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Increased Cyber Threats To Unsecured Elasticsearch Servers

Feb 28, 2019 •

Anthony Pell

1 min read

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Unsecured Elasticsearch clusters are being targeted in a fresh wave of attacks designed to drop both malware and cryptocurrency mining software.

This week, cybersecurity researchers from Cisco Talos warned of a spike in recent strikes against these systems, with six separate cyberattack groups believed to be involved.

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