CySecurity News - Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents: Crypto Mining

Labels



 Trendy Right Now

Showing posts with label Crypto Mining. Show all posts

Hackers Use Auto-reply to Deliver Crypto-miner Via Malicious Emails



 

Phishing Attacks

Crypto Mining Crypto-Miner malware Malware Delivery. Phishing Attacks

Hackers Use Auto-reply to Deliver Crypto-miner Via Malicious Emails

Threat actors use new techniques to distribute malware, which is evolving constantly. In a recent attack, they used malicious e-mail auto-replies to deliver crypto-mining malware....

Crypto Mining and DDoS Threats: How Hadooken Malware Targets Oracle Web Logic Servers



 

Oracle Weblogic Server

Crypto Mining DDOS Attacks Hadooken Malware malware Oracle Weblogic Server

Crypto Mining and DDoS Threats: How Hadooken Malware Targets Oracle Web Logic Servers

Threat actors were found exploiting poorly secured Oracle WebLogic servers for mining cryptocurrency, building a DDoS botnet, and other malicious activities. The DiscoveryResearchers...

Cryptojacking Alert: GhostEngine Disables Endpoint Protections



 

malware

Crypto Mining Cryptojacking Endpoint security GhostEngine malware

Cryptojacking Alert: GhostEngine Disables Endpoint Protections

Recently found malware uses advanced techniques to defeat antivirus safeguards, delete signs of infection, and permanently infect devices with cryptocurrency-mining software,...

BitBrowser Hackers Launder 70.6% of Stolen Funds



 

Malicious actor

Blockchain Crypto heist Crypto Mining cryptocurrency Dark Web Data Breach DeFi Platforms Ethereum Malicious actor

BitBrowser Hackers Launder 70.6% of Stolen Funds

Hackers were able to transfer a remarkable 70.6% of the stolen BitBrowser cash through the eXch crypto mixer in a recent cyber robbery that startled the cryptocurrency world....

3 Vital Cybersecurity Threats for Employees



 

Sensitive data

Crypto Mining Cyber Security Decryption Key Email Frauds Malicious Software Phishing Attacks Ransomware Sensitive data

3 Vital Cybersecurity Threats for Employees

Cybersecurity is no longer just the IT department's job in today's digitally connected society. Protecting confidential firm information is the responsibility of every employee,...

Ransomware Actors are Using Crypto Mining Pools to Launder Money



 

Ransomware Actors

Crypto Fraud Crypto Mining Cyber Crime Illegal Funds Money Laundering Ransomware Actors

Ransomware Actors are Using Crypto Mining Pools to Launder Money

According to a recent analysis by the blockchain forensic company Chainalysis, the use of cryptocurrency mining as a technique to improve money laundering skills extends...

Malware Authors Unknowingly Take Down Their Own Botnet



 

Security

Botnet Crypto Mining Data DDoS malware Malware Authors Safety Security

Malware Authors Unknowingly Take Down Their Own Botnet

It is not often that malware authors go through the difficulties of establishing a malicious tool for botnet assembly, only to discover a way to effectively sabotage it...

Cryptominer Malware Posing as Desktop Version of Google Translate



 

XMRig

Crypto Mining Endpoint Google Translate malware User Privacy XMRig

Cryptominer Malware Posing as Desktop Version of Google Translate

While advertising desktop versions of well-known apps, a crypto mining effort from Turkey has been found infecting thousands of PCs. This campaign's offender is known as...

Hacker's Spread ModernLoader, XMRig Miner Malware



 

Russian Hackers

Cisco Command and Control(C2) Crypto Mining Data Breach PowerShell RedLine Stealer Russian Hackers

Hacker's Spread ModernLoader, XMRig Miner Malware

During March and June 2022, Cisco Talos researchers discovered three distinct but connected campaigns that were spreading various malware to victims, including the ModernLoader...

That 'Clean' Google Translate App is Actually Windows Crypto-mining Malware



 

Security

Crypto Crypto Mining Data digital currency Google Translate malware Research Security

That 'Clean' Google Translate App is Actually Windows Crypto-mining Malware

The Turkish-speaking group responsible for Nitrokod, which has been active since 2019 is said to have infected thousands of systems in 11 countries. Nitrokod, a crypto...

CISA Updates its Database With 10 New Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities



 

Vulnerability and Exploits.

CISA Crypto Mining NSO Group Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 Vulnerabilities and Exploits Vulnerability and Exploits.

CISA Updates its Database With 10 New Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

A high-severity security vulnerability impacting industrial automation software from Delta Electronics was among 10 new actively exploited vulnerabilities that the U.S....

IoT and OT Impacted by Forescout Proof-of-Concept Ransomware Attack



 

Remote Code Execution

Crypto Mining Forescout Research Labs IoT IT Network malware PoC Exploit Code Ransomware Attacks. Remote Code Execution

IoT and OT Impacted by Forescout Proof-of-Concept Ransomware Attack

Attackers will grow as defenders improve at resisting double extortion. Rather than focusing on IT, an option is to target operational technology (OT). Attacks on OT are...

Safeguarding From Container Attacks Inside the Cloud



 

SSH

Akamai Cloud based services Container Security Crypto Mining Cyber Security DDOS Vulnerability Honeypot Intezer cybersecurity Kernel Kubernetes SSH

Safeguarding From Container Attacks Inside the Cloud

As an alternative to virtualization, containerization has become a key trend in software development. It entails encapsulating or packaging software code and all of its dependencies...

AWS, and Alibaba Cloud was Attacked by Crypto Miners



 

Trend Micro

Alibaba Amazon Web Services AWS Cisco Talos Crypto Mining Cyber Security Kubernetes Linux TeamTNT Trend Micro

AWS, and Alibaba Cloud was Attacked by Crypto Miners

An intel source recently provided Cisco Talos with modified versions of the TeamTNT cybercrime team's infected shell scripts, an earlier version of which was documented...

Log4Shell Utilized for Crypto Mining and Botnet Creation



 

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Apache Vulnerability Crypto Mining CVE DDOS Attacks JavaScript Log4Shell Mirai botnet Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Log4Shell Utilized for Crypto Mining and Botnet Creation

The serious problem in Apache's widely used Log4j project, known as Log4Shell, hasn't caused the calamity predicted, but it is still being exploited, primarily from cloud...

Financier Diakonov Called Russia the Future Cryptocurrency Center of the World



 

Russia

Binance Central Bank of Russia China Crypto Ban Crypto Currency Crypto Mining Cyber Security Russia

Financier Diakonov Called Russia the Future Cryptocurrency Center of the World

Mr. Diakonov predicted the future of cryptocurrency and called it a possible alternative to traditional money. "Time will tell how it will be built into the system of international...

The Ministry of Finance Proposed to Test Russians Before Buying Cryptocurrencies



 

Technology

Central Bank of Russia Crypto Currency Crypto Currency law crypto legalisation Crypto Mining Technology

The Ministry of Finance Proposed to Test Russians Before Buying Cryptocurrencies

On February 18, the Ministry of Finance submitted a bill on the regulation of cryptocurrencies to the government. At the same time, public discussions began. On Monday,...



 

Technology

Crypto Mining Cryptocurrencies Georgia Georgian Cyber Security Technology

Georgia goes after crypto miners

On January 10, Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava told reporters that the Government of Georgia and the energy distribution company Energo-pro Georgia are engaged in solving...

Malware Abcbot Related to the Xanthe Cryptomining Bug Developer's



 

URL

Abcbot Alibaba Cisco Crypto Currency mining Crypto Hack Crypto Mining Huawei IP addresses malware mining malware URL

Malware Abcbot Related to the Xanthe Cryptomining Bug Developer's

Abcbot, the newly discovered botnet has a longer history than what was originally believed. The Xanthe-based cryptojacking campaign found by Cisco's Talos security research...

Avira Antivirus Introduces Crypto Mining To Its 500M Customers



 

Ethereum

Avira Crypto Crypto Mining cryptocurrency Cyber Security Ethereum

Avira Antivirus Introduces Crypto Mining To Its 500M Customers

You might be surprised to know that Norton 360 antivirus came up with a program that allows customers like you to make money mining virtual currency. However, Avira antivirus,...

Page 1 of 212Last

Search This Blog

Sections

Popular Posts

Blog Archive

Labels

About Me

Showing result(s) for

Popular Posts

Pages

Menu Item