Digital Warfare Podcast Daily Brief May 07, 2026

The Digital Warfare Podcast · May 7, 2026 · 3m

Summary

Researchers uncovered Quasar Linux (QLNX), a stealth-focused Linux RAT designed to target developers and DevOps environments. The malware combines rootkit functionality, PAM backdoors, credential harvesting, keylogging, persistence, and peer-to-peer communication to compromise software supply chain infrastructure. QLNX targets npm, PyPI, GitHub, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Vault, Terraform, and CI/CD credentials, giving attackers potential access to package publishing systems, cloud infrastructure, and deployment pipelines.

Key Takeaways

• QLNX is a Linux RAT targeting developers, DevOps…