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What's Yours is Mine: Is Your Business Ready for Cryptojacking Attacks?
2025-01-28 15:01

Cryptojacking may be stealthy, but its impact is anything but. From inflated cloud bills to sluggish performance, it's a threat that companies can't ignore. Learn more from Pentera about how...

TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware
2025-01-23 05:35

Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and on-premise ransomware...

Cryptojacking, backdoors abound as fiends abuse Aviatrix Controller bug
2025-01-13 21:00

This is what happens when you publish PoCs immediately, hm? "Several cloud deployments" are already compromised following the disclosure of the maximum-severity vulnerability in Aviatrix...

Nebraska Man pleads guilty to $3.5 million cryptojacking scheme
2024-12-06 00:05

​A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on Thursday to operating a large-scale cryptojacking operation after being arrested and charged in April. [...]

Nebraska Man pleads guilty to dumb cryptojacking operation
2024-12-06 00:05

​A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on Thursday to operating a large-scale cryptojacking operation after being arrested and charged in April. [...]

New Cryptojacking Attack Targets Docker API to Create Malicious Swarm Botnet
2024-10-01 05:12

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting the Docker Engine API with the goal of co-opting the instances to join a malicious Docker Swarm controlled by the...

New TeamTNT Cryptojacking Campaign Targets CentOS Servers with Rootkit
2024-09-19 13:27

The cryptojacking operation known as TeamTNT has likely resurfaced as part of a new campaign targeting Virtual Private Server (VPS) infrastructures based on the CentOS operating system. "The...

Cryptojacking Campaign Targets Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters
2024-06-12 13:42

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an ongoing cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Kubernetes clusters to mine Dero cryptocurrency. Cloud security firm Wiz, which shed light on the...

Commando Cat Cryptojacking Attacks Target Misconfigured Docker Instances
2024-06-07 05:10

The threat actor known as Commando Cat has been linked to an ongoing cryptojacking attack campaign that leverages poorly secured Docker instances to deploy cryptocurrency miners for financial...

GHOSTENGINE Exploits Vulnerable Drivers to Disable EDRs in Cryptojacking Attack
2024-05-22 08:57

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new cryptojacking campaign that employs vulnerable drivers to disable known security solutions (EDRs) and thwart detection in what's called a Bring...