ShadowV2 Botnet Exploits Misconfigured AWS Docker Containers for DDoS-for-Hire Service
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet
that customers can rent access to conduct distributed
denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest. The
ShadowV2 botnet, according to Darktrace, predominantly targets
misconfigured Docker containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud
servers to deploy a Go-based malware that turns infected systems
into attack nodes
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