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Redigo Backdoor Malware Targets Redis Servers

December 7, 2022

The Redigo backdoor is written in the Go programming language and targets Redis servers vulnerable to a Lua scripting engine defect. The flaw is classified under CVE-2022-0543 and allows the remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The threat actor behind the attack attempted to hide communication by sending data from the malware to command-and-control servers over Redis port 6379.