Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2021

Experts warn of ongoing attacks targeting QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices to abuse them in cryptocurrency mining. The mining program is composed of unity_install.sh The malware was designed to abuse NAS resources and mine cryptocurrency. ” reads the analysis published by 360 Netlab. and Quick.tar.gz.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 29, 2023

New analysis shows sources of cryptocurrency being placed into mining pools with huge deposits that make it easier for cybercriminals to make their ransom funds untraceable.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 5, 2018

Criminals' Quest for Cryptocurrency Continues If 2017 was the year of ransomware innovation, 2018 is well on its way to being known as the year of cryptocurrency mining malware. But while ransomware campaigns may be down, they're far from out.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2018

Illicit crypto mining is advancing apace. It began when threat actors began stealthily embedding crypto mining functionality into the web browsers of unwitting individuals. Related article: Illicit crypto mining hits cloud services. Arsene: It’s important to understand that crypto mining may seem benign.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

an operative who’s adept at, say, carrying out a crypto mining routine that saps processing power. Or the payload might be a data exfiltration routine — or a full-blown ransomware attack. Speaking of ransomware, cyber extortion continues to persist at a plague level. Teeming criminal activity.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

Computer systems at EVRAZ, a multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining company, have been hit by Ryuk ransomware. EVRAZ is one of the world’s largest multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining companies with headquarters in London. ” reported ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

There are few guarantees in the IT industry, but one certainty is that as the world steps into 2022, ransomware will continue to be a primary cyberthreat. The dangers from ransomware have risen sharply since WannaCry and NotPetya hit the scene in 2017, and this year has been no different. Cryptocurrency Fuels Ransomware.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 4, 2020

Authorities Allege He Also Distributed Cryptocurrency Mining Malware A 31-year-old man who allegedly distributed versions of the GandCrab ransomware to target users has been arrested in Belarus for possession and distribution of malware, according to the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2021

Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning its customers of AgeLocker ransomware attacks on their NAS devices. Crooks behind the AgeLocker ransomware operation are targeting QNAP NAS devices, the Taiwanese vendor warns. The malware was designed to abuse NAS resources and mine cryptocurrency. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by ‘cyberattack’, Ryuk ransomware suspected. French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack, while the company did not reveal the family of malware that infected its systems, local media speculate the involvement of the Ryuk ransomware. “A

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” ” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site. ” reads the message published on the leak site.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

New and Repurposed Attack Code Steals Passwords, Drops Miners and Ransomware Cybercrime gangs continue to update or issue fresh versions of malware to mine for cryptocurrency, deliver crypto-locking ransomware, steal passwords and facilitate online bank account heists, according to new research reports.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

One reason for the enduring waves of ransomware is that unstructured data is easy for hackers to locate and simple for them to encrypt. But with no orderly internal framework, unstructured data defies data mining tools. Ransomware target. There are a million successful ransomware attacks a month,” he says. Smart steps.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

At least one ransomware operator appears to have exploited the recently patched CVE-2020-14882 vulnerability affecting Oracle WebLogic. At least one ransomware operator appears is exploiting the recently patched CVE-2020-14882 vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic. 30th) attempting to install crypto-mining tools.”

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Data Breach Today

JULY 6, 2020

Hidden Cobra Stealing E-Commerce Payment Card Data, Security Firm Sansec Reports Hackers with apparent ties to North Korea have extended their bag of online attack tricks beyond cryptocurrency mining, online bank heists and ransomware. Now, they're also hitting e-commerce merchants in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Office furniture company Steelcase was hit by Ryuk ransomware attack that forced it to shut down its network to avoid the malware from spreading. The company is the last victim of the Ryuk ransomware operators, the attack forced the firm to shut down its network to avoid the malware from spreading. billion in 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

The City of Durham, North Carolina, was the last victim in order of time of the infamous Ryuk ransomware that infected its systems. The City of Durham, North Carolina was forced to shut down its network after its systems have been infected with the Ryuk Ransomware during the weekend. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ryuk ransomware).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2022

From mass production of cheap malware to ransomware as a service (RaaS) , cyber criminals have industrialized cybercrime, and a new HP Wolf Security report warns that cybercriminals are adapting advanced persistent threat (APT) tactics too. Ransomware: Breach and Attack Simulations. Full Application Ring-fencing Attack Simulation.

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Threatpost

MAY 13, 2022

An account promoting the project—which offers a range of threat activity from info-stealing to crypto-mining to ransomware as individual modules—has more than 500 subscribers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

” Threat actors can deploy ransomware as a final payload, for example, one of the earliest actors that the experts spotted exploiting the above issues deployed a variant of the open-source Jasmin ransomware. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Since the beginning of the year, security firms observed a new intense ransomware campaign spreading the Shade ransomware. Between January and February, a new, intense, ransomware campaign has been observed by many security firms. Trend of malicious JavaScript downloading Shade ransomware (source: ESET). Conclusions.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli analyzed a new piece of malware apparently designed to target PIK-Group that implements ransomware , Trojan, and Miner capabilities. The second stage drops and executes three additional modules: a backdoor, a Miner and finally a quite known Ransomware. exe) looks like a well-known Troldesh Ransomware.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Finally, have we reached ‘peak ransomware’? After all, why lock users’ machines and demand a ransom that they might not even pay when you can just infect their machine with software that mines for cryptocurrency without their knowledge? Wait a moment – cryptocurrency mining ? Ed Balls day is 28 April.).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A new malware campaign targets Redis servers to deploy the mining crypto miner Migo on compromised Linux hosts. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – ransomware, miner) The attackers continue to improve their capability to exploit web-facing services.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Because the never-ending battle against the evil forces of the dark web continues with regard to ransomware and its ghoulish close cousins – leakware and scareware. Actors on the dark web, hiding behind their dark masks of anonymity, continue to brew their devilish ransomware potions. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2023

rail and locomotive company Wabtec hit with Lockbit ransomware Synology fixes multiple critical vulnerabilities in its routers Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) shut down the mill after a ransomware attack BitRAT campaign relies on stolen sensitive bank data as a lure Does Volvo Cars suffer a new data breach?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The malware uses the modules for storing its configuration, upgrading and uninstalling itself, establishing a reverse proxy, harvesting credentials, performing reconnaissance and files, taking screenshots, executing processes, recording microphone input, and mining for Monero. “What was the real purpose? That remains a mystery.

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Threatpost

JULY 6, 2018

The Rakhni Trojan is now giving bad actors the ability to infect victims either with a ransomware cryptor or a miner.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 27, 2021

The LemonDuck malware that for the past couple of years has been known for its cryptocurrency mining and botnet capabilities is evolving into a much broader threat, moving into new areas of cyber attacks, targeting both Linux and Microsoft systems and expanding its geographical reach, according to security researchers with Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2022

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 374 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

ransomware gang BlackMatter ransomware also targets VMware ESXi servers Conti ransomware affiliate leaked gang’s training material and tools Conti Leak Indicators – What to block, in your SOC…. If you want to also receive for free the international pre ss subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard APT hacked Microsoft corporate emails VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers China-linked APT UNC3886 exploits VMware zero-day since 2021 Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128% U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2023

Kaspersky released a new decryptor for Conti-based ransomware US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 Kaspersky released a new decryptor for Conti-based ransomware US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

A newly discovered malware has different capabilities for Windows and Linux systems, including ransomware and cryptomining.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) contacted them regarding ransomware attacks that were based in Canada.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 7, 2021

While the crypto crowd applauds the move, critics worry about the environmental impact, supporting a currency used for ransomware, and mining further slowing down systems.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Palo Alto Network researchers discovered a new malware, tracked as XBash, that combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. The malicious code combines features from different families of malware such as ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. ” continues the report.

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