Security News > 2024 > January > New Docker Malware Steals CPU for Crypto & Drives Fake Website Traffic
2024-01-18 16:31
Vulnerable Docker services are being targeted by a novel campaign in which the threat actors are deploying XMRig cryptocurrency miner as well as the 9Hits Viewer software as part of a multi-pronged monetization strategy. "This is the first documented case of malware deploying the 9Hits application as a payload," cloud security firm Cado said, adding the development is a sign that adversaries are
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