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On Mon, 12 Aug 2013, Dan Gibbs wrote:
Its method of delivery is 'social-engineering'. Anyone can quite easily write a bash or python script with a few lines that can wreak havoc on any system. What is the difference between that and this? The method of getting infected would be exactly the same.Is the news here that somebody has made it 'just for Linux'?
Yes.I haven't seen any samples - it may well be that no one has, the author is selling it on the black market - but the description makes it sound as if this is more than just a rogue bash script.
Moreover, social engineering is merely suggested as the attack vector, as there aren't known exploit kits targeting Linux. That could be a next step.
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