Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock) An old, infamous trojan has been forked, with the new variant being used to attack Linux SSH servers, experts have warned.However, unlike the original malware, whose purpose was quite clear, researchers are not yet sure what the operators are up to this time around.Cybersecurity researchers from Fortinet detected IoT malware with unusual SSH-related strings, and after digging a bit deeper, discovered RapperBot, a variant of the dreaded Mirai trojan.Access for sale?RapperBot was first deployed in mid-June 2022, and is being used to brute-force into Linux SSH servers and gain persistence on the endpoints. RapperBot borrows quite a lot from Mirai, but it does have its own command and control (C2) protocol, as well as certain unique features.But unlike Mirai, who… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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