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Stealthy Linux Trojan May Have Infected Victims For Years

An anonymous reader writes: Researchers from Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs have uncovered an extremely stealthy trojan for Linux systems that attackers have been using to siphon sensitive data from governments and pharmaceutical companies around the world.

The malware may have sat unnoticed on at least one victim computer for years, although Kaspersky Lab researchers still have not confirmed that suspicion. The trojan is able to run arbitrary commands even though it requires no elevated system privileges.

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  1. Re:give Peace a Chance by tehcyder · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    There is a world of difference between spending enough money to defend yourself, and spending enough money to conquer or destroy the world.

    Unless you want to do the latter, why spend so much money on preparing for it?

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    To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it