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by qwertox 1559 days ago
Regarding Linux servers:

EP 10: MISADVENTURES OF A NATION STATE ACTOR

https://darknetdiaries.com/transcript/10/

NSA: So we’ve figured out here is the internet-facing box. The web server that they’re using was not patched, wasn’t updated, so I was able to actually use the known exploit to gain the right access to that machine. [MUSIC] Once I did that, I put an implant down on that machine because it was pretty safe. It was actually a Linux server and the nice thing about Linux is no antivirus, right? I’m not super concerned. Especially because it’s a web server, I don’t worry about a user seeing the screen and using it and see something weird going on. But anyway, so I get down on that box, sit there for a little bit. Everything looks pretty good. There’s not much to see; it’s a web server and it’s got a website on it, got a database back end to it. Not a whole lot going on.