Novel malware detected: HeadCrab
A security vendor warns of a new, elusive, and serious threat. Aqua's research unit, Team Nautilus, discovered a new, cutting-edge and novel piece of malware from a new group dubbed 'HeadCrab'. The malware penetrates into Redis database servers and from then on remains mostly completely undetected, as it apparently cannot be detected by agentless and conventional antivirus solutions. The HeadCrab malware has been able to compromise a large number of Redis servers worldwide since September 2021 and has taken control of at least 1.200 servers to date. Redis In-Memory Databases – Widespread and…
