Linux Servers Hacked to Launch DDoS Attacks and Mine Monero Cryptocurrency
Heimadal Security
JUNE 21, 2023
Threat actors brute-forced Linux SSH servers to deploy Tsunami DDoS bot, ShellBot, log cleaners, privilege escalation tools, and an XMRig (Monero) coin miner. Hackers port scanned for publicly exposed Linux SSH servers and brute-forced username-password pairs to log in to the server.
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