--- title: "Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach" url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-maintainers-were-infected-for-2-years-by-ssh-dwelling-backdoor-with-huge-reach-s0kkzgfkt source_url: https://arstechnica.com/?p=2024591 type: article source: "Ars Technica" published: 2024-05-15T18:06:34.145Z updated: 2024-05-15T18:06:33.361Z tags: ["security", "linux", "malware", "ssh"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 5 comments: 1 language: 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 · 0 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 \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#malware](https://daily.dev/tags/malware), [#ssh](https://daily.dev/tags/ssh) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-maintainers-were-infected-for-2-years-by-ssh-dwelling-backdoor-with-huge-reach-s0kkzgfkt)