Docker API servers being hit to spread cryptomining malware

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Hackers are targeting vulnerable Docker remote API servers, and using them to mine cryptocurrencies on the underlying hardware, experts have warned.

Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro stated the crooks took an “unconventional approach” with this attack, noting, “the threat actor used the gRPC protocol over h2c to evade security solutions and execute their crypto mining operations on the Docker host.”

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