Security News > 2025 > April > Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
2025-04-02 10:43
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an "auto-propagating" cryptocurrency mining botnet called Outlaw (aka Dota) that's known for targeting SSH servers with weak credentials. "Outlaw is a Linux malware that relies on SSH brute-force attacks, cryptocurrency mining, and worm-like propagation to infect and maintain control over systems," Elastic Security Labs said in a new analysis
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