#LinuxSystems

Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.socialNorobiik@noc.social
2024-10-04

The researchers are calling the #malware #Perfctl, the name of a malicious component that surreptitiously mines cryptocurrency. The unknown developers of the malware gave the process a name that combines the perf #Linux monitoring tool and ctl, an abbreviation commonly used with command line tools. #CyberSecurity

Thousands of #LinuxSystems infected by stealthy malware since 2021
arstechnica.com/security/2024/

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