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Cryptojacking
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Fake Ukraine Police Notices Spread New Amatera Stealer and PureMiner
FortiGuard Labs exposes a high-severity phishing campaign impersonating the National Police of Ukraine to deliver Amatera Stealer (data theft) and PureMiner (cryptojacking) to Windows PCs.
New Malware Uses Windows Character Map for Cryptomining
Darktrace reports new malware hijacking Windows Character Map for cryptomining, exposing risks of hidden attacks in everyday software…
Critical GeoServer Vulnerability Exploited in Global Malware Campaign
A critical GeoServer vulnerability (CVE-2024-36401) is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to take control of systems for malware…
New Linux Malware “Migo” Exploits Redis for Cryptojacking, Disables Security
Migo Malware Campaign: User-Mode Rootkit Hides Cryptojacking on Linux Systems.
8220 Gang Targets Telecom and Healthcare in Global Cryptojacking Attack
The 8220 gang, believed to be of Chinese origins, was first identified in 2017 by Cisco Talos when they targeted Drupal, Hadoop YARN, and Apache Struts2 applications for propagating cryptojacking malware.
Popular Thesaurus Website Used in Sneaky Cryptojacking Scheme
KEY FINDINGS Cybersecurity researchers at Group-IB unearthed a covert cryptojacking campaign concealed within a popular online thesaurus boasting…
Cryptojackers Deploy Trojanized Mac Apps on The Pirate Bay
All malicious apps for macOS identified by researchers were uploaded to The Pirate Bay by a user called “wtfisthat34698409672.”
Cryptojacking botnet Prometei uses NSA exploit to steal data, mine Monero
Prometei botnet targets Windows devices. Cisco Talos’ threat intelligence team published a report revealing startling details of how…
Cyber attacks cost $45 billion in 2018 with Ransomware at top
An estimated 2 million cyberattacks took place in 2018 costing more than $45 billion in damages worldwide. The…
Hackers using pirated software to spread new cryptomining Mac malware
If you download pirated content from torrent platforms, you can be a victim of this Mac malware. There…