Security News > 2023 > November > Kinsing Hackers Exploit Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability to Deploy Linux Rootkits
2023-11-21 10:00
The Kinsing threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ servers to infect Linux systems with cryptocurrency miners and rootkits. "Once Kinsing infects a system, it deploys a cryptocurrency mining script that exploits the host's resources to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, resulting in significant damage to the infrastructure and a negative
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