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ClipXDaemon Emerges as C2-Less Linux Clipboard Hijacker, Targeting Crypto Wallets in X11 Sessions

ClipXDaemon Emerges as C2-Less Linux Clipboard Hijacker, Targeting Crypto Wallets in X11 Sessions

Cybersecuritynews Tushar Subhra Dutta March 9, 2026

A newly discovered Linux malware named ClipXDaemon has emerged as a direct financial threat to cryptocurrency users in X11-based desktop environments. Unlike conventional malware that depends on command-and-control (C2) servers for instructions, ClipXDaemon operates entirely on its own — silently monitoring the clipboard every 200 milliseconds and replacing legitimate wallet addresses with attacker-controlled ones. Once […]

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