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  "path": "/2026/05/showboat-linux-malware-hits-middle-east.html",
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  "textContent": "Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux malware dubbed Showboat that has been put to use in a campaign targeting a telecommunications provider in the Middle East since at least mid-2022.\n\n\"Showboat is a modular post-exploitation framework designed for Linux systems, capable of spawning a remote shell, transferring files, and functioning as a SOCKS5 proxy,\" Lumen",
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