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Leveraging user-generated social media content with text-mining examples

IBM Big Data Hub

One of the best ways to take advantage of social media data is to implement text-mining programs that streamline the process. What is text mining? Text analysis takes it a step farther by focusing on pattern identification across large datasets, producing more quantitative results. How does text mining work?

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Ngrok Mining Botnet

Security Affairs

Additionally, the campaign is sophisticated in seeking to detect, analyse and neutralise other competing crypto-mining malware. I’ve been following the Monero mining pool address used in the Ngrok campaign and regularly checking for other research references on the internet. Whaler – attack types and analysis. Introduction.

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Hackers hijacked the eScan Antivirus update mechanism in malware campaign

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” reads the analysis published by Avast. The issue in the update mechanism was present for at least five years. Puppeteer orchestrates the core functionality of the malware, including the cryptocurrency mining as well as the backdoor deployment. Avast already reported the issue to eScan and the India CERT.

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WatchDog botnet targets Windows and Linux servers in cryptomining campaign

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PaloAlto Network warns of the WatchDog botnet that uses exploits to take over Windows and Linux servers and mine cryptocurrency. 27, 2019 and already mined at least 209 Monero (XMR), valued to be around $32,056 USD. While there is currently no indication of additional cloud compromising activity at present (i.e. 1.13.10, 2.0-2.0.5

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30 Docker images downloaded 20M times in cryptojacking attacks

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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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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ used to spread a cryptominer

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The malware is not present in Virus Total at this time, it is written in.net and its code is not signed. ” reads the analysis published by ReasonLabs. ” concludes the analysis that also includes Indicators of Compromise and Yara rules. mp4” format.

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How to unlock a scientific approach to change management with powerful data insights

IBM Big Data Hub

Grasping these opportunities at IBM, we’re increasingly building our specialism in process mining and data analysis tools and techniques we believe to be true ‘game changers’ when it comes to building cultures of continuous change and innovation.

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