Security News > 2025 > May > Malicious Go Modules Deliver Disk-Wiping Linux Malware in Advanced Supply Chain Attack
2025-05-03 14:31
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three malicious Go modules that include obfuscated code to fetch next-stage payloads that can irrevocably overwrite a Linux system's primary disk and render it unbootable. The names of the packages are listed below - github[.]com/truthfulpharm/prototransform github[.]com/blankloggia/go-mcp github[.]com/steelpoor/tlsproxy "Despite appearing legitimate,
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