Psyb0t - the first Linux botnet

[Jason Hayes]

On Tuesday 31 March 2009 10:34:14 Charles Jones wrote:
> Jason Hayes wrote:
> > http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/The-First-Linux-Botnet-626424/?kc=EWKNL
> >LIN03312009STR1
> >
> > "The main thing keeping Linux desktops out of botnets is the
> > sophistication of their users, but the people who built Psyb0t knew most
> > people don't pay much attention to router security."
>
> "The bot will not persist if the router is power-cycled"
>
> Well, that's an easy fix :)

Nice to have one of those every once in a while, isn't it?

I thought it was interesting that the developers of the bot were now targeting 
embedded Linux, along with the expectation that very few pay any attention to 
their router after they plug it in.
-- 
Jason Hayes