380K Kubernetes API Servers Exposed to Public Internet

20-May-22

Researchers discovered that over 380,000 Kubernetes API servers have public internet access, making the popular open-source container-orchestration engine for managing cloud deployments an easy target and vast attack surface for threat actors.

The findings are concerning since attackers have been increasingly targeting Kubernetes cloud clusters and leveraging them to launch additional attacks against cloud services. Indeed, Kubernetes is no exception to the cloud’s history of widespread misconfiguration, which continues to plague installations. Read More…