Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt: Windows Malware Getting Blamed on "Linux"
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LinuxSecurity ☛ Linux Admins Beware: Malvertising Campaign Exploiting PuTTY Puts Security at Risk [Ed: PuTTY is mostly a Windows problem. Windows itself lets Microsoft and the NSA get private keys, so this title is misleading.]
A malvertising campaign has been discovered that deploys a fake PuTTY client to deliver the Rhadamanthys stealer, a dangerous malware. The attackers exploit the trust placed in PuTTY as a widely used SSH and Telnet client by presenting a counterfeit website through malicious ads that appear at the top of Surveillance Giant Google search results. Let's examine this significant security threat targeting GNU/Linux admins more deeply, emphasizing the need for heightened vigilance and robust GNU/Linux security measures.
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Linux Admins Beware! Fake PuTTY Client that Installs Rhadamanthys stealer [Ed: This is very clearly for Windows, not Linux, and GNU/Linux users don't download such stuff from the Web. So these headlines need to say Windows, not "Linux". But what else to expect from GBHackers?]
Update
More of the same a day later:
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Linux Admins Beware! Fake PuTTY Client That Rhadamanthys Stealer [Ed: The issue here is Windows, not "Linux"]