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Growing Security Threats

https://www.linuxjournal.com/sites/default/files/2018-11/GeekGuide-HelpSystems-ChildhoodsEnd.pdf

Like the wide-eyed humans who mistakenly trust their
benevolent alien overlords in Arthur C. Clarke’s
science-fiction classic, Linux users the world over are
beginning to awaken to the reality that their malware-
free utopian childhood is rapidly coming to an end.
A startling increase in malware, ransomware and
malicious code targeting Linux systems of all shapes
and sizes since 2015 means the days of believing it’s
“just a Windows thing” are over. One study found that
Linux malware now accounts for more than 35% of all
malware, and anyone not taking Linux security threats
seriously can face real—and expensive—problems.