Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Qihoo 360’s Netlab detailed a new evolving DDoS botnet called Abcbot with wormable capabilities that targets Linux systems. Researchers from Qihoo 360’s Netlab security team have spotted a new botnet, tracked as Abcbot, that targets Linux systems to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. co showing the site did indeed swap out any cryptocurrency addresses.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 7, 2022

This final post on the Conti conversations explores different schemes that Conti pursued to invest in and steal cryptocurrencies. This wealth allowed Conti to do things that regular investors couldn’t — such as moving the price of cryptocurrencies in one direction or the other. “Cryptocurrency article contest!

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2018

Cryptojacking, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission , is the use of JavaScript code to capture cryptocurrencies in users’ browsers without asking permission. Bilogorskiy: Before 2013 a lot of malware was focused on spam, DDoS and monetizing through malicious advertising and ad fraud. Bilogorskiy: Exactly. It was insane.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2022

Pro-Ukraine hackers are using Docker images to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a dozen Russian and Belarusian websites. The DDoS attacks also targeted three Lithuanian media websites. “Container and cloud-based resources are being abused to deploy disruptive tools. .” Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a network to carry out cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 21, 2023

Threat actors brute-forced Linux SSH servers to deploy Tsunami DDoS bot, ShellBot, log cleaners, privilege escalation tools, and an XMRig (Monero) coin miner. More about the Attack on […] The post Linux Servers Hacked to Launch DDoS Attacks and Mine Monero Cryptocurrency appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

China has emerged as a top nation to host the highest number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) attacks in recent past and is also a leading nation to launch modern cyber warfare. Interestingly, US stood at the second position in the list of nations hosting DdoS attacks.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. The messages said recipients had earned an investment credit at a cryptocurrency trading platform called moonxtrade[.]com. “On Twitter, more spam and crypto scam.”

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 18, 2021

DDoS attacks are relatively easy to launch from a number of online booter services, and the availability of cryptocurrencies for payment has made it easy to remain anonymous. Attackers can try their hand at DDoS for little effort and money, and in relative safety.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 10, 2022

A new command and control as a service allows cybercriminals to easily control victims' computers and run cryptocurrency mining, DDoS attacks and provide full access to the systems. The post Dark Utilities C2 as a service tool leverages IPFS, targets several operating systems appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Cloudflare mitigated a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) that reached 71 Million requests per second. Cloudflare announced it has mitigated a record hyper-volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at over 71 million requests per second (RPS). “This was a weekend of record-breaking DDoS attacks.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the goal of mining cryptocurrency and carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” Liberator is advertised as a DDoS tool to launch attacks against “Russian propaganda websites.” ” continues the report.

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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. The first DDoS attack observed by Akamai targeted a gaming company named FiveM , which allows gamers to host custom private servers for Grand Theft Auto Online. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 4, 2023

A new Linux malware downloader created using SHC (Shell Script Compiler) has been spotted in the wild, infecting systems with Monero cryptocurrency miners and DDoS IRC bots. [.].

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

Threat actors compromise WordPress sites to display fake Cloudflare DDoS protection pages to distribute malware. DDoS Protection pages are associated with browser checks performed by WAF/CDN services which verify if the site visitor is a human or a bot. The file poses as a tool required to bypass the DDoS verification.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 6, 2021

The idea of monetizing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks dates back to the 1990s. But the rise of DDoS-for-hire services and cryptocurrencies has radically changed the landscape.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 10, 2022

New research into the infrastructure behind an emerging DDoS botnet named Abcbot has uncovered links with a cryptocurrency-mining botnet attack that came to light in December 2020.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After ChatGPT, Anonymous Sudan took down the Cloudflare website with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for the massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that took down the website of Cloudflare. “ To be clear, there was no Cloudflare breach.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 27, 2022

But someone’s managed to… Police seize and dismantle massive phishing operation Rogue cryptocurrency billboards go phishing for wallets Dial 311 for…cybersecurity emergencies? ” 7-Zip gets Mark of the Web feature, increases protection for users MEGA claims it can’t decrypt your files.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 5, 2024

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Threat actor impersonates Google via fake ad for Authenticator Scammers are impersonating cryptocurrency exchanges, FBI warns Meta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture Apple fixes Siri vulnerabilities that could have allowed sensitive data theft from locked device. Update now!

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 10, 2023

New samples of the RapperBot botnet malware have added cryptojacking capabilites to mine for cryptocurrency on compromised Intel x64 machines. [.]

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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Threatpost

MARCH 10, 2022

Be careful when downloading a tool to cyber-target Russia: It could be an infostealer wolf dressed in sheep's clothing that grabs your cryptocurrency info instead.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new cryptocurrency miner dubbed PowerGhost that can spread leveraging a fileless infection technique. Experts discovered also a PowerGhost version that implements DDoS capability, a circumstance that leads Kaspersky into believing that authors attempted to create a DDoS-for-hire service.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2022

Experts linked the C2 infrastructure behind an the Abcbot botnet to a cryptocurrency-mining botnet attack that was uncovered in December 2020. Experts linked the infrastructure used by the Abcbot DDoS botnet to the operations of a cryptocurrency-mining botnet that was uncovered in December 2020.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

The SBU said they found on Sanix’s computer records showing he sold databases with “logins and passwords to e-mail boxes, PIN codes for bank cards, e-wallets of cryptocurrencies, PayPal accounts, and information about computers hacked for further use in botnets and for organizing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.”

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 21, 2021

Researchers from Zscaler and Check Point describe botnets as designed for DDoS attacks, cryptocurrency mining, and other malicious purposes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

SOVA is a new Android banking trojan that targets banking applications, cryptocurrency wallets, and shopping apps from the U.S. The mobile malware is currently in development and testing phase, threat actors will likely implement other features to conduct DDoS and Ransomware attacks in future. “Like many others, S.O.V.A.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In fact, from January through the end of October, Kaspersky detected more than 2,300 fraudulent global resources aimed at 85,000 potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining. Extortion on the rise.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

The dark web marketplace shut down in 2020, leaving users without time to withdraw funds from their escrow accounts, at the time some users blamed a prolonged denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, while others suspected an exit scam. Pavey and Hamilton face charges for five counts: Conspiracy to sell counterfeit U.S. currency on AlphaBay.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 5, 2022

It is marketed as a means to enable remote access, command execution, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and cryptocurrency mining operations on infected systems," Cisco Talos said in a report shared

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2018

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