Security News > 2025 > February > New Linux Malware ‘Auto-Color’ Grants Hackers Full Remote Access to Compromised Systems
2025-02-26 11:04
Universities and government organizations in North America and Asia have been targeted by a previously undocumented Linux malware called Auto-Color between November and December 2024, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. "Once installed, Auto-color allows threat actors full remote access to compromised machines, making it very difficult to remove without specialized
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