Linux Web Server Botnet: Scarier than Regular Botnets!

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Dan Goodin warns of a “Linux botnet”:

A security researcher has discovered a cluster of infected Linux servers that have been corralled into a special ops botnet of sorts and used to distribute malware. … The infected machines … serve legitimate traffic on port 80, the standard TCP port used by websites. Behind the scenes, the rogue server sends malicious traffic over port 8080.

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