Security News

'Panda' Group Makes Thousands of Dollars Using RATs, Crypto-Miners
2019-09-18 06:54

A new threat actor has generated thousands of dollars in the Monero cryptocurrency using remote access tools (RATs) and illicit cryptocurrency mining malware, Cisco’s Talos threat intelligence and...

Linux Crypto-Miner Uses Kernel-Mode Rootkits for Evasion
2019-09-17 15:13

A recently discovered cryptocurrency mining malware targeting Linux machines is employing kernel-mode rootkits in an attempt to make detection more difficult, Trend Micro reveals. read more

2019-09-12 16:07

The WatchBog cryptocurrency-mining botnet is heavily reliant on the Pastebin website for command and control (C&C) operations, Cisco Talos’ security researchers reveal. read more

Biz forked out $115k to tout 'Time AI' crypto at Black Hat. Now it sues organizers because hackers heckled it
2019-08-26 08:02

Lawsuit argues event bosses breached deal by failing to prevent audience hostility Crown Sterling, a Newport Beach, California-based biz that calls itself "a leading digital cryptographic firm,"...

Binance KYC Data Leak — Crypto Exchange Sets $290,000 Bounty On Blackmailer
2019-08-07 11:18

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has become a victim of a ransom demand from a scammer who claimed to have hacked the KYC (Know Your Customer) data of thousands of its customers. The...

Microsoft preps to purge its cloud access security broker of shonky crypto protocols TLS 1.0, 1.1
2019-07-29 22:00

Still not migrated? You have until 8 September Transport Level Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 is to be axed for users of Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) from 8 September as the company shores up...

Crypto-Mining Botnet Implements BlueKeep Scanner
2019-07-25 15:35

A cryptocurrency-mining botnet has recently added a scanner for the BlueKeep RDP protocol vulnerability, Intezer’s security researchers have discovered.  read more

Yubico Security Keys with a Crypto Flaw
2019-07-01 10:55

Wow, is this an embarrassing bug: Yubico is recalling a line of security keys used by the U.S. government due to a firmware flaw. The company issued a security advisory today that warned of an...

White House mulls just banning strong end-to-end crypto. Plus: More bad stuff in infosec land
2019-07-01 05:57

We'll be over there bashing our head on the wall while you read this Roundup As June turns over to July, here are some additional bits of security news besides our regular infosec coverage.…

Epyc crypto flaw? AMD emits firmware fix for server processors after Googler smashes RAM encryption algorithms
2019-06-26 20:16

SEV code cracked to leak secret keys Microchip slinger AMD has issued a firmware patch to fix the encryption in its Secure Encrypted Virtualization technology (SEV), used to defend the memory of...