Whether you’re a Linux user or not, you must have heard the buzzword about the Linux — “Best OS for security.” Well, it is true, but being a computer program, Linux also has some downside that challenges its security.
Talking about the security risks, recently, SophosLab published a report about a new malware dubbed Cloud Snooper, that can compromise the security of any Linux or other OS based servers by deploying a kernel driver.
Weeks ago, a Sudo vulnerability was also discovered on most of the Linux distros that allowed the attacker to acquire root access and perform any action.
Similarly, attackers can now execute commands on the network by deploying the new Cloud Snooper malware that remains hidden.
What Is Cloud Snooper Malware?
Cloud Snooper is a new innovative malware attack that can establish a communication to the cloud computing server by bypassing the firewall. The malware resides on the server underneath the administrator’s sight.
How Does Cloud Snooper Attacker Infects The Servers?
As you may know that everything on the Linux is a file, hence, hackers exploit the Linux kernel driver file called “snd_floppy.” Yes, you read it right, snd_floppy.
You may argue that there is no such driver in Linux, and floppy is dead years ago. But snd_floppy is just a tricking name that has nothing to do with any hardware support.
cloud snooper hackers using linux kernel driver attack cloud server
