Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2019

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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Earlier this year Sysdig and Aqua Security researchers started observing cyber attacks targeting Kubernets and Docker instances aimed at mining Monero cryptocurrency. Miscreants can abuse Docker Engine API to deploy containers they have created with the specific intent of mining cryptocurrencies. Docker Trusted Registry ).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

“Using vished credentials, cybercriminals mined the victim company databases for their customers’ personal information to leverage in other attacks. In some cases, bad actors used a SIM-Swap attack on the employees obtain the 2FA and OTP authentication code sent to the victims’ phones.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

Several stories here have highlighted the importance of creating accounts online tied to your various identity, financial and communications services before identity thieves do it for you. Your best option is to reduce your overall reliance on your phone number for added authentication at any online service. YOUR CREDIT FILES.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

All internet communications, including SSL and SSH, rely on private and public keys for encryption. The attackers hijack the idle processing power of the targeted machines to mine cryptocurrency. And don’t expose such critical instances on the Internet without firewall protection and robust authentication. format(len(targets)).

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2019

They are also extending their malicious activities beyond DDoS attacks to also spread ransomware, crypto mine and burrow deep into large enterprises. The security and business communities aren’t anywhere close to coming up with a consensus approach for addressing emergent IoT exposures.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

“I suspect it’s probably a derivate of other IoT crypto mining botnets,” Cashdollar told The Register. Additionally, the malware installs a shell script that uses to communicate with the command and control server. “This one seems to target enterprise systems.” It gain s persistence by adding entries to crontab.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 17, 2024

Authentication: The identities of the sender and receiver—as well as the origin and destination of the information—are confirmed. Cryptography use cases Secure communication One of the most common use cases of cryptography is providing secure communication over the internet. are kept secure.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The database required no authentication. In addition, the database included the Apple iCloud username and authentication token of mobile devices running mSpy, and what appear to be references to iCloud backup files. ” Some of those “points of access” were mine.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 14, 2018

In this blog, and in an accompanying one by my Thales colleague Juan Asenjo, we will discuss the subject of big data analytics, and how it is enabling a new behavior-based authentication evolution for easier and more robust identity management. That’s why behavioral analytics is so important for identity, authentication, and fraud detection.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2022

That means hackers will increasingly mimic nation-state threat groups by establishing a long-term presence inside networks to mine highly sensitive data. Every workload could communicate with the domain controller. But how effective is zero trust? Every workload could access public SMB shares in all environments.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2019

encryption, two-factor authentication and key management) to protect their data from hackers. The four key methods of an ethical hacker include: Monitoring: They’ll monitor a company to understand the data it creates and stores and where any sensitive data is — the gold mine hackers are after.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cryptojacking , the practice of taking over a computer’s processes in order to mine cryptocurrency, is a popular method of blockchain-related fraud, often introduced via malicious links or by being directly installed on computers by someone with access. This is the same trick business professionals might use to secure a sale (i.e.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

This directory contains the crypto mining module named kswapd0. This component has two main functions: Install a cryptoMiner worker: The main purpose of this elf file is the instantiation of a crypto-mining worker. It is a fork of XMRIG project, one of the most popular software to mine monero crypto values.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 22, 2023

For this reason, Kubernetes is an ideal platform for hosting cloud-native applications that require rapid scaling, like real-time data communications. In this case, the attackers infiltrated Tesla's Kubernetes admin console, leading to the exploitation of Tesla's cloud resources on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cryptocurrency mining.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 22, 2023

For this reason, Kubernetes is an ideal platform for hosting cloud-native applications that require rapid scaling, like real-time data communications. In this case, the attackers infiltrated Tesla's Kubernetes admin console, leading to the exploitation of Tesla's cloud resources on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cryptocurrency mining.

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OneHub

MARCH 29, 2021

Confidential files such as financial documents or intellectual property are a gold mine for hackers, and they won’t hesitate to steal poorly secured files. Files stored in or shared from the Workspace are protected by bank-level encryption, and SSL protocols ensure that every communication is sent over a secure connection.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken. Wilde: Now, for me the storyline was interesting right so when it was reported I think in late January, it was completely open right like this is right no authentication at all because well we didn't tell anybody about it.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

And in May of 2021 Researchers disclosed that the Peloton API authentication was broken. Wilde: Now, for me the storyline was interesting right so when it was reported I think in late January, it was completely open right like this is right no authentication at all because well we didn't tell anybody about it.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Communication technologies have continued to change societies and human interaction. Blockchain, Provenance, and Authentic Information. From a DT perspective, how can blockchain help manage the content explosion of digital assets, control access rights, validate authentic information, confirm ownership, and so on?

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Cyber Info Veritas

AUGUST 9, 2018

These Trojans have the ability to steal your web browser history and inputs even as they use your computing power to mine cryptocurrencies—this type of Trojans are very recent and run covertly in the background; the only thing you will note is your computer lagging. Avoid downloading files from sites whose authenticity you cannot verify.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

April 13, 2024 Delinea Secret Server Patched After Researcher’s Public Disclosure Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass. Oracle Issues 441 Patches for 30 Products, Including 21 Critical Patches Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass, remote code execution (RCE), and more. No workaround was provided for either issue.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Yeah, me either, because most of mine are probably like yours: the simplest electrical devices in the house. For example, before the aforementioned TP-Link firmware update, HA could reach out from its home in my server cabinet directly to the smart plug in Ari's room and communicate with it over port 9999.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Authentication: The identities of the sender and receiver—as well as the origin and destination of the information—are confirmed. Derived from the Greek words for “hidden writing,” cryptography is the science of obscuring transmitted information so that it may only be read by the intended recipient. are kept secure.

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ChiefTech

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Its a question that inevitably comes up in every conversation we have with businesses looking to use RSS for streamlining communications. We think there are three big, compelling reasons to use a managed system for integrating RSS in your enterprise communications mix: synchronization, analytics and security. " Stay tuned.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

Originally Featured in Global Military Communications Magazine’s June/July Issue. Look at how frequently we hear about AWS S3 buckets left out in the clear with sensitive information for hackers to mine. Its unique capabilities include the design and deployment of equipment, systems and services to meet complex security requirements.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Authentication: The identities of the sender and receiver—as well as the origin and destination of the information—are confirmed. Derived from the Greek words for “hidden writing,” cryptography is the science of obscuring transmitted information so that it may only be read by the intended recipient. are kept secure.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 16, 2024

Hijacked compute: Repurposes expensive AI compute power for attackers’ needs, primarily cryptojacking, which mines for cryptocurrencies on stolen resources. or intercept internal communication (Slack). Seized tokens: Allow attackers access to steal funds (Stripe), conduct AI supply chain attacks (OpenAI, Hugging Face, etc.),

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” SEPTEMBER. A report commissioned by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reveals that most big U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2020

PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. The public key assures you, the user, that you’re clicking to the authentic, certified Amazon site; and it also encrypts any data you transmit to, and receive from, Amazon. And it would open up new areas of data mining.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

They’re also useful for background checks, data analytics, and data mining. By centralizing fraud detection across multiple departments, the platform is better able to detect fraud attempts, communicate the proper alerts to the right personnel, and hopefully keep your data and money safe. Though powerful, the system isn’t perfect.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

It is safer to end such communication and contact your financial institution right away. "Do The tactics include threats that your accounts will be blocked or that fraud has been identified and must be stopped immediately. Whatever the scenario, keep in mind that such things will never compel you to give away OTPs, PINs, or passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 20, 2020

I’d rather see them temporarily limit communication than see a flood of potentially very dangerous spoofed tweets. It is highly unlikely that Biden or Obama run their Twitter accounts – they have operatives to do that, so probably not much private gold to be mined at that level. I think that criticism’s misguided.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

" because I had no expectation at all of any of that data being publicly available (note: phone number is optional, I chose to add mine). But fortunately these days many people make use of 2 factor authentication to protect against account takeover attacks where the adversary knows the password. nZNQcqsEYki", Oh wow!

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2022

Tightly restricting communication between the data lake and the outside world can reduce the ability of attackers to exfiltrate data. Security teams must beware that not all tools will default to encrypted communication. There may also be manual private network connections (EX: AWS PrivateLink, etc.)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

Gartner reported that 36% plan to increase spending on AI and machine learning , and 85% want to implement data-mining supported by machine learning until 2024. It also established a European cyber security certification framework for information and communications technology products and services.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

In 2011, researcher Ang Cui showed how updates to common laser printers were not signed or otherwise authenticated, meaning that you might think you’re doing the right thing by applying an update when in reality you might be unintentionally installing malware. Supply chain compromises have been talked about for a few years now.

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