SCARLETEEL hackers use advanced cloud skills to steal source code, data

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An advanced hacking operation dubbed 'SCARLETEEL' targets public-facing web apps running in containers to infiltrate cloud services and steal sensitive data. SCARLETEEL was discovered by cybersecurity intelligence firm Sysdig while responding to an incident in one of their customers' cloud environments. While the attackers deployed cryptominers in the compromised cloud environments, the hackers showed advanced expertise in AWS cloud mechanics, which they used to burrow further into the company's cloud infrastructure. Sysdig believes the cryptojacking attack was used as a decoy for the threat actors' real purpose, which was the theft of proprietary software.
 

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