Security News

Avoid Becoming a Crypto-Mining Bot: Where to Look for Mining Malware and How to Respond
2018-02-28 17:16

At a white elephant party in northern Colorado in December, a friend of mine was telling me that he’d borrowed against his children’s college funds to put money into three different...

Oracle WebLogic Server Flaw Exploited to Deliver Crypto-Miners
2018-02-16 16:12

Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server to infect systems with crypto-currency mining malware, FireEye reports.  read more

New National Academies Report on Crypto Policy
2018-02-16 15:17

The National Academies has just published "Decrypting the Encryption Debate: A Framework for Decision Makers." It looks really good, although I have not read it yet. Not much news or analysis yet....

Thousands of government, orgs’ websites found serving crypto mining script
2018-02-12 17:37

On Sunday, over 4,200 websites around the world started hijacking visitors’ browsers to mine the Monero crypto currency. The attack The problem was first noticed and partly documented by security...

Crypto Mining Malware Infects Thousands of Websites
2018-02-12 15:01

Hacked Script Infects Several Government Sites with Cryptominer read more

Week in review: Crypto-mining malware hits SCADA network, server-side exploits dominate threat landscape
2018-02-12 02:26

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: When crypto-mining malware hits a SCADA network Radiflow has recently discovered Monero-mining malware on five servers...

When crypto-mining malware hits a SCADA network
2018-02-08 17:20

Stealthy crypto-mining is on track to surpass ransomware as cybercriminals’ most favorite money-making option, and companies with computers and servers that run all day and night long are the...

Crypto-mining Botnet Targets Android Devices
2018-02-05 22:21

A new crypto-mining botnet has been growing and targeting Android devices with an open ADB port, Qihoo 360's NetLab researchers reveal. read more

Mac crypto miner distributed via MacUpdate, other software download sites
2018-02-05 21:15

Software download site/aggregator MacUpdate has been spotted delivering a new Mac crypto miner to users. A new Mac cryptominer was being distributed from hacked MacUpdate pages yesterday,...

New Monero Crypto Mining Botnet Leverages Android Debugging Tool
2018-02-05 19:15

The botnet uses port scanning code from Mirai, a first for Android-related attacks, according to researchers.