Security News > 2024 > October > New Cryptojacking Attack Targets Docker API to Create Malicious Swarm Botnet
2024-10-01 05:12
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting the Docker Engine API with the goal of co-opting the instances to join a malicious Docker Swarm controlled by the threat actor. This enabled the attackers to "use Docker Swarm's orchestration features for command-and-control (C2) purposes," Datadog researchers Matt Muir and Andy Giron said in an analysis.
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