Security News

Interpol Announces Successful Operation Against Cryptojacking in Southeast Asia
2020-01-08 19:58

Interpol announced on Wednesday that it has coordinated an international operation aimed at removing illegally installed cryptocurrency miners from routers located in Southeast Asia. The operation was launched in June 2019 and participants worked over a five-month period to identify compromised routers, alert victims, and install patches that would prevent cybercriminals from controlling the devices.

The hidden risks of cryptojacking attacks
2019-12-06 06:50

For any business, privacy and security are a constant concern. The variety and velocity of attacks seeking to infiltrate corporate systems and steal vital business and customer information seem...

Cryptojacking worm compromised over 2,000 Docker hosts
2019-10-18 11:13

Security researchers have discovered a cryptojacking worm that propagates using containers in the Docker Engine (Community Edition) and has spread to more than 2,000 vulnerable Docker hosts. “The...

Palo Alto Networks discovers new cryptojacking worm mining for Monero
2019-10-17 13:51

This is the first time that a cryptojacking attack has been observed on Docker.

'Graboid' Cryptojacking Worm Spreads Through Containers
2019-10-16 19:03

Using Docker Containers to Spread Worm Is a New, Untested Technique, Researchers SayAttackers are using Docker containers to spread a cryptojacking worm in a campaign dubbed "Graboid," according...

Capital One cryptojacking suspect indicted
2019-09-02 10:39

The former software engineer allegedly created scanners to look for misconfigured servers rented from a cloud computing company.

Capital One Hacker Also Accused of Hacking 30 More Companies and CryptoJacking
2019-08-29 15:48

Former Amazon employee Paige Thompson, who was arrested last month in relation to the Capital One data breach, has been accused of hacking not only the U.S. credit card issuer, but also more than...

Org's network connect to GitHub and Pastebin much? It's a Rocke road to cryptojacking country
2019-08-01 16:40

You might also be slurping Chinese malware Palo Alto Networks has spotted a new cryptomining malware technique that not only wipes out any other miners present on the target machine but uses...

Webinar: Inside a Docker cryptojacking exploit
2019-06-20 12:30

In this webinar, Ethan Hansen, Security Analyst for Threat Stack’s Cloud Security Operations Program, will discuss recently observed Docker exploit attempts from the field, where attackers were...

Ransomware rebounding in popularity as cryptojacking loses steam
2019-06-13 14:07

Hackers are going back to the tried-and-true method of simply demanding ransoms be paid in cryptocurrencies, rather than trying to covertly mine them.