Tux Machines
Linux and OpenSSH FUD (Still)
Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 13, 2024
The New Stack ☛ NoaBot: Another Mirai Botnet Strikes at Linux Devices [Ed: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols now participates in anti-OpenSSH, anti-Linux misinformation in Microsoft-funded media]
Akamai’s team of security experts has discovered a new cryptomining campaign, dubbed NoaBot, leveraging the SSH protocol to spread its malware.
Gray Dot Media Group ☛ Mirai-based NoaBot Botnet Targeting Linux Systems with Cryptominer [Ed: The issue is the passwords, not Linux or SSH.]
A noticeable difference between NoaBot and Mirai is that rather than DDoS attacks, the botnet targets weak passwords connecting SSH connections to install cryptocurrency mining software.