"New HeadCrab Malware Infects 1,200 Redis Servers to Mine Monero"

Since September 2021, new stealthy malware dubbed HeadCrab has infected over 1,000 vulnerable Redis servers in order to form a botnet that mines the Monero cryptocurrency. The malware, discovered by Aqua Security researchers, has infected at least 1,200 Redis servers, which are also used to scan the Internet for additional targets. The threat actors behind this botnet exploit the fact that Redis servers do not have authentication enabled by default, as they are intended for users within an organization's network and should not be accessible from the Internet. This article continues to discuss the new HeadCrab malware.

Bleeping Computer reports "New HeadCrab Malware Infects 1,200 Redis Servers to Mine Monero"