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Attackers are abusing GitHub infrastructure to mine cryptocurrency

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2021

The popular code repository hosting service GitHub is investigating a crypto-mining campaign abusing its infrastructure. Code repository hosting service GitHub launched an investigation in a series of attacks aimed at abusing its infrastructure to illicitly mine cryptocurrency. SecurityAffairs – hacking, mining).

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UnityMiner targets unpatched QNAP NAS in cryptocurrency mining campaign

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2021

Experts warn of ongoing attacks targeting QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices to abuse them in cryptocurrency mining. The mining program is composed of unity_install.sh In January, the Taiwanese vendor QNAP published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that was targeting NAS devices.

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Blue Mockingbird Monero-Mining campaign targets web apps

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Crooks exploit CVE-2019-18935 deserialization vulnerability to achieve remote code execution in Blue Mockingbird Monero-Mining campaign. “Blue Mockingbird is the name we’ve given to a cluster of similar activity we’ve observed involving Monero cryptocurrency-mining payloads in dynamic-link library (DLL) form on Windows systems.”

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Atlassian Confluence bug CVE-2022-26134 exploited in cryptocurrency mining campaign

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Threat actors are targeting unpatched Atlassian Confluence servers as part of an ongoing crypto mining campaign. Trend Micro researchers warn of an ongoing crypto mining campaign targeting Atlassian Confluence servers affected by the CVE-2022-26134 vulnerability. The gap is being abused for malicious cryptocurrency mining.”

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Google Removes Fake Crypto-Mining Apps

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Researchers Say Users Paid Fees for Fake Mining Services Google has removed eight fake crypto-mining apps from its Play Store, but security researchers have flagged 120 similar apps still available on the store, according to Trend Micro. Users paid for services the eight apps never delivered.

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Crypto-mining campaign targets Kubeflow installs on a large scale

Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2021

Microsoft uncovered a malicious campaign targeting Kubeflow workloads to deploy TensorFlow pods that are used to mine cryptocurrency. Microsoft researchers uncovered a malicious campaign targeting Kubeflow workloads to deploy TensorFlow pods that are used to mine for cryptocurrency. GCP, CPU) prior to start the mining activity.

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Prometei, a new modular crypto-mining botnet exploits Windows SMB

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2020

Prometei is a crypto-mining botnet that recently appeared in the threat landscape, it exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol for lateral movements. Security experts from Cisco Talos discovered a new crypto-mining botnet, tracked as Prometei, that exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol for lateral movements.

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OAuth apps used in cryptocurrency mining, phishing campaigns, and BEC attacks

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Microsoft warns that threat actors are using OAuth applications cryptocurrency mining campaigns and phishing attacks. Threat actors are using OAuth applications such as an automation tool in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and other financially motivated attacks. ” states Microsoft.

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Malicious Docker Images Used to Mine Monero

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Images on Docker Hub Contained Cryptominers A recently uncovered cryptomining scheme used malicious Docker images to hijack organizations’ computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, according to the cybersecurity firm Aqua Security.

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Cloud-Based Cryptocurrency mining attacks abuse GitHub Actions and Azure VM

Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2022

Researchers investigated cloud-based cryptocurrency mining attacks targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs. Researchers from Trend Micro published a report that details cloud-based cryptocurrency mining attacks targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs and the threat actors behind them. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cryptocurrency mining).

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Microsoft Defender uses Intel TDT technology against crypto-mining malware

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2021

Cryptojacking malware allows threat actors to secretly mine for cryptocurrency abusing computational resources of the infected devices. The Intel TDT technology allows sharing heuristics and telemetry with security software that could use this data to detect the activity associated with a malicious code. ” concludes Microsoft.

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Cryptominer ELFs Using MSR to Boost Mining Process

Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Uptycs Threat Research Team recently observed Golang-based worm dropping cryptominer binaries which use the MSR (Model Specific Register) driver to disable hardware prefetchers and increase the speed of the mining process by 15%. This is done to boost the miner execution performance, thereby increasing the speed of the mining process.

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CrowdStrike discovered the first-ever Dero cryptocurrency mining campaign

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

CrowdStrike researchers discovered the first-ever cryptocurrency mining campaign aimed at Dero mining since February 2023. The mining efforts by the pods are contributed back to a community pool, which distributes the reward (i.e., Dero coin) equally among its contributors through their digital wallet.”

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Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) shut down the mill after a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2023

The Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) was hit with a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. The Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) announced to have suffered a ransomware attack late on December 27, 2022, which impacted its operation. . Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CMMC ).

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Experts spotted first-ever crypto mining campaign leveraging Kubernetes RBAC

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Experts warn of a large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign exploiting Kubernetes (K8s) Role-Based Access Control ( RBAC ). Cloud security firm Aqua discovered a large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign exploiting Kubernetes (K8s) Role-Based Access Control ( RBAC ) to create backdoors and run miners.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

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WatchDog botnet targets Windows and Linux servers in cryptomining campaign

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. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks uncovered a cryptojacking botnet, tracked as WatchDog, that is targeting Windows and Linux systems. The WatchDog botnet has been active at least since Jan.

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New MrbMiner malware infected thousands of MSSQL DBs

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A threat actor is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers in the attempt to access them to install a new crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. A group of hackers is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers with the intent to compromise them and install crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. Mining process.”

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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

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JANUARY 8, 2022

Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Crypto. Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co.

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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

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JANUARY 6, 2022

Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. According to the FAQ posted on its site , “ Norton Crypto ” will mine Ethereum (ETH) cryptocurrency while the customer’s computer is idle. ” reads a Dec.

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TeamTNT botnet now steals Docker API and AWS credentials

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and that targets Docker installs. The activity of the TeamTNT group has been detailed by security firm Trend Micro, but in August experts from Cado Security discovered that that botnet is also able to target misconfigured Kubernetes installations.

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Government contractor Conduent disclosed a data breach

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

The business services provider Conduent told the SEC a January cyberattack exposed personal data, including names and Social Security numbers. The business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was stolen in a January cyberattack.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 305

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MARCH 14, 2021

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 374 by Pierluigi Paganini

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JULY 16, 2022

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Mastermind behind 1.8 million cryptojacking scheme arrested in Ukraine

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2024

million) worth of cryptocurrencies via mining activities. “The suspect is believed to have mined over USD 2 million (EUR 1.8 ” An unnamed cloud service provider supported the investigation for months. “The suspect is believed to have mined over USD 2 million (EUR 1.8 million) in cryptocurrencies.”

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Threat actors exploit Atlassian Confluence bug in cryptomining campaigns

Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2024

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw in the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server in cryptocurrency mining campaigns. which no longer receives backported fixes in accordance with our Security Bug Fix Policy. The critical vulnerability CVE-2023-22527 (CVSS score 10.0) 5, 2023 as well as 8.4.5

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New KryptoCibule Windows Trojan spreads via malicious torrents

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Security researchers from ESET have shared technical detailts of a new piece of Windows malware tracked as KryptoCibule. The malware uses the victim’s resource to mine cryptocurrency, steals cryptocurrency wallet-related files, and replaces wallet addresses in the clipboard to hijack cryptocurrency payments. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 326

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AUGUST 8, 2021

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TeamTNT is the first cryptomining bot that steals AWS credentials

Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Security researchers have discovered a new crypto-minining botnet, dubbed TeamTNT, that is able to steal AWS credentials from infected servers. Security firm Cado Security reported that the TeamTNT botnet is the first one that is able to scan and steal AWS credentials. ” reads the report published by Cado Security.

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Experts found 3 malicious packages hiding crypto miners in PyPi repository

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The code decodes and retrieves a shell script (“unmi.sh”) from a remote server, in turn, it fetches a configuration file for the mining activity along with the CoinMiner file hosted on GitLab. This file outlines the cryptocurrency mining setting. ” reads the analysis published by Fortinet.

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Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine

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AUGUST 8, 2024

One hacker solved the CrowdStrike outage mystery with simple crash reports, illustrating the wealth of detail about potential bugs and vulnerabilities those key documents hold.

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A Cryptomining botnet abuses Bitcoin blockchain transactions as C2 backup mechanism

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Security experts from Akamai have spotted a new botnet used for illicit cryptocurrency mining activities that are abusing Bitcoin (BTC) transactions to implement a backup mechanism for C2. The operators of a long-running crypto-mining botnet campaign began creatively disguising their backup C2 IP address on the Bitcoin blockchain.”

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

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Cybersecurity experts at CyberNews hijacked close to 28,000 unsecured printers worldwide and forced them to print out a guide on printer security. Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Original post: [link].

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EVRAZ operations in North America disrupted by Ryuk ransomware

Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

Computer systems at EVRAZ, a multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining company, have been hit by Ryuk ransomware. EVRAZ is one of the world’s largest multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining companies with headquarters in London. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, EVRAZ).

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Nearly 50,000 IPs compromised in Kubernetes clusters by TeamTNT

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and that targets Docker installs. The activity of the TeamTNT group has been detailed by security firm Trend Micro, but in August experts from Cado Security discovered that that botnet is also able to target misconfigured Kubernetes installations.

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Supply-chain attack on NPM Package UAParser, which has millions of daily downloads

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2021

CISA warned of crypto-mining malware hidden in a popular JavaScript NPM library, named UAParser.js, which has millions of weekly downloads. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published an advisory to warn of the discovery of a crypto-mining malware in the popular NPM Package UAParser.js. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cryptomining DreamBus botnet targets Linux servers

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2021

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Large-scale cryptomining campaign is targeting the NPM JavaScript package repository

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2022

Researchers uncovered a large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign targeting the NPM JavaScript package repository. Checkmarx researchers spotted a new large-scale cryptocurrency mining campaign, tracked as CuteBoi , that is targeting the NPM JavaScript package repository. ” concludes the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Phishers abuse CrowdStrike brand targeting job seekers with cryptominer

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

The executable then downloads a text file containing XMRig configuration details to initiate mining activities. If the environment passes these checks, it displays a fake error message before proceeding. ” concludes the report.

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Previously undetected VictoryGate Botnet already infected 35,000 devices

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

The VictoryGate bot propagates via infected USB devices, it was designed to mine Monero abusing resourced of compromised devices, it is also able to deliver additional payloads. The security firm with the help of No-IP and the non-profit Shadowserver Foundation was able to take them all down. ” continues the analysis.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

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Attackers are abusing GitHub infrastructure to mine cryptocurrency

UnityMiner targets unpatched QNAP NAS in cryptocurrency mining campaign

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Blue Mockingbird Monero-Mining campaign targets web apps

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Atlassian Confluence bug CVE-2022-26134 exploited in cryptocurrency mining campaign

Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Google Removes Fake Crypto-Mining Apps

Crypto-mining campaign targets Kubeflow installs on a large scale

Prometei, a new modular crypto-mining botnet exploits Windows SMB

OAuth apps used in cryptocurrency mining, phishing campaigns, and BEC attacks

Malicious Docker Images Used to Mine Monero

Cloud-Based Cryptocurrency mining attacks abuse GitHub Actions and Azure VM

Microsoft Defender uses Intel TDT technology against crypto-mining malware

Cryptominer ELFs Using MSR to Boost Mining Process

CrowdStrike discovered the first-ever Dero cryptocurrency mining campaign

Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) shut down the mill after a ransomware attack

Experts spotted first-ever crypto mining campaign leveraging Kubernetes RBAC

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 14

WatchDog botnet targets Windows and Linux servers in cryptomining campaign

New MrbMiner malware infected thousands of MSSQL DBs

500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

TeamTNT botnet now steals Docker API and AWS credentials

Government contractor Conduent disclosed a data breach

Security Affairs newsletter Round 305

Security Affairs newsletter Round 374 by Pierluigi Paganini

Mastermind behind 1.8 million cryptojacking scheme arrested in Ukraine

Threat actors exploit Atlassian Confluence bug in cryptomining campaigns

New KryptoCibule Windows Trojan spreads via malicious torrents

Security Affairs newsletter Round 326

TeamTNT is the first cryptomining bot that steals AWS credentials

Experts found 3 malicious packages hiding crypto miners in PyPi repository

Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine

A Cryptomining botnet abuses Bitcoin blockchain transactions as C2 backup mechanism

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

EVRAZ operations in North America disrupted by Ryuk ransomware

Nearly 50,000 IPs compromised in Kubernetes clusters by TeamTNT

Supply-chain attack on NPM Package UAParser, which has millions of daily downloads

Cryptomining DreamBus botnet targets Linux servers

Large-scale cryptomining campaign is targeting the NPM JavaScript package repository

Phishers abuse CrowdStrike brand targeting job seekers with cryptominer

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Previously undetected VictoryGate Botnet already infected 35,000 devices

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