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Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021 (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

This story reeks of FUD.

exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that may make millions of machines connected to the Internet potential targets,

Because a "common misconfiguration" will absolutely make your system vulnerable!?!
OK show just ONE!

This is FUD to either prevent people from using Linux, or simply a hoax to get attention, or maybe to make you think you need additional security software.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Crowd strike looking for a new market?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately they are already in the market and making a mess: https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/21/crowdstrike_linux_crashes_restoration_tools/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ssh with an easy to guess root password?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wouldn't that simply be a user mistake?
It's kind of like saying if you remove the password completely, it's vulnerable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what does FUD stand for?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Fear, uncertainty and doubt