#SeleniumGrid

Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking

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September 12, 2024 at 09:36AM Bad actors target Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking. The lack of authentication makes these instances vulnerable. Threat actors exploit this to carry out malicious actions, including deploying crypto miners and proxyware solutions EarnFM and IPRoyal Pawn. Organizations are urged to configure authentication to prevent abuse. … Read more

Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining

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July 29, 2024 at 02:09AM Threat actors exploit a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid to deploy XMRig for mining Monero. With over 100 million pulls on Docker Hub, the open-source framework allows testing across various environments. Wiz researchers discovered a year-long “SeleniumGreed” attack due to Selenium Grid’s lack of default authentication. Attackers gain remote access via … Read more