Tag Archives: cryptomining

[ad_2][ad_1] John Leyden December 2, 2020 at 4:50 pm UTC Updated: 02 December 2020 at 17:19 UTC There is something bad about that container Cybercriminals have been caught exploiting improperly configured Docker installations to spread encryption malware. Cisco Talos researchers identified the tactic after a cryptocurrency mining botnet went astray …

[ad_2][ad_1] John Leyden December 2, 2020 at 4:50 pm UTC Updated: 02 December 2020 at 17:19 UTC There is something bad about that container Cybercriminals have been caught exploiting improperly configured Docker installations to spread encryption malware. Cisco Talos researchers identified the tactic after a cryptocurrency mining botnet went astray …

[ad_2][ad_1] An advanced threat group called Bismuth recently used cryptocurrency mining as a way to hide the purpose of their business and to avoid triggering high-priority alerts. Coin mining is generally considered a non-critical security issue, so the method allowed the actor to establish persistence and move sideways on the …

[ad_2][ad_1] Microsoft said on Monday that Vietnamese government-backed hackers were recently spotted distributing cryptocurrency mining malware alongside their regular cyber-spying toolkits. The report highlights a growing trend in the cybersecurity industry where a growing number of state-backed hacker groups are also dipping their feet into regular cybercrime operations, making it …

[ad_2][ad_1] Now that we are at the end of 2020, the big hardware manufacturers are starting to announce their latest and fastest offers which will be released before the holiday season. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency mining market continues to expand rapidly against all odds. Here is an overview of which manufacturers …

[ad_2][ad_1] Cybersecurity researchers have detected what they believe to be the first ever stealth crypto mining campaign to steal Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials. The mining campaign was described as relatively unsophisticated by Cado Security in their Aug.17 report. In total, it appears that so far only the attackers – …

[ad_2][ad_1] According to a new report, a malicious botnet has been targeting Microsoft SQL database servers to mine cryptocurrency for two years. Guardicore Labs said Wednesday that in the past few weeks alone, hackers have managed to infect 2,000 to 3,000 servers per day. As reported by Hacker News, the …

[ad_2][ad_1] North Korea’s top leaders appear to be stepping up efforts to mine cryptocurrency as a way to evade international sanctions, according to a new report State sponsored crypto crime: The report by Recorded Future, a US firm that analyzes cyber security threats, details the Kim Jong-un regime’s efforts to …

[ad_2][ad_1] The IT security team of Palo Alto Networks, the 42 "unit, has identified a new campaign to extract the Monero cryptocurrency on Chinese public cloud networks: "The Palo Alto networks have recently captured and studied new samples of the coin mining malware used by the Rocke group, the family …

[ad_1]<div _ngcontent-c14 = "" innerhtml = " The ransomware is oh, so 2017. Today all the clever hackers have turned to illicit cryptomining to fill their coffers. Because of the combination of a leaked NSA trap, a more anonymous Bitcoin cryptocurrency and a benign cryptocurrency transaction processing software (known as …