SpeakUp Backdoor Trojan May Be a Threat throughout 2019

Software technology company Check Point reports its researchers detected a new campaign exploiting Linux servers to distribute a backdoor Trojan, dubbed SpeakUp. SpeakUp is capable of delivering any payload and executing it on compromised machines; it evades detection by all security vendors’ anti-virus software. According to Check Point, threats like SpeakUp are a stark warning of bigger threats to come since they can evade detection and then distribute further, potentially more dangerous malware to compromised machines. Since Linux is used extensively in enterprise servers, SpeakUp may be a threat that will grow in scale and severity throughout the year. Read the article at Check Point.