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US CISA and NSA publish guidance to secure Kubernetes deployments

Security Affairs

In recent months the number of cyberattacks against misconfigured Kybernetes systems has surged, threat actors mainly used the to illegally mine cryptocurrencies. Use strong authentication and authorization to limit user and administrator access as well as to limit the attack surface. ” states the guidance.

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Crooks continue to abuse exposed Docker APIs for Cryptojacking

Security Affairs

Earlier this year Sysdig and Aqua Security researchers started observing cyber attacks targeting Kubernets and Docker instances aimed at mining Monero cryptocurrency. Miscreants can abuse Docker Engine API to deploy containers they have created with the specific intent of mining cryptocurrencies. Docker Trusted Registry ).

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On the Twitter Hack

Schneier on Security

Someone compromised the entire Twitter network, probably by stealing the log-in credentials of one of Twitter's system administrators. Whether the hackers had access to Twitter direct messages is not known. It didn't matter whether individual accounts had a complicated and hard-to-remember password, or two-factor authentication.