Security News > 2016 > August > Fairware Attacks Targeting Linux Servers (Threatpost)
2016-08-31 14:21
Linux admins are reporting attacks against webservers resulting in the deletion of web folders, reportedly by attackers using a ransomware variant called Fairware.
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http://threatpost.com/fairware-attacks-targeting-linux-servers/120254/
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