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Notorious Hacker Group TeamTNT Launches New Cloud Attacks for Crypto Mining
2024-10-26 09:06

The infamous cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT appears to be readying for a new large-scale campaign targeting cloud-native environments for mining cryptocurrencies and renting out breached...

Cybercriminals Exploiting Docker API Servers for SRBMiner Crypto Mining Attacks
2024-10-22 14:00

Bad actors have been observed targeting Docker remote API servers to deploy the SRBMiner crypto miner on compromised instances, according to new findings from Trend Micro. "In this attack, the...

Linux systems targeted with stealthy “Perfctl” cryptomining malware
2024-10-07 12:34

Thousands of Linux systems are likely infected with the highly elusive and persistent “perfctl” (or “perfcc“) cryptomining malware and many others still could be at risk of getting compromised,...

Linux malware “perfctl” behind years-long cryptomining campaign
2024-10-03 14:33

A Linux malware named "perfctl" has been targeting Linux servers and workstations for at least three years, remaining largely undetected through high levels of evasion and the use of rootkits. [...]

Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking
2024-09-12 12:56

Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking campaigns. "Selenium Grid is a server that facilitates running test...

Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability Exploited in Crypto Mining Campaigns
2024-08-30 06:12

Threat actors are actively exploiting a now-patched, critical security flaw impacting the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining on...

New Malware PG_MEM Targets PostgreSQL Databases for Crypto Mining
2024-08-22 04:31

Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked a new malware strain dubbed PG_MEM that's designed to mine cryptocurrency after brute-forcing their way into PostgreSQL database instances. "Brute-force...

New Gafgyt Botnet Variant Targets Weak SSH Passwords for GPU Crypto Mining
2024-08-15 05:12

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet that's targeting machines with weak SSH passwords to ultimately mine cryptocurrency on compromised instances using their GPU computational power. The infected devices are corralled into a botnet capable of launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against targets of interest.

Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining
2024-07-26 06:19

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that's leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Selenium Grid, part of the Selenium automated testing framework, enables parallel execution of tests across multiple workloads, different browsers, and various browser versions.

RedTail Crypto-Mining Malware Exploiting Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability
2024-05-30 14:24

The threat actors behind the RedTail cryptocurrency mining malware have added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Palo Alto Networks firewalls to its exploit arsenal. The addition of the...