[dba-Tech] Hacking Linux

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Fri May 8 15:19:04 CDT 2015


Hi All:

For years Linux has been the definition of what good security is but a team of developers have created a piece of malware that can rootkit even Linux kernels. 

https://github.com/x0r1/jellyfish

But that is not where the issue ends or where it begins. The company has found how to hack the GPU, the systems graphic processor. Right now, there does not appear to be any malware protection programs that check the systems GPU for viruses. This malware is designed to hide in the GPU. 

The company that created the maleware may have done so as a Proof-of-concept but I would suspect that black-hat hackers are taking this technology and going into full production:

http://www.itworld.com/article/2920615/security/new-linux-rootkit-leverages-gpus-for-stealth.html

Jim


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