connections

Researchers have found a malicious backdoor in a compression tool that made its way into widely used Linux distributions, including those from Red Hat and Debian. Because the backdoor was discovered ...
Ars Technica

What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

On Friday, a lone Microsoft developer rocked the world when he revealed a backdoor had been intentionally planted in xz Utils, an open source data compression utility available on almost all ...
WeLiveSecurity

You never walk alone: The SideWalk backdoor gets a Linux variant

ESET researchers have discovered a Linux variant of the SideWalk backdoor, one of the multiple custom implants used by the SparklingGoblin APT group. This variant was deployed against a Hong Kong ...
Bleeping Computer

Chinese hackers backdoor chat app with new Linux, macOS malware

Versions of a cross-platform instant messenger application focused on the Chinese market known as 'MiMi' have been trojanized to deliver a new backdoor (dubbed rshell) that can be used to steal data ...
TechRepublic

XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack: A Threat Actor Spent Two Years to Implement a Linux Backdoor

XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack: A Threat Actor Spent Two Years to Implement a Linux Backdoor Your email has been sent Read about a supply chain attack that involves XZ Utils, a data compressor widely ...