> Similar frameworks targeting Windows servers have flourished for years. They are less common on Linux machines.
That's good for me, as I develop on a Linux laptop but I never really understood why that is the case. I know that most people are on Windows so B2C malware naturally runs on Windows. However basically all the Internet infrastructure is on Linux and B2B malware should have been targeting that since a long time.
dist-epoch•32m ago
cloud servers have devs/admins keeping an eye on them
cloud providers monitor internal traffic and can detect a lot of malware activity, so you need stealthier ones
jmclnx•40m ago
>With no indication that VoidLink is actively targeting machines, there’s no immediate action required by defenders,
Plus no mention of how these machines get "infected". My guess is the admin will need to download something and manually install it. So a root kit ?
I wish these articles would mention how these "most advance malware" gets on your system.
dist-epoch•30m ago
it probably has multiple ways - infected npm packages, quickly exploiting CVEs before they are patched, ...
pmontra•41m ago
That's good for me, as I develop on a Linux laptop but I never really understood why that is the case. I know that most people are on Windows so B2C malware naturally runs on Windows. However basically all the Internet infrastructure is on Linux and B2B malware should have been targeting that since a long time.
dist-epoch•32m ago
cloud providers monitor internal traffic and can detect a lot of malware activity, so you need stealthier ones