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Outlaw cybergang attacking targets worldwide

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We identified an odd authorized SSH key for a user called suporte (in a Portuguese-speaking environment, this is an account typically used for administrative tasks in the operating system). PasswordAuthentication no : disables password-based login. PermitEmptyPasswords no : prevents login with empty passwords.

Passwords 101
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ToddyCat: Keep calm and check logs

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Two tables are added to the database: File paths in the database Other stored data If the file MD5 is not in the table, it will be added to the working directory. Once it has gained a foothold, it starts to collect information about the hosts connected to the same network to find targets that might have files of interest.