Reptile Rootkit employed in attacks against Linux systems in South Korea

Researchers observed threat actors that are using an open-source rootkit called Reptile in attacks aimed at systems in South Korea. Reptile is an open-source kernel module rootkit that was designed to target Linux systems, unlike other rootkits, it also offers a reverse shell. The malware supports port knocking, it opens a specific port on an infected system […]

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