Linux SSH servers targeted by novel ShellBot malware variants

Mismanaged Linux SSH servers are being subjected to a new attack campaign involving the distribution of three new strains of the ShellBot DDoS bot malware, including PowerBots GohacK, LiGhT's Modded perlbot v2, and DDoS PBot v2.0, according to The Hacker News.

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