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Rewterz penetration testing services help organizations determine if a cyber attacker can gain access to their critical assets while giving them detailed insights of the overall business impact of a cyber attack.
Before Rewterz got its start, the market was in dire need of a specialized and dedicated information security company. It was nearly impossible for businesses to find a trustworthy provider that could truly cover all of their bases. We wanted to meet this need, giving companies across the globe a chance to get ahead while knowing that their data is in good hands.
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A hybrid DDoS botnet known for turning vulnerable Windows devices into Monero cryptomining bots is now also scanning for and infecting Linux systems. Named Satan by its authors, the malware is called Lucifer by researchers to avoid confusing it with Satan ransomware.
Besides adding Linux targeting support, Lucifer’s creators have also expanded the Windows version’s capabilities to steal credentials and escalate privileges using the Mimikatz post-exploitation tool.
The Linux version increases their ability to harvest additional systems into its botnet. Moreover, the addition of the new resource files along with the Linux version suggest that the authors are still actively working on new features to increase penetration and expand its footprint. With tools such as Visual Studio, and additionally with the release of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) cross compiling binaries, testing and debugging has become much easier. WSL also increases the attack surface of the Windows host it is running on. Lucifer may soon be recompiled to run on IoT-based devices and include common IoT vulnerabilities as an infection method.