Ebury Strikes Back: Over 100,000 Linux Servers Held Hostage by Ancient Malware Menace

Despite the Ebury malware’s creators being nabbed, it’s like the undead—still haunting Linux servers at hosting providers. It’s got a ravenous appetite for credentials and a new trick: cryptocurrency heists. Beware: your virtual server could be its next meal.

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Who knew Linux servers had a taste for vintage malware? Ebury, the backdoor blast from the past, proves that old threats never truly die—they just take a power nap. Hosting providers, it's time to check under your digital beds, because there's a boogeyman stealing credentials and it's been doing so for more than a decade. And for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, this malware might just turn your Bitcoin dreams into an Ethereum nightmare.

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