Linux Malware Is On The Rise Here Are Three Top Threats Right Now
With billions of internet-connected devices like cars, fridges and network devices online, IoT devices have become a prime target for certain malware activity – namely distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, where junk traffic aims to flood a target and knock them offline. Security vendor CrowdStrike says in a new report that the most prevalent Linux-based malware families in 2021 were XorDDoS, Mirai and Mozi, which collectively accounted for 22% of all Linux-based IoT malware that year....