Feb 01, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an updated version of the malware HeadCrab that’s known to target Redis database servers across the world since early September 2021. The development, which comes exactly a year after the malware was first publicly disclosed by Aqua, is a sign that the financially-motivated threat actor behind […]
BLACK HAT EUROPE 2023 — London — The HeadCrab malware, which adds infected devices to a botnet for use in cryptomining and other attacks, has resurfaced with a shiny new variant that allows root access to Redis open source servers. Researchers from Aqua Security said the second variant of cryptomining malware has infected 1,100 servers; […]