Aug 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananDDoS Attack / Server Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack campaign targeting misconfigured Jupyter Notebooks. The activity, codenamed Panamorfi by cloud security firm Aqua, utilizes a Java-based tool called mineping to launch a TCP flood DDoS attack. Mineping is a DDoS … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Jupyter Notebooks with Repurposed Minecraft DDoS Tool
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Cryptojacking Campaign Targets Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters
Jun 12, 2024NewsroomKubernetes / Endpoint Security Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an ongoing cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Kubernetes clusters to mine Dero cryptocurrency. Cloud security firm Wiz, which shed light on the activity, said it's an updated variant of a financially motivated operation that was first documented by CrowdStrike in March … [Read more...] about Cryptojacking Campaign Targets Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters
Kinsing Crypto Malware Hits Kubernetes Clusters via Misconfigured PostgreSQL
Jan 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananKubernetes / Cryptojacking The threat actors behind the Kinsing cryptojacking operation have been spotted exploiting misconfigured and exposed PostgreSQL servers to obtain initial access to Kubernetes environments. A second initial access vector technique entails the use of vulnerable images, Sunders Bruskin, security researcher at Microsoft … [Read more...] about Kinsing Crypto Malware Hits Kubernetes Clusters via Misconfigured PostgreSQL
Magecart Hackers Infect 17,000 Sites Through Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets
Magecart strikes again!Cybersecurity researchers have identified yet another supply-chain attack carried out by payment card hackers against more than 17,000 web domains, which also include websites in the top 2,000 of Alexa rankings.Since Magecart is neither a single group nor a specific malware instead an umbrella term given to all those cyber criminal groups and individuals … [Read more...] about Magecart Hackers Infect 17,000 Sites Through Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets