Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges. Based on the risk score, CryptoIns experts have calculated insurance rates for cryptocurrency exchange users who can now insure their accounts against cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2021

The new variant also implements new features for data-stealing focused on cryptocurrency apps. This behavior allows the malicious code to replace cryptocurrency addresses, and steal credentials for online services (amoCRM, Apple ID, Google, Paypal, SIPMarket, and Yandex) and payment card information from the Apple Store.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2025

DragonForce Ransomware Group is Targeting Saudi Arabia Massive Botnet Targets M365 with Stealthy Password Spraying Attacks Notorious Malware, Spam Host Prospero Moves to Kaspersky Lab ACRStealer Infostealer Exploiting Google Docs as C2 #StopRansomware: Ghost (Cring) Ransomware The GitVenom campaign: cryptocurrency theft using GitHub Silent Killers: (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2021

” The malware analyzed by the experts could run on different architectures using Linux-based OS, a circumstance that suggests that the botnet was involved in a wider campaign targeting Linux systems. The botnet is currently involved in cryptocurrency mining activity, it delivers the XMRig Monero (XMR) miner onto the infected machines.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2024

In August 2024, Russian crooks advertised a macOS malware called BANSHEE Stealer that can target both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures. The malware authors claim it can steal a broad range of data from compromised systems, including browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and around 100 browser extensions. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Rhadamanthys Stealer Adds Innovative AI Feature in Version 0.7.0

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

However, their integration raises new challenges around security, privacy and the reliability of underlying systems that a business utilises, which, in turn, requires the support of strong cybersecurity architecture. Untapped potential. So how can organisations carry out a digital transformation while ensuring sensitive data is protected?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

A new cryptocurrency-mining botnet tracked as WatchBog is heavily using the Pastebin service for command and control (C&C) operations. Cisco Talos researchers discovered a new cryptocurrency -mining botnet tracked as WatchBog is heavily using the Pastebin service for command and control. ” continues Talos.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Experts noticed that the malware supports multiple CPU architectures, including x86(32/64), ARM(32/64), MIPS(MIPS32/MIPS-III) and PPC, it is written in the Go open-source programming language. The botnet targets systems with SSH ports (23 and 2323) exposed online by launching brute-force attacks. ” concludes the post.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The malware is cheap compared to similar threats, it is able to steal sensitive data from about 60 applications, including (browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, email and FTP clients). The malware is also able to collect system details (OS version and architecture, language, hardware info, enumerate installed apps).

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2018

Once an open adb port is identified, the malware drops a stage 1 shell script onto the device which, when launched, downloads two additional (stage 2) shell scripts which then download the “next stage binary for several architectures and launch the corresponding one.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Legacy security architectures just don’t fit this massively complex, highly dynamic environment. This enabled the attackers to swiftly install a cryptocurrency botnet, steal credentials and seek out other unpatched vulnerabilities to exploit.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

The Exfiltration Phase of The Kill Chain of a Cryptocurrency-Based Attack Provides the Greatest Opportunity to Identify Cybercriminals. Cryptocurrency gained through illicit means is less useable than other assets due to the way cryptocurrency systems currently do not fully protect owner identity and allow for only limited liquidity.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2021

The expert determined the number of cryptocurrencies that were mined to a mining pool account by inspecting the mining pool. Half of the images discovered by the expert were using a shared mining pool, by he estimated that threat actors mined US$200,000 worth of cryptocurrencies in a two-year period.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Expands The Zero Trust model, which focuses on verifying every person and device attempting to access a system, is gaining ground as a best practice in cybersecurity.

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NopSec

MARCH 29, 2023

Another day goes by, another latest and greatest security breach affects the cryptocurrency world. With this blog post, I would like to shed light on the components of cryptocurrency infrastructure and how to threat model these various elements. Miners are then rewarded with a certain amount of cryptocurrency to find a valid block.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting macOS Users searching for jobs in the cryptocurrency industry. Last week, SentinelOne researchers discovered a decoy documents advertising positions for the popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com. The attackers aimed at stealing credentials for the victims’ wallets.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Threat actors execute malicious scripts to deploy Monero cryptocurrency miners, perform container-to-host escape using well-known techniques, and scan the Internet for exposed ports from other compromised containers. The attack chain starts with the creation of a container on a vulnerable host using an exposed Docker REST API.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Another major concern is the impact on blockchain security and digital trust, as quantum computers may eventually emphasize elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), threatening the integrity of cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and financial transactions.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In a recent campaign starting in 2022, unknown malicious actors have been trying to mine cryptocurrency on victims’ devices without user consent; they’ve used large amounts of resources for distribution, but what’s more, used multiple unusual vectors for defense evasion and persistence.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

This is not an architectural doc, but an aid to security discussion. If the goal is to steal cryptocurrency, one route is to gain wallet access, via stealing the physical wallet or software access. Must be collaborative : communication is a key Being wrong is great: people get engaged to correct you!

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

This behavior allows the malicious code to replace cryptocurrency addresses, and steal credentials for online services (amoCRM, Apple ID, Google, Paypal, SIPMarket, and Yandex) and payment card information from the Apple Store. Trend Micro discovered two Xcode projects injected with the XCSSET Mac Malware, one on July 13 and one on July 31.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Researchers at Fortinet FortiGuard Labs reported that threat actors exploited the recently disclosed OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools flaw ( CVE-2024-36401 ) to deliver various malware families, including cryptocurrency miners, bots, and the SideWalk backdoor. GeoServer is an open-source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar reported that a cryptocurrency miner that previously hit only Arm-powered IoT devices it now targeting Intel systems. ” The expert explained that the XMR cryptominer was optimized for Intel x86 (both 32bit or 64bit architecture) and Intel 686 processors. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

According to experts from Avast, the Torii bot has been active since at least December 2017, it could targets a broad range of architectures, including ARM, MIPS, x86, x64, PowerPC, and SuperH. The Torii IoT botnet stands out for the largest sets of architectures it is able to target. ” reads the analysis published by Avast.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

Between last year’s high-profile incidents involving ransomware, supply chain attacks, and the exploitation of critical systems vulnerabilities and the new focus on cryptocurrency theft, it’s likely that interest in cybersecurity topics will continue to climb in 2022 and beyond.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

In recent months the number of cyberattacks against misconfigured Kybernetes systems has surged, threat actors mainly used the to illegally mine cryptocurrencies. Kubernetes is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management. ” states the guidance.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2024

A malware campaign targets publicly exposed Docker API endpoints to deliver cryptocurrency miners and other payloads. Researchers at Datadog uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign linked to the attackers behind Spinning YARN campaign. The threat actors target publicly exposed and unsecured Docker API endpoints for initial access.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. KmsdBot supports multiple architectures, including as Winx86, Arm64, and mips64, x86_64, and does not stay persistent to avoid detection.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“The first use of the command is activated to receive information about the CPU architecture. AquaSec researchers believe that threat actors are using the Redigo malware to infect Redis and add them to a botnet used to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, run cryptocurrency miners, or steal data from the servers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2022

Dark Utilities is advertised as a platform to enable remote access, command execution, conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and cryptocurrency mining operations on infected systems. It allows threat actors to target multiple architectures without requiring technical skills.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Related Stories BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2024

Researchers warn that the P2Pinfect worm is targeting Redis servers with ransomware and cryptocurrency mining payloads. Cado Security researchers warned that the P2Pinfect worm is employed in attacks against Redis servers, aimed at deploying both ransomware and cryptocurrency mining payloads.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. KmsdBot supports multiple architectures, including as Winx86, Arm64, and mips64, x86_64, and does not stay persistent to avoid detection.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Feedify cloud service architecture compromised by MageCart crime gang. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. Hackers stole $60 Million worth of cryptocurrencies from Japanese Zaif exchange. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you!

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 26, 2021

At first, the researchers noticed the use of a multi-component architecture and the worm (propagator) modules, with the botnet being upgraded to use a single binary able of mining and auto-spreading the malware to other devices. The botnet was initially spotted by security researchers at AliBaba and called Sysrv-hello.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2023

Their attention has now turned to Apple’s ARM-based processors used in Macs and iPads, and they have begun developing a new architecture to target these devices. Furthermore, the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions, once regarded as a refuge for criminals, has significantly diminished.

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