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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. Use public key authentication for your SSH connections.

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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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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

We foresee regulations expanding beyond authentication and data privacy, and into more detailed requirements of network security and visibility into device bills of materials. not located behind routers or firewalls) to conduct future DDoS attacks on data centers and cloud services or for crypto currency mining purposes.

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MY TAKE: Why DDoS weapons will proliferate with the expansion of IoT and the coming of 5G

The Last Watchdog

This attacker easily located IoT devices that used the manufacturers’ default security setting. They are also extending their malicious activities beyond DDoS attacks to also spread ransomware, crypto mine and burrow deep into large enterprises.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% This variant of fraud has been around since at least 2011, when an Australian Broadcasting Corporation employee with high-level IT access privileges hijacked company computers to mine Bitcoin.

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Leopard Spots and Zebra Stripes: Fraud and Behavioral Analytics

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Luckily, zebras don’t use mobile devices, or manufacturers would be hard at work on stripe recognition technology. About six months ago, I got an email from a good friend of mine, who I’ll call Alex (not his real name). That’s why behavioral analytics is so important for identity, authentication, and fraud detection.

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Outlaw is Back, a New Crypto-Botnet Targets European Organizations

Security Affairs

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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