Kinsing Cryptojacking Hits Kubernetes Clusters via Misconfigured PostgreSQL

The threat actors behind the Kinsing cryptojacking operation have been spotted exploiting misconfigured and exposed PostgreSQL servers to obtain initial access to Kubernetes environments.
A second initial access vector technique entails the use of vulnerable images, Sunders Bruskin, security researcher at Microsoft Defender for Cloud, said in a report last week.
Kinsing has a storied history of