Go, also known as Golang, is an open-source programming language developed by Google. It is a compiled language that is designed to be efficient, simple, and scalable. If you are using Ubuntu, installing Go is a straightforward process that can be completed in a few simple steps.

Hacker skim sensitive information from e-commerce website by deploying malware dubbed as linux_avp which is written in golang. Analysis of linux_avp suggests that it serves as backdoor, waiting for commands from a Alibaba hosted server 47.113.202.35

Blackrota is a backdoor written in go lang and targets Docker containers. It attempts to exploit an unauthorized-access vulnerability in the Docker Remote API.