Based on Mirai malware, self-replicating NoaBot installs cryptomining app on infected devices.
  • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    So as a new Linux guy that just has Ubuntu installed on a laptop running media server, sounds like I shouldn’t be worried since it is NAT’d behind my router and this worm compromises telnet and SSH connections. Am I getting the gist right? Totally newb here again.

    • flyos@jlai.luEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Not particularly security savvy, but :

      The infected devices then attempt to crack the telnet password by guessing default and commonly used credential pairs.

      My understanding is that the worm is targetting connected devices with supidly simple credentials, which is why “Internet-of-Things” is mentioned?