A damaging new Linux malware is hiding in cute animal photos


  • Hackers seen targeting misconfigured JuypterLab instances
  • They host malware in polyglot files on image sharing sites
  • The Koske malware mines different crypto tokens

Security researchers recently discovered a new Linux malware hiding in pictures of cute animals.

Cybersecurity experts from AquaSec recently found a piece of malware called Koske circulating around the web. It relies on polyglot files – documents that can be read and processed differently, depending on the type of program running them.

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