Cybercriminal use of the Linux Trojan known as XorDdos is on the rise, according to a new report, which found a 254% increase in malicious activity against Linux endpoints using the malware over the last six months.

It was first discovered in 2014, and the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team explained in a recent blog post that the XorDdos Trojan targets Linux cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints, and deploys botnets to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.