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Cybersecurity researchers from Check Point haev discovered a new hacking collective deploying all-newmalwareon Windows and Linux devices.

While NerbianRAT isnt exactly new, the researchers added that a Linux version only started circulating in mid-2022.

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It mostly targets healthcare, manufacturing, and energy organizations in the US, Check Point says.

But we assume the real number is much higher, he added.

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