Tag: operation Windigo

Operation Windigo: “Good job, ESET!” says malware author

October 16, 2014

Following the recognition at Virus Bulletin 2014 of ESET’s research on Operation Windigo, I took the opportunity to ask Marc-Etienne Léveillé – who worked directly on the Operation Windigo report a few questions. Marc-Etienne is a malware researcher at ESET. He is interested in reverse engineering Linux and OS X malware. He is passionate about … More Operation Windigo: “Good job, ESET!” says malware author

OPERATION WINDIGO: Malware Used To Attack Over 500,000 Computers Daily After 25,000 UNIX Servers Hijacked By Backdoor Trojan

March 18, 2014

Security researchers at ESET, in collaboration with CERT-Bund, the Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing as well as other agencies, have uncovered a widespread cybercriminal campaign that has seized control of over 25,000 Unix servers worldwide. The attack, which has been dubbed “Operation Windigo” by security experts, has resulted in infected servers sending out millions of … More OPERATION WINDIGO: Malware Used To Attack Over 500,000 Computers Daily After 25,000 UNIX Servers Hijacked By Backdoor Trojan