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Data stealing malware hides in Nginx process

         

Dimitri

10:08 am on Dec 8, 2021 (gmt 0)

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I thought it was worth sharing it.

A new parasitic malware targets the popular Nginx web server, Sansec discovered. This novel code injects itself into a host Nginx application and is nearly invisible. The parasite is used to steal data from eCommerce servers, also known as “server-side Magecart”. The malware was found on servers in the US, Germany and France.
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Related topic (this method is certainly used by other malwares too, especially, since it's public now):
This malware, dubbed “CronRAT”, hides in the Linux calendar system on February 31st. It is not recognized by other security vendors and is likely to stay undetected on critical infrastructure for the coming months. CronRAT enables server-side Magecart data theft which bypasses browser-based security solutions.
[sansec.io...]

robzilla

11:44 am on Dec 8, 2021 (gmt 0)

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Clever stuff. But not a nginx vulnerability, I understand. Your system would have to be compromised some other way first, right?