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Linux devices are under attack by a never-before-seen worm

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Jan 14, 2024, 5:57:17 PMJan 14
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Linux devices are under attack by a never-before-seen worm

<https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/a-previously-
unknown-worm-has-been-stealthily-targeting-linux-devices-
for-a-year/>

Woozy Song

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Jan 20, 2024, 1:20:28 AMJan 20
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I can't see the point of running crypto-miner on a webcam or other IOT
device. Maybe if you can sneak it onto a Xeon/Epyc.

J.O. Aho

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Jan 20, 2024, 5:37:34 AMJan 20
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They mine in pools, so each device is just working on a small part and a
lot of low cpu cameras will manage to mine as much as a high end
desktop, but far less risk of someone discovers what you are doing as in
general people tend to not update firmware as they should and then on
top of that no one runs any av-software or root-kit detectors on IoT
devices.

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//Aho
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