New Self-Spreading Malware Infects Docker Containers to Mine Dero Cryptocurrency The Hacker [email protected] (The Hacker News)

Misconfigured Docker API instances have become the target of a new malware campaign that transforms them into a cryptocurrency mining botnet.
The attacks, designed to mine for Dero currency, is notable for its worm-like capabilities to propagate the malware to other exposed Docker instances and rope them into an ever-growing horde of mining bots.
Kaspersky said it observed an unidentified threat Misconfigured Docker API instances have become the target of a new malware campaign that transforms them into a cryptocurrency mining botnet.
The attacks, designed to mine for Dero currency, is notable for its worm-like capabilities to propagate the malware to other exposed Docker instances and rope them into an ever-growing horde of mining bots.
Kaspersky said it observed an unidentified threat 

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