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Linux devices are under attack by a never-before-seen worm
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2024
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This is just an attack that attempts common username/password combinations on ssh, and the article even states that the worm is dime-a-dozen. Unless you have both password auth enabled and an available account with an easily guessable password (and if you have either you should change that), this is nothing to worry about, even with sshd available to the internet.
Sensationalist title.
Thank you, spared me from giving attention to an unworthy article
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Hell, even having a lax fail2ban stops these attacks.
Prevention, as always, is much easier than a cure.