Fake Kernel Threads Are Hiding Backdoors on Linux Servers and Appliances

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Summary by Cyber Security News20 Oct 2026, 16:45 CET

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Attackers keep disguising malware as Linux kernel worker processes, but careful checks will expose the disguise On September 5, 2026, Sansec, a security firm that investigates attacks on online stores, reported that attackers were exploiting a zero-day in Magento and Adobe Commerce to install a backdoor written in Rust. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-75650 and is rated Critical, with a CVSS score of 10.0.

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