--- title: Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by... description: Linux maintainers' infrastructure was infected for 2 years by sophisticated malware, compromising the /etc/shadow files and allowing for spamming and other... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-maintainers-were-infected-for-2-years-by-ssh-dwelling-backdoor-with-huge-reach-s0kkzgfkt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach | daily.dev og:description: Linux maintainers' infrastructure was infected for 2 years by sophisticated malware, compromising the /etc/shadow files and allowing for spamming and other... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-maintainers-were-infected-for-2-years-by-ssh-dwelling-backdoor-with-huge-reach-s0kkzgfkt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/s0kkZgfkt.png og:image:alt: Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 6 min read · 5 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Linux maintainers' infrastructure was infected for 2 years by sophisticated malware, compromising the /etc/shadow files and allowing for spamming and other malicious activities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@sbourgeois** · 0 upvotes > For those interested, the full report is here : https://web-assets.esetstatic.com/wls/en/papers/white-papers/ebury-is-alive-but-unseen.pdf ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon 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