LUCIFER DDOS BOTNET MALWARE IS TARGETING APACHE BIG-DATA STACK

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A new version of the Lucifer botnet is currently targeting Apache Hadoop and Apache Druid deployments. Researchers from Aqua Nautilus, who have been monitoring the campaign, have counted more than 3,000 unique attacks targeting its Apache Hadoop, Apache Druid, and Apache Flink honeypots in just the last month alone.