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New Trojan for Linux infects routers

released on 2015-08-04 @ 08:14:05 PM
Doctor Web security researchers examined a new dangerous Trojan for routers running Linux. The Trojan named Linux.PNScan.1 can infect devices with ARM, MIPS, or PowerPC architectures. Using this and other dangerous applications uploaded by Linux.PNScan.1 to the compromised device, cybercriminals can hack administrative control panel of PHPMyAdmin, which is used to manage relational databases, and brute-force authentication credentials to get unauthorized access to various devices and servers via the SSH protocol. AlienVault Labs has extracted related samples and located the infrastructure used by attackers