Security News Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/warning-poorly-secured-linux-ssh.html?

Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a network to carry out cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining

Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are under attack! Threat actors are installing tools to guess credentials, co-opt other servers.

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