The real danger in this case isn't the ransom note - it's how Fog turns a simple screen-recorder into a hidden camera. Software is an essential driver of growth and innovation for every company; however, business apps we install on autopilot can suddenly become spy tools, which means trust is the weak spot. Security teams should keep a live map of where every monitoring app is allowed to run and flag it the moment one pops up somewhere odd.
Crocodilus enters the scene not as a simple clone, but as a fully-fledged threat from the outset, equipped with modern techniques such as remote control, black screen overlays, and advanced data harvesting via accessibility logging.
"It has been fascinating to watch cloud security evolve since we started reporting on usage eight years ago. When we first looked at container life spans in 2019, half lasted at least five minutes - today, 60% live for one minute or less," said Loris Degioanni, Sysdig founder and CTO.