Linux nologin Shell Rename Backdoor Attack Detection and Forensics

Videos Linux Forensics Malware Education

Date
December 04, 2024
Author
The Sandfly Security Team

Ever wondered what would happen if you replaced the Linux /sbin/nologin with a valid shell? Attackers have and it gives them a persistent backdoor on supposedly disabled accounts. In this video we go over this attack and how to find it on your systems with command line tools and agentless Sandfly.

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