Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2020

The ongoing Ngrok mining botnet campaign is targeting servers are hosted on popular cloud platforms, including Alibaba Cloud, Azure, and AWS. “ Ngrok Mining Botnet is an active campaign targeting exposed Docker servers in AWS, Azure, and other cloud platforms. .” An example domain would be: 6d77335c4f23[.]ddns[.]net

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2021

Experts discovered an announcement made on April 20, 2021 by the administrators of a hacking forum that inviting participants into proposing new techniques to steal private keys and wallets, devise unusual cryptocurrency mining software, compromise smart contracts and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). ” concludes the post.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The botnet was involved in stealing users’ credentials and data, mining cryptocurrencies abusing victims’ resources, and setting up proxies to funnel other people’s internet traffic through infected machines and routers. For example, the site dont.farm was used to sell access to compromised Google and Facebook advertising account.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

An example of an attack found in the wild, launching a popular cryptocurrency miner container” A Workflow is the core resource in Argo and is defined using a YAML file containing a “spec” for the type of work to be performed. ” states the analysis published by Intezer.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2019

Avast spotted a new strain of Clipsa malware that is used to mine and steal cryptocurrencies along with carrying out brute-force attacks on WordPress sites. Clipsa is a malware that is well known to cyber security community is able to steal cryptocurrency via clipoard hijacking and mine cryptocurrency after installing a miner. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In the diagram below we show just one example of how the vulnerabilities and newly discovered persistence techniques could be used together. For example, the Mozi_ssh is a crypto mining trojan that spreads worm-like through SSH weak password and it uses the same wallet address of nd Mozi_ftp use the same wallet.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2021

Their goal here is perfectly aligned with mine and, I dare say, with the goals of most people reading this: to protect people from account takeovers by proactively warning them when their password has been compromised.” ” reads the post published by Hunt. Vorndran, Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Experts pointed out that the bot doesn’t contain any offensive features, such as the ability to launch DDoS attacks or to mine cryptocurrency, a circumstance that suggests the malware is under development. The malware is able to wipe content from home routers, Internet of Things (IoT) smart devices, and Linux servers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2022

Researchers investigated cloud-based cryptocurrency mining attacks targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs. Researchers from Trend Micro published a report that details cloud-based cryptocurrency mining attacks targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs and the threat actors behind them. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cryptocurrency mining).

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The Texas Record

JUNE 28, 2021

Records management (RM) is no longer a siloed discipline; RIM practitioners need to manage records within the entire information landscape of their organizations. The key difference lies in the distinction between the terms “information” and “record.” Source: Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Xmrig is an open sourced Monero CPU Miner used to mine Monero cryptocurrency. Kinsing is a self-propagating crypto mining malware previously targeting misconfigured open Docker Daemon API ports. An example of the Linux ransomware proactively detected by our behavioral rules is shown below (See Figure 8). Coinminers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Security experts at Microsoft analyzed a new strain of cryptocurrency miner tracked as Dexphot that has been active since at least October 2018. The malicious code abuse of the resources of the infected machine to mine cryptocurrency , according to the experts it has already infected 80,000 computers worldwide.

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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. The monetizing method varied depending on the company but was highly aggressive with a tight timeline between the initial breach and the disruptive cashout scheme.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

” Avast researchers also observed crooks using DNS hijacking to deliver crypto mining scripts to users’ browsers. In some cases the router is reconfigured to use rogue DNS servers, which redirect victims to phishing pages that closely look like real online banking sites. Most recently, Netflix became a popular domain for DNS hijackers.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

An example of this routine is the following: for /d /r “c:” %%a in (preferences.ini) do ( if exist “%%a” ( for /f %%b in (‘findstr /c:”IncomingDir=” “%%a”‘) do ( set “var=%%b” for %%c in (“! .*”) Code Snippet 2: Example of propagation routine.

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ARMA International

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The task before us now is to apply these to all of the rest of our information. A Real-World Example. A client of mine in the construction industry recognized that its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system was in dire need of replacement. . … all of which require the same disciplines we utilize when managing our records.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

And the rest, they say is this as a reporter, I was in a position to learn as I wrote about information security. Vamosi: Welcome to the hacker mind that original podcast from for all secure. For example, you're given some scope. Slack, for example, doesn't just let you comb over all of their code.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and that targets Docker installs. The activity of the TeamTNT group has been detailed by security firm Trend Micro, but in August experts from Cado Security discovered that that botnet is also able to target misconfigured Kubernetes installations.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 14, 2021

You see, Mills, you see cotton gins, you see mines that have shut down, you see places and every now and then there's somewhat of a success story. Daniel: Due to some labor disputes, and, you know, mining, even open pit mining, is a rough job. For example, The Beatles’ “Revolution” was a b-side.

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CGI

JULY 5, 2018

A new and quickly spreading phenomenon is to steal computing power to mine cryptocurrencies. What is most alarming is that, in addition to advanced cyber attacks aimed at elaborate systems, criminals will use any device connected to the Internet – for example, your mobile phone or a remotely controlled heat pump.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Unfortunately, in the world of medical devices, such stories aren’t uncommon.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. Unfortunately, in the world of medical devices, such stories aren’t uncommon.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Like other competitive GRC solutions, it speeds the process of aggregating and mining data, building reports, and managing files. IT governance and security. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements. Compliance management. Riskonnect.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

Widely derided as the consummate example of inefficiency, government agencies around the world are transforming their services and ultimately its perception by the public with the adoption of new technology and platforms. Big transformation of big government. Transformation goes on overdrive with COVID-19.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 30, 2021

For example, in this interview, I started discussing structure aware fuzz testing, and ended up discussing cell based proteins. For example, you might use IDA Pro, which generates assembly language source code from machine executable code. Green: So there are a lot of information security parallels.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Like other competitive GRC solutions, it speeds the process of aggregating and mining data, building reports, and managing files. IT governance and security. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements. Compliance management. Riskonnect.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

"As security controls and cyber defense techniques increasingly focus on detecting and mitigating email-based phishing risks, threat actors have devised new attack vectors to target mobile devices," the researchers state. These new attack vectors aim to exploit instant messaging apps, SMS, and even fake QR codes.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 12, 2022

Then again, you might want someone --anyone -- to come in as a Level 1 security analyst so your current Level 1s can advance. But how do you even start to identify who might be good in a role in information security? A colleague of mine used to travel around to sans training conferences across the country.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Social engineering attacks: These involve manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems. Examples include baiting, pretexting, and impersonation. Cryptojacking : Unauthorized use of a computer’s processing power to mine cryptocurrencies.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

For example, if deploying the eyeSight module, no additional licenses may be required, but dedicated virtual hardware may need to be deployed for the Command Center and Monitoring Sensors. to stringent (quarantine assets, turn off switch port, block access, disable network card, etc.)

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Vamosi: Like a lot of us, information security wasn’t necessarily our first line of work. Fortunately I was covering security for ZDNet from day one, and eventually got pretty good at explaining infosec to others. Here’s a really common example. I started in journalism. Vamosi: Two things here.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Vamosi: Like a lot of us, information security wasn’t necessarily our first line of work. Fortunately I was covering security for ZDNet from day one, and eventually got pretty good at explaining infosec to others. Here’s a really common example. I started in journalism. Vamosi: Two things here.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Vamosi: Like a lot of us, information security wasn’t necessarily our first line of work. Fortunately I was covering security for ZDNet from day one, and eventually got pretty good at explaining infosec to others. Here’s a really common example. I started in journalism. Vamosi: Two things here.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

Vamosi: Perhaps Kyle can give us an example of how this works in the real world. My favorite example of how this works is it's not always additive, meaning they need to bring in their own complex payloads. But as of a week ago, no one had really even known about that in the security research community.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

Anyone who has anyone in the information security community is usually melting under the hot Nevada sun. So in this episode, I'm going to share some of the conversations I've had with leaders of some of those more established villages over the last 50 episodes of the hacker mine. For example. I can do those basic things.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

How this is done depends on the technology of choice, for example in the Microsoft world there are a couple of ways to grant other people access. The most impactful example of this is Edward Snowden persuading NSA colleagues to provide their credentials to him. . — FamilyofFlowers (@FamilyoFlowers) December 4, 2017.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

That, of course, was not all, but it is an example of how someone -- anyone on the internet -- can take a photo or blog post or Yelp review from social media, or some other seemingly random open source item and tie it back to a crime. Mine was 2000. Daniel provides an example. Daniel’s first Black HAt was in 1999.

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