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Old-School IRC, New Victims: Inside the Newly Discovered SSHStalker Linux Botnet

📅 February 12, 2026 📰 flare.io 🔍 9 CVE(s) referenced

SSHStalker is a newly uncovered Linux botnet that revives old-school IRC-based command-and-control with automated mass SSH compromise, legacy exploit kits, and relentless cron-driven persistence—threatening thousands of unpatched or forgotten Linux systems worldwide.

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CVE-2010-3437, CVE-2010-1173, CVE-2009-2698, CVE-2009-2692, CVE-2009-3547, CVE-2010-3849, CVE-2010-2959, CVE-2009-2908, CVE-2009-2267

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