Scarleteel Cloud Attack: Hackers Use Kubernetes and AWS to Steal Source Code

Threat actors exploited a compromised Kubernetes container to attempt privilege escalation into an AWS account. Operation Scarleteel, as it was later dubbed, did not only result in a cryptojacking attack. Hackers also attempted to steal source code and credentials. Operation Scarleteel Explained The first step was to exploit a public-facing app in a self-managed Kubernetes […]

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