Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

This directory contains the crypto mining module named kswapd0. In this folder, the first one to be executed is the file “a”. The script looks like the following: Figure 5: Content of the “a” file. The executed crypto miner is the file named “” kswapd0 ” based on the famous XMRIG monero crypto miner.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2020

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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Troy Hunt

MARCH 3, 2021

"It is standard practice for passwords to be hashed. If the alleged breach has taken place as described, your passwords have not been revealed." If your password is "maga2020!" " This is misleading and ignores the simplicity of hash cracking. " (or similar), it has been revealed. Coincidence?

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