Security News > 2019 > September > Linux Crypto-Miner Uses Kernel-Mode Rootkits for Evasion
2019-09-17 15:13
A recently discovered cryptocurrency mining malware targeting Linux machines is employing kernel-mode rootkits in an attempt to make detection more difficult, Trend Micro reveals. read more
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