Security News > 2024 > June > New Malware Targets Exposed Docker APIs for Cryptocurrency Mining
2024-06-18 09:41
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign that targets publicly exposed Docket API endpoints with the aim of delivering cryptocurrency miners and other payloads. Included among the tools deployed is a remote access tool that's capable of downloading and executing more malicious programs as well as a utility to propagate the malware via SSH, cloud analytics platform Datadog
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