A fast-growing SaaS provider faced a breach attempt during post-holiday maintenance when runtime defenses were paused and a Kubernetes misconfiguration exposed a workload. Attackers exploited the vulnerability, initially attempting cryptomining before deploying the Perfctl rootkit to evade detection. Once agents came back online, Sysdig’s real-time detection triggered critical alerts, enabling the security team to quickly investigate, contain the threat, and restore the environment. The result: no impact, no downtime, and uninterrupted service during a high-pressure period.

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