ESET Research has disclosed that the Ebury botnet, a formidable malware campaign targeting servers, is still active and expanding. Initially recognized for its capability as a server-side backdoor, Ebury has compromised roughly 400,000 Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD servers, with over 100,000 still affected as of late 2023. The operators of Ebury have diversified their illegal activities to include spam distribution, web traffic redirection, credential theft, and notably, cryptocurrency theft. The botnet continues to pose a significant challenge to cybersecurity, affecting a wide range of victims worldwide, including ISPs, universities, and cryptocurrency traders.
Ebury Botnet Expanding: Malware Continues to Steal Cryptocurrency
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