Cryptojacking campaign uses Shodan to scan for Docker hosts to hack
Security Affairs
JUNE 1, 2019
A new cryptojacking campaign was spotted by experts at Trend Micro, crooks are using Shodan to scan for Docker hosts with exposed APIs. Threat actors are using the popular Shodan search engine to find Docker hosts and abuse them in a crypojacking campaign. Attackers leverage self-propagating Docker images infected with Monero miners and scripts that use of Shodan to find other vulnerable installs and compromise them.
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