Linux Malware Records a New High in 2022

While more and more devices are adopting Linux as their operating system, the popularity of the software has nonetheless attracted cyber-criminals. According to recent reports, the number of malware aimed at the software increased dramatically in 2022.

As per the reports from observations made by Atlas VPN based on data from threat intelligence platform AV-ATLAS, as many as 1.9 million Linux malware threats were observed in 2022, bringing the figure up 50% year-on-year.

The reports further claimed that most of the Linux malware samples were discovered in the first three months of the year.

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In Q1 2022, researchers identified 854,690 new strains. The number later dropped by 3% in Q2, detecting 833,065 new strains.

The number of new detections fell 91% to 75,841 in the third quarter of the year, indicating that Linux malware developers may have taken their time off. The numbers increased once more in the fourth quarter of the year, rising by 117% to 164,697.

Despite the researcher’s observations, Linux remains one of the “highly secure operating systems.”

“The open-source nature of Linux allows for constant review by the tech community, leading to fewer exploitable security vulnerabilities. Additionally, Linux limits administrative privileges for users and compared to more widely used operating sys

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