Quasar Linux (QLNX) – A Silent Foothold in the Supply Chain: Inside a Full-Featured Linux RAT With Rootkit, PAM Backdoor, Credential Harvesting Capabilities

Author(s): Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim, Aliakbar Zahravi
Organization: Trend Micro

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