Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years
bleepingcomputer.com
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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Finally linux is getting popular enough to make viruses. Yay?. Insert gru meme here
Linux has had viruses for decades
Here is a list of some of the more prominent ones:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware
(I'm sorry. I'm also reading the same discussion over at the other post with Linux at the workplace.)
Is anything on that list relevant in the wild? That is, are those viruses 'in theory', or have they inflicted some damage and actually spread back then? I'm looking for some news articles or actual numbers.