Tag Archives: botnets

Researchers Reveal Crypto Mining Botnet’s Devious Tactics

[ad_2][ad_1] The cybercriminals behind the cryptocurrency mining botnet Stantinko have come up with some ingenious methods to evade detection. Malware analyst Vladislav Hrčka of cybersecurity firm ESET was almost impressed when he unveiled the company’s latest findings and potential countermeasures in a blog post. “The criminals behind the Stantinko botnet …

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Cryptocurrency mining botnets are going out of control

[ad_1] Cryptocurrency mining botnets are becoming an epidemic Cyber ​​criminals are ingenious people. Highly opportunistic, I am continually looking for new ways to unleash chaos between systems or make money quickly. And it is the second reason, personal profit, which seems to feed the last flavor of the day. Cryptocurrency …

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Cryptojacking increasingly popular attack vector for botnets

[ad_1] A new bulletin from the Russian internet security company Kaspersky Labs, published November 28, says that the malware of encryption mining has become increasingly popular among botnets in 2018. Stealth encryption attacks – also known as cryptodirage – work by installing malware that uses the processing power of a …

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The Outlaw group uses botnets for scanning, cryptography and brute forcing

[ad_1] Outlawed hackers used the Shellbot trojan variant for target organizations Trend Micro security researchers have published[1] a report on a new botnet malware distributed by the so-called hacking group Outlaw, which previously compromised the FTP servers of a Japanese art institution and the Bangladesh government website.[2] The main objective …

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