Hackers Deployed never-before-seen Linux Malware Attacking Government Entities

Recent reports indicate that threat actors have been using a new type of Linux-targeted backdoor that has never been seen before. This new backdoor has been named SprySOCKS, which uses the strings of Trochilus (Windows backdoor) and the new Socket Secure (SOCKS). However, this threat vector is carried out by the Earth Lusca threat group. […]

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