Hackers resurrect the 90s IRC tricks with SSHStalker

Hackers resurrect 90s IRC tricks with SSHStalker, using old exploits to quietly compromise thousands of Linux servers ...
Network World

SSHStalker botnet brute-forces its way onto 7,000 Linux machines

A newly discovered botnet is compromising poorly-protected Linux servers by brute-forcing weak SSH password login authentication. Researchers at Canada-based Flare Systems, who discovered the botnet, ...
Nextgov

SSH Brute Force Spotted

New reports are filtering in to SANS' Internet Storm Center about a new SSH brute force script, possibly named "dd_ssh." New reports are filtering in to SANS' Internet Storm Center about a new SSH ...

New Linux botnet SSHStalker uses old-school IRC for C2 comms

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations.
HHS

PumaBot Malware Targets Linux IoT Devices

A botnet targeting Internet of Things devices running on the Linux operating system works by brute forcing credentials and downloading cryptomining software. See Also: Cracking the Code: Securing ...
ZDNet

New Kaiji malware targets IoT devices via SSH brute-force attacks

Security researchers say they've discovered yet another strain of malware that was specifically built to infect Linux-based servers and smart Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and then abuse these ...
Ars Technica

Defending against SSH brute force attacks

We're seeing a lot of SSH brute-force attempts against our remote systems recently. These are 10.3 with the firewall on; we use SSH for remote admin. Turning it off is an option, but a last-resort one ...
EDN

Block SSH Brute Force Attacks Forever, for Free

SSHTOOLS Limited is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a unique new security solution called SSH Gateway. SSH Gateway is a cross platform SSH server ...