Security News > 2019 > January > Vulnerable cloud infrastructure experiencing increasing attacks

Attackers are increasingly targeting vulnerable cloud infrastructure to exploit it for covert cryptojacking or to deliver ransomware, Securonix researchers warn. Some attacks are fairly trivial, but others are multi-vector/multi-platform threats where multiple functionalities are combined as part of the same malicious threat (e.g., XBash, which combines cryptomining, ransomware and botnet/worm activity). The way in The attacks are automated and probe the infrastructure and cloud services for vulnerabilities and/or weak or default login credentials. Among the … More → The post Vulnerable cloud infrastructure experiencing increasing attacks appeared first on Help Net Security.

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