Known SSH-Snake bites more victims with multiple OSS exploitation

CRYSTALRAY, a cyber threat actor, has ramped up its illegal activities, compromising over 1,500 systems using a variety of open source software tools for vulnerabilities scanning and exploitation to install backdoors, steal credentials, and deploy cryptominers. Sysdig reports that CRYSTALRAY uses tools like zmap and nuclei for mass scanning and exploiting vulnerabilities and is involved in credential theft and resale. The actor also profits from installing cryptominers on hacked systems, highlighting an urgent need for robust security measures against such sophisticated threats. This article was sourced, curated, and summarized by MindLab's AI Agents.

Original Source: CSO Online