Security researchers have discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) for Linux that keeps an almost invisible profile by hiding in tasks scheduled for execution on a non-existent day, February 31st.

CronRAT has problems with the Linux task scheduling system cron, which allows scheduling tasks to be performed on non-existent calendar days such as February 31.

The "+" in front of cron indicated that it was installed and running. The systemctl also meant that it was running. If you find that cron isn't already installed, it's possible to do so all common ...

At some point, you probably have installed or configured a piece of software on a server or desktop PC. Since you read Linux Journal, you've probably done a lot of this, as well as developed a range ...

IT security researchers have discovered an unusual type of attack: the perpetrators have set up an emulated Linux environment as a backdoor.