Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

PaloAlto Network warns of the WatchDog botnet that uses exploits to take over Windows and Linux servers and mine cryptocurrency. 27, 2019 and already mined at least 209 Monero (XMR), valued to be around $32,056 USD. Oracle WebLogic Server CVE-2017-10271 – versions 10.3.6.0.0, x before 1.4.3) 1.13.10, 2.0-2.0.5 x, 5.10, 5.0.23

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2018

Group-IB is recording new outbreaks of illegal mining (cryptojacking) threats in the networks of commercial and state organizations. Group-IB, an international company specializing in the prevention of cyberattacks, is recording new outbreaks of illegal mining (cryptojacking) threats in the networks of commercial and state organizations.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

A federal appellate court ruled that mining and aggregating user data publicly posted to social media sites is allowable by law. LinkedIn sent a cease-and-desist letter to hiQ in 2017 requesting that the company stop accessing and copying data from its servers.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

But with no orderly internal framework, unstructured data defies data mining tools. Gartner analysts estimate that over 80 percent of enterprise data is unstructured and is growing up to 65 percent a year, enticing cyber criminals to mine the mother lode. Ransomware target. Here are some ways: •Basic inventory.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s a PPSX file, seemingly an outdated US Army manual for tank mine clearing blades (MCB). The researchers pointed out that the use of the “script:” prefix demonstrates the exploitation of the vulnerability CVE-2017-8570 , a bypass for CVE-2017-0199. The remote script, named “widget_iframe.617766616773726468746672726a6834.html,”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

For example, there were four phone numbers on my Experian credit file: Only one of them was mine, and that one hasn’t been mine for ages. Now I know why Experian has NEVER let me view my own file via their website. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Further analysis revealed that the malware has been used since at least 2017. Kaspersky discovered that the detections between 2017 and 2022 had previously misclassified as a cryptocurrency miner. Kaspersky researchers discovered that over one million updates have been downloaded from the C2 infrastructure since 2017.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

“As soon as the apps are downloaded and launched, they fetch a coin-mining JavaScript library by triggering Google Tag Manager (GTM) in their domain servers. The mining script then gets activated and begins using the majority of the computer’s CPU cycles to mine Monero for the operators.”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2019

More recently, Škorjanc served as chief technology officer at NiceHash , a Slovenian company that lets users sell their computing power to help others mine virtual currencies like bitcoin. In December 2017, approximately USD $52 million worth of bitcoin mysteriously disappeared from the coffers of NiceHash.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 22, 2018

Symantec's annual Internet Security Threat Report also shows that zero-day exploits fizzled and cryptocurrency mining exploded.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“They induced victims to enter into fraudulent equipment rental contracts with the defendants’ cryptocurrency mining service called HashFlare. The bad news for the investors is that HashFlare did not have the virtual currency mining equipment it claimed to have. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

. “In the web server compromise, Beapy also attempted to exploit an Apache Struts vulnerability ( CVE-2017-5638 ). This vulnerability was patched in 2017, but if successfully exploited it can allow for remote code execution.” ” continues the analysis.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 12, 2018

Cryptocurrency mining and ransomware were other major threats.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Upon release from prison, Skorjanc became chief technology officer for NiceHash , a cryptocurrency mining service. In December 2017, $52 million worth of Bitcoin mysteriously disappeared from NiceHash coffers. In October 2019, Skorjanc was arrested in Germany in response to a U.S.-issued

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Experts pointed out that the Shellbot code first appeared in 2005 and is being used by several threat groups, it was also used in the massive crypto-mining campaign that was exploiting the CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638) in March 2017. “

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Information Management Resources

DECEMBER 26, 2017

have been making their rounds these past few months, mine included (authoring tools), but what about the worst? Ok, I will say more because here is 2017’s edition for the WORST in e-learning. Award Category – Most overused term or statement in 2017. Worst learning system for 2017. I say no more. . on VR apps.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2018

A security researcher discovered a new crypto mining worm dubbed ZombieBoy that leverages several exploits to evade detection. The security researcher James Quinn has spotted a new strain of crypto mining worm dubbed ZombieBoy that appears to be very profitable and leverages several exploits to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Chaos malware supports more than 70 different commands, including executing propagation through the exploitation of pre-determined CVEs, launching DDoS attacks or starting crypto mining. Some samples analyzed by the experts were able to exploit the CVE-2017-17215 and CVE-2022-30525 , respectively impacting Huawei and Zyxel devices.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

The new malware implement new and improved rootkit and worm capabilities, it continues to target cloud applications by exploiting known vulnerabilities such as Oracle WebLogic ( CVE-2017-10271 ) and Apache ActiveMQ ( CVE-2016-3088 ) servers. “Pro-Ocean uses known vulnerabilities to target cloud applications.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

“Everyone thinks their data is the messiest in the world, and mine maybe is because it’s taken from people who don’t want us to have it, frankly,” said Herrera’s immediate predecessor at the NSA, the computer scientist Deborah Frincke, during a 2017 talk at Stanford.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 1, 2018

Here's how I feel about 2017: Blogging. The sponsorship model on the blog also went from strength to strength with every single week in 2017 filled. The focus on shorter local trips is more apparent when you see I went from 9 trips in 2016 to 17 trips in 2017. And it all started with a little project I built in my spare time.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Talos experts noticed that a version released on May 18 included Python versions of EternalBlue ( CVE-2017-0144 ) and EternalRomance ( CVE-2017-0147 ) exploits with a Windows download command line as the payload. The bot used a user-mode rootkit to hide the malicious process and malicious registry entries created.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

DarkGate is a commodity malware that was first spotted by Fortinet researchers in 2017, it supports multiple features, including the ability to perform the following operations: Execute discovery commands (including directory traversal) Self-update and self-manage Implement remote access software (such as remote desktop protocol or RDP, hidden virtual (..)

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Following its epic 2017 data breach, Equifax reconfigured its systems to effectively invalidate the freeze PINs it previously relied upon to unfreeze a file, effectively allowing anyone to bypass that PIN if they can glean a few personal details about you. YOUR GOVERNMENT.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2020

The malware is being distributed via large-scale COVID-19-themed spam campaigns, the messages use an RTF exploit targeting the CVE-2017-8570 Microsoft Office RCE to deliver the malicious payload. “This aspect of the campaign expands the mining operation to support computers running Linux.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

First identified in 2017 by the security firm Deep Instinct , Mylobot employs a number of fairly sophisticated methods to remain undetected on infected hosts, such as running exclusively in the computer’s temporary memory, and waiting 14 days before attempting to contact the botnet’s command and control servers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Analyzing other 2017’s threat reports, we noticed the address did not changed over time, different story for the email address. Comparison between the ransom note of Shade 2019 (up) and Shade 2017 (down, source: SonicWall ). However, the mining pool dashboard provides a clue of the current number of infected machines.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

The list of exploits used by the malware includes EternalBlue , DoublePulsar ; exploits for CVE-2014-6287, Tomcat arbitrary file upload vulnerability CVE-2017-12615 , CVE-2017-8464 ; and three ThinkPHP exploits for different versions of the framework. continues the analysis. The last week of May is the most active period on record.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In the first six months of 2018, the experts observed a number of malware samples that was up three times as many samples targeting IoT devices as in the whole of 2017. In 2017 there were ten times more than in 2016. Experts highlighted that IoT malware is increasing both in quantity and quality. ” concludes Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In February 2018, researchers from Proofpoint discovered a huge botnet dubbed ‘Smominru’ that was using the EternalBlue exploit to infect Windows computers and recruit them in Monero cryptocurrency mining activities.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Kinsing actors often exploited the PHPUnit vulnerability ( CVE-2017-9841 ) and it engaged in fully automated attacks as part of mining cryptocurrency. Recently, observers noticed Kinsing actors exploiting vulnerable Openfire servers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2019

“Recently, 360 Total Security team intercepted a new worm PsMiner written in Go, which uses CVE-2018-1273, CVE-2017-10271, CVE-2015-1427, CVE-2014-3120 and other high-risk vulnerabilities ? The final stage payload is the open source Xmrig CPU miner that allows PSMiner to mine for Monero cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The primary purpose of the KashmirBlack botnet is to abuse resources of compromised systems for cryptocurrency mining and redirecting a site’s legitimate traffic to spam pages. .” reads the first part of two reports published by the experts detailing the DevOps implementation behind the botnet.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2019

The CVE-2017-5645 flaw resides in the Codehaus versions of Groovy and affected OCA Unified Inventory Management. The critical patch advisory for 2019 also fixed the CVE-2018-11776 vulnerability in the OCA’s Communications Policy Management Component, this issue was exploited in 2018 by threat actors to mine cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Nheqminer is a great implementation of equihash mining, mainly used on NiceHas but forked many times and todays is getting used for several spare projects as well. Exploring memory snapshots during its execution can be easy to figure out the miner runs over Zcash.Flypool server mining for the following wallet address. Attacker Wallet.

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