A newly discovered Linux malware dubbed 'DISGOMOJI' uses the novel approach of utilizing emojis to execute commands on infected devices in attacks on government agencies in India.
  • s38b35M5@lemmy.worldEnglish
    622·
    9 days ago

    The joke’s on you, malware devs! I never use Discord, and never did on my Linux machines.

    • unalivejoyEnglish
      28·
      9 days ago

      And it targets the BOSS environment, which is used by Indian officials.

    • RonSijm@programming.dev
      20·
      9 days ago

      I would assume this just relies on the Discord API being read by the bot - and not on having a local discord installed…

    • devfuuu@lemmy.world
      123·
      9 days ago

      Let’s see if the flatpak ideas about sandboxing being pushed down our throats actually prevent these abuses or not…

        • Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          16·
          8 days ago

          More so, if it is easily sandboxed, it should just be a webapp. Which discord already is.
          Just use the website.

          Browsers are already easily themed, have plenty of tools to change deeper functionality, and are way more sandboxed than any other app packaging ecosystem.

          • MinusPi (she/they)@pawb.socialEnglish
            15·
            8 days ago

            Everything is ever so slightly broken in a way that I just can’t ignore. Personalization doesn’t quite work. Permissions are overwhelming and usually lead to silent failures. Integration with the rest of the system is weak at best.

            • Vilian@lemmy.ca
              11·
              8 days ago

              so problems from programs that don’t support flatpak, not flatpak fault, because everything you said is supported

              Everything is ever so slightly broken in a way that I just can’t ignore.

              this isn’t even caused by flatpak, it’s the app fault

              • MinusPi (she/they)@pawb.socialEnglish
                41·
                8 days ago

                I don’t care whose fault it is, it’s obnoxious and I don’t want to bother with it. Lately though, it seems like everything is only being released as a flatpak app despite those issues.

  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    211·
    9 days ago

    Asking as someone who is absolutely not tech proficient compared to most lemmy users: is this a vulnerability with Linux or Discord specifically, or is this something that could be carried out on any OS/messenger if the computer was infected?

    • HuntressHimbo
      41·
      9 days ago

      From the article, it sounds as though this isn’t something a normal user should be worried about. They said the security researched believe it targets a Linux distribution used by the Indian government, and the phishing/malicious links seem intended to target Indian officials.

      • Optional@lemmy.world
        14·
        9 days ago

        According to Volexity, the malware was discovered after the researchers spotted a UPX-packed ELF executable in a ZIP archive, likely distributed through phishing emails. Volexity believes that the malware targets a custom Linux distribution named BOSS that Indian government agencies use as their desktop.

        I use Arch, btw. /s

    • NateSwift@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      31·
      8 days ago

      It looks like there isn’t a vulnerability at all. Just a malware executable disguised as a pdf in a zip file that uses discord as a communication method