When it comes to Raspberry Pi, it’s easy to think this simple single-board PC is rather insignificant in the grand scheme of the internet. But don’t let its small size fool you, these little devices can be a gateway for hackers to make their way into your network. Today we’re taking a closer look at a vicious piece of malware that infects Raspberry Pis. YouTuber John Hammond released a video this week, looking at the malicious code line by and dissecting exactly how it works as well as how it spreads to vulnerable Raspberry Pis.
Hammond said that he first began investigating this malware when a user submitted an email to him. They explained that the Pi was using the default username and password combination that comes with Raspberry Pi OS. He was logged into an SSH session for only about 30 minutes when the session dropped. Every time he reset the password, it would change again after the Pi was restarted.
