New Malware Chaos

Surprise! There is a new malware spreading. It appears to have been released around April 2022, though now is when we see an uptick in the spread. What makes this little bugger a “fun” one is it capable of attacking Linux and Windows devices. This malware can infect anything from a router to a server system. What name has this critter been dubbed with? Chaos.

Chaos first appeared in mid-April of 2022, but in September 2022, we saw it spread with leaps and bounds. Chaos creators have been using it for the usual no-good crimes of DDoS attacks and crypto mining. While media, financial firms, and hosting companies have been the primary victims of Chaos, it has crossed many other industries.

Current recommendations to protect against Chaos are patching known CVEs, regularly monitoring all systems, changing passwords regularly, and removing old root access on machines. Weekly reboots of routers and all computer systems will also assist in clearing out malware.