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TeamTNT is back and targets servers to run Bitcoin encryption solvers

Security Affairs

The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and targets Docker installs. ” reads the analysis published by AquaSec. “Breaking the cryptographic encryption is considered “Mission: Impossible”. “TeamTNT was highly active between 2020 and 2021.

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MyKings botnet operators already amassed at least $24 million

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” reads the analysis published by the expert. ” The malware was first spotted in February 2018 by researchers from Proofpoint when the bot was using the EternalBlue exploit to infect Windows computers and recruit them in Monero cryptocurrency mining activities. .” ” continues the analysis.

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New Go malware Capoae uses multiple flaws to target WordPress installs, Linux systems

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CVE-2020-14882 Oracle WebLogic Server RCE, and CVE-2018-20062 ThinkPHP RCE) and targeting sites and systems protected with weak administrative credentials. Upon infecting a system, the malware abuses its resources to mine cryptocurrency. . ” concludes the analysis. ” said Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar.

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Phishing campaign targets LATAM e-commerce users with Chaes Malware

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The Chaes malware was first spotted in the middle to late 2020 by Cybereason researchers, it is a multistage information stealer that focuses on Brazilian customers of MercadoLivre, the largest e-commerce company in Latin America. ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. The final payload of Chaes is a Node.Js

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Top GRC Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Archer was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT risk management and IT vendor risk management tools. Additionally, Forrester named it a Contender in its Q1 2020 GRC Wave. Like other competitive GRC solutions, it speeds the process of aggregating and mining data, building reports, and managing files.

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

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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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Top 10 Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Archer was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT risk management and IT vendor risk management tools. Additionally, Forrester named it a Contender in its Q1 2020 GRC Wave. Like other competitive GRC solutions, it speeds the process of aggregating and mining data, building reports, and managing files.