Malware News New Undetectable Plague Malware Targeting Linux Servers for Persistent SSH Access

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Security researchers have discovered a sophisticated Linux backdoor dubbed “Plague” that has remained undetected by all major antivirus engines despite multiple samples being uploaded to VirusTotal over the past year.

The malicious software operates as a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM), allowing attackers to silently bypass system authentication and maintain persistent SSH access to compromised Linux systems.
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