RATs in the Cloud: Kubernetes UI Tools Turn into a Weapon

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RATs in the Cloud: Kubernetes UI Tools Turn into a Weapon

For many years, threat actors have been using legitimate remote access tools (RATs) in their campaigns, tricking users into installing them to get full control over the victims’ systems. Similarly, in the cloud native world, attackers are increasingly targeting user interface (UI) tools to gain access to Docker and Kubernetes instances. In this blog, we’ll …

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Tracee Runtime Security Series: Writing Custom Tracee Rules

As an open source runtime security tool, Tracee provides a base rule set that can detect a variety of attacks. However, there’s often the need to add new rules either to contribute to the project or to provide specific rules for your environment. Because Tracee allows for new rules to be written in Rego and …

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Threat Actors Using release_agent Container Escape

Earlier this year, Aqua’s Team Nautilus detected a cryptocurrency mining campaign targeting our honeypots. As part of the campaign, the threat actors used a container escape technique that leverages the CGroup release_agent feature. This technique allows an attacker to break out from the container and compromise the host and, potentially, the entire network of an organization. …

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The Great Escape: A Blast Radius Analysis of Container Attacks

In 2021, container attacks have been on the rise. We observed numerous attacks that were designed to escape container environments to the underlying host, increasing the impact of the attack. But how much damage can be caused when an attacker manages to escape a container? To answer this question, we conducted an analysis of real-world …

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Azurescape: What You Need to Know

Microsoft recently disclosed a security vulnerability in its Azure Container Instances (ACI) service, referred to as Azurescape. No actual exploitations were reported and, thankfully, no Azure customers were affected by this vulnerability. To clear any doubts around risks to current environments, in this post we will examine the anatomy of a possible attack leveraging Azurescape …

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Threat Alert: Supply Chain Attacks Using Container Images

Team Nautilus, Aqua Security’s threat research team, has uncovered several supply chain attacks that use malicious container images to compromise their victim. These five container images were found on Docker Hub, which we scan daily for signs of malicious activity. The images hijack organizations’ resources to mine cryptocurrency and can be used as part of …

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Cloud Native Threat Report: How Quickly Will You Be Attacked?

The cloud native threat landscape is evolving fast, with 50% of vulnerable targets getting attacked within only one hour. While adversaries are constantly advancing their techniques to craft more sophisticated and targeted attacks, organizations are leaving themselves exposed. Aqua’s 2021 Cloud Native Threat Report analyzes attacks observed in the wild and identifies major trends in …

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Supply Chain Attacks and Cloud Native: What You Need to Know

The past couple of years have seen a rise in software supply chain attacks, with the most salient example being the Solarwinds attack. As production environments have gained multiple layers of protection, and much of the attention of security teams, malicious actors have set their sights on “poisoning the well”, i.e., target where applications are …

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Mapping Risks and Threats in Kubernetes to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

In April, MITRE published the ATT&CK matrix for Containers covering adversarial techniques that target container technologies. At Aqua, we were proud to support this effort by sharing our knowledge and helping refine and extend the matrix. As for the risks in Kubernetes, Microsoft created a framework for Azure-based environments (AKS), but what about vanilla K8s? …

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Cloud Misconfigurations on the Rise: 2021 Cloud Security Report

Insufficient access restrictions, permissive storage policies, and publicly exposed assets are only a few of the mistakes companies make when configuring their cloud infrastructure. The scale of the problem is mind-blowing, with 90% of organizations being vulnerable to security breaches due to cloud misconfigurations. Aqua’s Cloud Security Report sheds light on the most common cloud …

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Codecov Breach: Lessons Learned from the CI Poisoning Attack

A recent security incident disclosed by Codecov has again placed the spotlight on supply chain attacks. Looking at the details of the incident and how the system operated, it’s clear that organizations should make changes to how they use third party services as part of their Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines. So what can you do …

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JDWP Misconfiguration in Container Images and K8s

Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) is a great way to remotely debug applications during development. However, if enabled when shipped to production, hackers can exploit this mistake by running an arbitrary code that allows initial access or privilege escalation in your production environment. Using Aqua’s Dynamic Threat Analysis (DTA) scanner, we at Team Nautilus detected …

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