We've updated the vx-underground Linux malware paper collection

2017-08-16 - Understanding the Mirai Botnet
2018-04-20 - Wifatch - Atypical Malware
2022-02-25 - Behavior Anomaly on Linux Systems to Detect Zero-day Malware Attacks

Check it out here: https://vx-underground.org/linux.html

Also worth noting that the Threat Actor(s) did attempt to phish other employees. Other employees did not fall for the phish. However, it appears they did not report the security incident to the Activision Information Security Team

We've updated the vx-underground Linux malware paper collection

- 2013-02-10 - Shellcoding in Linux
- 2018-04-17 - The Shellcode Injection Process
- 2022-02-20 - Targeted process injection on Linux

Check it out here: https://www.vx-underground.org/linux.html

New vx-underground proof-of-concept art by deinacrida_art

We've updated the vx-underground InTheWild collection. We've added 20,000 new malicious binaries for download.

Special thanks to petikvx for aggregating the samples for us.

Check it out here: https://samples.vx-underground.org/samples/Blocks/

"The hacker group known as vx-underground"

x100,000 angry monkey bonks

What's the password?

Dole Food Company, an Irish agricultural multinational corporation, among one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables, with over 38,000 employees and $6,500,000,000 in annual revenue, has been hit by ransomware.

Intel and photo via BleepinComputer

The United States Department of Justice announced the arrest & extradition of Russian citizen Dariy Pankov

Pankov is alleged to be the developer of NLBrute. He was arrested in Georgia, believing he left Russia to avoid the draft.

More information: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/russian-malware-developer-arrested-and-extradited-united-states

Understanding the internal mechanisms of how ChatGPT works is far more interesting than the lame ass broken "malware" code it spits out.

You're better off learning to code and actually getting an education. Stop trying to take shortcuts you lamers.

This isn't directed at anyone in particular - the constant "ChatGPT did this!!!11" spam is obnoxious

The era of pink-uwu-vx-underground has ended. We have returned to the 16-bit-satanic-dark-art-vx-underground

We are working on establishing and enhancing our relationship with vendors to get more free stuff for you degenerates.

vx-underground will be the largest malware collection in history and remain free forever.

Enjoy this song about Poland while we continue to work:

Apparently every single person on the planet hacked NASA in the 90's

the internet is a dangerous place

Minneapolis public schools says it is facing technical issues following an encryption event

Minneapolis public schools says it is facing technical issues following an encryption event (meme #2)