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SSHStalker botnet preys on legacy Linux & cloud hosts

2/12/2026
kaleahm@hotmail.com (Kaleah Salmon)
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IT Brief NZ
A newly uncovered SSHStalker botnet uses old-school IRC and legacy Linux exploits to hijack outdated corporate and cloud hosts at scale.

Originally published at IT Brief NZ