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TeamTNT is back and targets servers to run Bitcoin encryption solvers

Security Affairs

In the first week of September, AquaSec researchers identified at least three different attacks targeting their honeypots, the experts associated them with the cybercrime gang TeamTNT. The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and targets Docker installs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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No, I Did Not Hack Your MS Exchange Server

Krebs on Security

The group looks for attacks on Exchange systems using a combination of active Internet scans and “honeypots” — systems left vulnerable to attack so that defenders can study what attackers are doing to the devices and how. “We have been testing 367 known web shell paths via scanning of Exchange servers.”

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New Go malware Capoae uses multiple flaws to target WordPress installs, Linux systems

Security Affairs

Upon infecting a system, the malware abuses its resources to mine cryptocurrency. . The researchers discovered the threat after a sample of the malware targeted one Akamai honeypot. “Download-monitor had been installed after the honeypot’s weak WordPress admin credentials had been guessed. .

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Threat Group TeamTNT Returns with New Cloud Attacks

eSecurity Planet

A retired threat actor has returned with new attacks aimed at the cloud, containers – and encryption keys. However, the researchers are convinced the threat actor is back, as their honeypots identified TeamTNT signatures and tools in a series of three attacks during the first week of September.

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Log4j Vulnerability Aftermath

Security Affairs

Using our threat intelligence systems and honeypot, the Uptycs threat research team identified different kinds of payloads dropped on the vulnerable servers. Xmrig is an open sourced Monero CPU Miner used to mine Monero cryptocurrency. The ransomware encrypted the files with the extension ‘.locked’ Coinminers.

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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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Leopard Spots and Zebra Stripes: Big Data and Identity Management

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

However, when analyzed by new algorithmic data mining methods, big data can reveal patterns, trends, and associations that can, among other things, relate to human behavior and interactions. Industry best practices call for the use of robust encryption solutions to protect sensitive and personal data. Focus on Enhanced Security.