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Using a backdoor, malicious code could infiltrate European supercomputers.
This is what security researchers from the Eset company have
discovered
,
01Net
reported
on
Wednesday.
Called "Kobalos", this malicious code is small, but it appears to be relatively sophisticated.
Indeed, it would infiltrate different systems, like Linux, BSD, Solaris and most certainly AIX and Microsoft.
A multitude of actions made possible
Hackers would be able to access the filesystem, issue remote commands and steal identifiers.
The malicious code could also be used as a command and control server to facilitate the takeover of targeted machines, explains
01Net
.
If the researchers identified university research networks and more particularly high performance computing systems among the victims, the purpose and origin of this operation are not yet known.
Experts are looking to determine if this has a link with attacks that have already targeted supercomputers in 2020.
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