Hackers Target Apache Tomcat Servers for Mirai Botnet and Crypto Mining

Misconfigured and poorly secured Apache Tomcat servers are being targeted as part of a new campaign designed to deliver the Mirai botnet malware and cryptocurrency miners. The findings come courtesy of Aqua, which detected more than 800 attacks against its Tomcat server honeypots over a two-year...

Apache Tomcat Web Manager Scanning Attempt

Remote attackers can send HTTP requests as a method of scanning for Apache Tomcat servers, in order to later exploit vulnerabilities in these servers to compromise the server's security...