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Linux Rootkits: Detecting, Preventing, and Surviving an Attack
27 Aug 2025 03:08 GMT
… these scenarios. Kernel-Mode Rootkits
Kernel-mode rootkits are a lot nastier … . How Can I Prevent Rootkit Infections? Preventing rootkits comes down to minimizing … Final Thoughts on Combating Linux Rootkits Rootkits are scary, yes, but they …
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Kimsuky APT Data Leak – GPKI Certificates, Rootkits and Cobalt Strike Personal Uncovered
25 Aug 2025 18:27 GMT
… artifacts—including browser histories, rootkit modules and stale GPKI … includes the Tomcat Kernel Rootkit, a loadable Linux module … is the Tomcat Kernel Rootkit.
After initial installation via … crafted installer script, the rootkit registers itself in the …
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UNC2891 Breaches ATM Network via 4G Raspberry Pi, Tries CAKETAP Rootkit for Fraud
31 Jul 2025 14:33 GMT
… operation was a kernel module rootkit dubbed CAKETAP that's … , is to deploy the CAKETAP rootkit on the ATM switching server …
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UNC6148 Backdoors Fully-Patched SonicWall SMA 100 Series Devices with OVERSTEP Rootkit
16 Jul 2025 21:33 GMT
… achieved by implementing a usermode rootkit through the hijacked standard library … to avoid interference from the rootkit anti-forensic capabilities. Organizations may …
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SonicWall SMA devices persistently infected with stealthy OVERSTEP backdoor and rootkit
16 Jul 2025 18:29 GMT
… a novel, persistent backdoor / rootkit, analysts with Google’s Threat … the compromised host
Implements usermode rootkit capabilities and attempts to delete …
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Ransomware actors target patched SonicWall SMA devices with rootkit
18 Jul 2025 00:31 GMT
The OVERSTEP backdoor, written in C, is specifically designed for SonicWall SMA 100 series appliances. It injects itself into the memory of other processes via the /etc/ld.so.preload file and then hijacks standard file system functions such as open …
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Crims hijacking fully patched SonicWall VPNs to deploy stealthy backdoor and rootkit
16 Jul 2025 14:59 GMT
… a previously unknown backdoor and rootkit, likely for data theft and … to be using a backdoor rootkit dubbed OVERSTEP.
Once the miscreants … a reverse shell and its rootkit capabilities, OVERSTEP also allows the …
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Ivanti CSA Flaws Weaponized by Houken for Linux Rootkit Attacks
03 Jul 2025 17:32 GMT
… the dreaded Linux kernel rootkit. Once this rootkit gets loaded (we … your network quietly. Kernel Rootkit Deployment This is where … . The sysinitd.ko kernel rootkit gets installed, and suddenly, … machine immediately. Once a rootkit gets deployed, scrubbing the …
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Chinese Houken Hackers Exploiting Ivanti CSA Zero-Days to Deploy Linux Rootkits
02 Jul 2025 12:59 GMT
… ) devices to deploy advanced Linux rootkits and establish persistent access to … bypasses traditional network monitoring.
The rootkit installation begins with the execution … , the threat actors deploy the rootkit components and establish multiple persistence …
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Weaponized DeepSeek Installers Deploy Sainbox RAT and Hidden Rootkit
28 Jun 2025 10:19 GMT
… Gh0stRAT) and the Hidden rootkit.
This operation, primarily targeting … ” using NtLoadDriver.
This rootkit employs mini-filters and kernel … variants and open-source rootkits like Hidden demonstrates the … persistence
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