HardwareThe Hacker News3 days ago
China Hackers Hid in Linux Login System for Years
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A China-linked group tracked as Velvet Ant backdoored Linux PAM and OpenSSH login components to hide for nearly a decade. The attackers replaced trusted login programs with modified copies that recorded credentials and allowed secret access. Traces date back to 2016, with nine separate versions of the backdoor found.
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