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> New Linux PamDOORa Backdoor Uses PAM Modules to Steal SSH Credentials

[SOURCE] The Hacker News [DATE: 08/05/2026 08:41] [LANGUAGE: EN]
New Linux PamDOORa Backdoor Uses PAM Modules to Steal SSH Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux backdoor named PamDOORa that's being advertised on the Rehub Russian cybercrime forum for $1,600 by a threat actor called "darkworm." The backdoor is designed as a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)-based post-exploitation toolkit that enables persistent SSH access by means of a magic password and specific TCP port combination.
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