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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A reported Free Download Manager supply chain attack redirected Linux users to a malicious Debian package repository that installed information-stealing malware.

The malware used in this campaign establishes a reverse shell to a C2 server and installs a Bash stealer that collects user data and account credentials.

Kaspersky discovered the potential supply chain compromise case while investigating suspicious domains, finding that the campaign has been underway for over three years.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (10 children)

How is it possible that users noticed strange behaviors (new Cron jobs) and they didn't check the script launched by those jobs 😱

[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Linux popularity going up means the percentage of users who know what cron is goes down.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Is Disney finally making Tron sequel?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No it’s a disease that makes you poop a lot

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No that's Crohn's, cron is a type of headwear for monarchs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

No, I’m Jamaican, and BTW I use Arch, Mon

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

No, thats a crown.

A cron is a type of super virus that wants to destroy the entire net. An end to all things.. Total crash. Only another virus superpowered by core energy can put a stop to it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They actually are, kind of. It's called Tron: Ares and it's been in production hell for some years, the most recent delay being due to the ongoing writer's strike. Filming is expected to start after the strike is over, but personally my enthusiasm for the movie died after they announced Jared Leto as one of the cast.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If they were complaining about cronjobs being created (like the post says), then they must have known what cron is.

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