New LABRAT Campaign Exploits GitLab Flaw for Cryptojacking and Proxyjacking Activities

Researchers discover financially motivated operation targeting vulnerable GitLab servers, exploiting critical flaw CVE-2021-22205 to gain remote code execution, utilizing undetected tools, cross-platform malware, and kernel-based rootkits to hide their presence, and abusing a legitimate service called TryCloudflare to obfuscate their command-and-control network.

Why You Need Continuous Network Monitoring

Continuous network monitoring is essential for financial institutions to ensure real-time visibility and immediate action against information security controls, vulnerabilities, and cyber threats.