Cryptojacking worm infects exposed Docker deployments

Source:- csoonline.com Graboid is the first known instance of a cryptomining worm used to create botnets spread using containers. Attackers are exploiting Docker Engine deployments that are exposed to the internet without authentication to deploy and run cryptojacking malware on servers. A new cryptojacking botnet with self-spreading capabilities has infected over 2,000 such Docker deployments so far. “There have been incidents of cryptojacking malware spreading as a worm, but this is the first time we see a cryptojacking worm spread using containers in the Docker Engine

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