New Perfctl Malware Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking
New Perfctl Malware Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking
03 October 2024
Linux servers are the target of an ongoing campaign that delivers a stealthy malware dubbed perfctl with the primary aim of running a cryptocurrency miner and proxyjacking software.
"Perfctl is particularly elusive and persistent, employing several sophisticated techniques," Aqua security researchers Assaf Morag and Idan Revivo said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
"When a new user logs