--- title: "ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers" url: https://daily.dev/posts/shellbot-uses-hex-ips-to-evade-detection-in-attacks-on-linux-ssh-servers-3yqfencgf source_url: https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/shellbot-uses-hex-ips-to-evade.html type: article source: "The Hacker News" published: 2023-10-12T12:00:54.105Z updated: 2023-10-12T12:00:37.944Z tags: ["cyber", "perl"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 2 comments: 0 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. # ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers **[The Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/thn)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ShellBot malware is infiltrating poorly managed Linux SSH servers by using hexadecimal IP addresses to evade detection. It can launch DDoS attacks and deploy cryptocurrency miners. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## 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: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#perl](https://daily.dev/tags/perl) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/shellbot-uses-hex-ips-to-evade-detection-in-attacks-on-linux-ssh-servers-3yqfencgf)