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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The malicious code was used in attacks targeting multiple sectors including the gaming industry, technology industry, and luxury car manufacturers. ” reads the post published by Akamai.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 TB Halara Cannabis Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes >1,000,000 Proax Technologies Ltd.

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Data science vs. machine learning: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Areas making up the data science field include mining, statistics, data analytics, data modeling, machine learning modeling and programming. Ultimately, data science is used in defining new business problems that machine learning techniques and statistical analysis can then help solve.

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FritzFrog P2P Botnet is back and targets Healthcare, Education and Government Sectors

Security Affairs

In August 2020, Guardicore Labs researchers published a detailed analysis of the threat, at the time the malware infected over 500 servers in the U.S. Experts discovered infected machines in a European television channel network, a Russian manufacturer of healthcare equipment, and multiple universities in East Asia.

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Android Botnet leverages ADB ports and SSH to spread

Security Affairs

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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Prometei botnet is targeting ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws

Security Affairs

The crypto-mining has a modular structure and employes multiple techniques to infect systems and evade detection. ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. “The victimology is quite random and opportunistic rather than highly targeted, which makes it even more dangerous and widespread. . ” concludes the report.

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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Data scientists will often perform data analysis tasks to understand a dataset or evaluate outcomes. Manufacturers can analyze a failed component on an assembly line and determine the reason behind its failure. Data analytics is a task that resides under the data science umbrella and is done to query, interpret and visualize datasets.