A campaign that exploited a Cisco Simple Network Management Protocol vulnerability to install Linux rootkits on exposed network devices has been observed. The exploit, tracked as CVE-2025-20352 and ...

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A new loadable kernel module (LKM) rootkit has been spotted in the wild compromising Linux systems with advanced stealth and privilege escalation features. PUMAKIT, as called by the Elastic Security ...

A new Linux rootkit malware called Pumakit has been discovered that uses stealth and advanced privilege escalation techniques to hide its presence on systems. The malware is a multi-component set that ...

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What Is Kernel-Level Malware? The kernel is the core component of an operating system, responsible for managing all interactions between hardware and software. It operates at an elevated privilege ...

Abstract: The “Rootkit Detection using Deep Learning with Reinforcement Learning” task addresses the important venture of detecting and mitigating rootkits, insidious types of malwares that frequently ...