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Researchers Discover New Malware Aimed at Mining Sector

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Remote Access Trojan 'Poco RAT' Targets Mining, Manufacturing Sectors, Says Report A new report published by Cofense Intelligence identifies a malware called "Poco RAT" that is actively targeting mining and manufacturing sectors across Latin America through a simple remote access Trojan that could be capable of delivering additional malware for ransomware (..)

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The City of Durham shut down its network after Ryuk Ransomware attack

Security Affairs

To mitigate the threat and prevent it from spreading inside the city network the City of Durham has disabled all access into the DCI Network for the Durham Police Department with the result that 911 call center was shut down. 911 calls, though, are being answered.”

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Experts hacked 28,000 unsecured printers to raise awareness of printer security issues

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In order to help as many people as possible secure their devices against potential cyberattacks, the CyberNews security team accessed 27,944 printers around the world and forced the hijacked devices to print out a short 5-step guide on how to secure a printer, with a link to a more detailed version of the guide on our website.

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Android Botnet leverages ADB ports and SSH to spread

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Trend Micro recently discovered an Android crypto-currency mining botnet that can spread via open ADB (Android Debug Bridge) ports and Secure Shell (SSH). Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an new Android crypto-currency mining botnet that spreads via open ADB ( Android Debug Bridge ) ports and Secure Shell (SSH).

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Mozi infections will slightly decrease but it will stay alive for some time to come

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Earlier in August, Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE. “The discovery of Mozi_ftp, Mozi_ssh gives us clear evidence that the Mozi botnet is also trying to profit from mining.

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

We believe this will only grow in 2019 and, because this will increase awareness of threats with IoT users, it will, in turn, accelerate the regulation process, and put more pressure on manufacturers to raise the security bar for their products. For certain, IoT device manufacturers cannot leave IoT cyber security behind much longer.

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Prometei botnet is targeting ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws

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The crypto-mining has a modular structure and employes multiple techniques to infect systems and evade detection. Prometei has been observed to be active in systems across a variety of industries, including: Finance, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, Utilities, Travel, and Construction.” ” concludes the report.

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