Security News > 2023 > December > Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining
2023-12-27 05:29
Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a network to carry out cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. "Threat actors can also choose to install only scanners and sell the breached IP and account credentials on
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