Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining
Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining
27 December 2023
Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a network to carry out cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
"Threat actors can also choose to install only scanners and sell the breached IP and account credentials on