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Security Leftovers

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 06, 2022

EasyOS 32-bit Dunfell-series version 4.3.2

today's howtos

Linux Botnet Targets Weak SSH Server Credentials [Ed This is not a "Linux" issue but poor passwords issue]

↺ Linux Botnet Targets Weak SSH Server Credentials

> A new botnet has been observed targeting Linux devices by launching brute-forcing attacks on weak or default credentials in order to gain access to SSH servers. Researchers said the botnet’s persistence features and limited distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) capabilities both set it apart from other IoT malware families and also make its primary motivations a mystery.

North Korean Hackers Are Reportedly Going After Gmail Accounts [Ed: GMail accounts are already entirely compromised by the US government and its political/corporate partners]

↺ North Korean Hackers Are Reportedly Going After Gmail Accounts

Decline in number of ransomware victims paying hackers, report [Ed: Well, ransomware is primarily a Windows issue]

↺ Decline in number of ransomware victims paying hackers, report

Malicious 'typosquat' Python packages with ransomware scripts discovered [Ed: The issue here is people randomly downloading and running malicious software]

↺ Malicious 'typosquat' Python packages with ransomware scripts discovered

> Victims are offered the decryption key without payment, but the prank demonstrates how easy such an attack can be

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