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For the last two years or so, attackers have been infecting and reinfecting poorly secured MS SQL servers, booting other criminals' malware from them and exploiting their compute power to mine Vollar and Monero cryptocurrency. Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system/software that can run on computers running any of the most popular operating systems.
A recently uncovered threat actor, dubbed Vivin, has made thousands of U.S. dollars through a large-scale cryptomining campaign. Vivin is unique due to its longevity - the threat actor has been active since at least 2017 - and researchers with Cisco Talos point to Vivin as a good example of why cryptomining malware isn't going anywhere, despite a loss in the value of Monero over the past few years.
Researchers Also Find Malicious Code Hiding in Taylor Swift ImageThe MyKings botnet, which has been spreading cryptominers and other malware, continues to grow in sophistication, using...
Prosecutors: Defendants Falsely Promised Big ReturnsThe Justice Department has charged five individuals with running a high-tech Ponzi scheme that allegedly fleeced investors out of $722 million...
Exploit Isn't a Worm, but Experts Remain Braced for MayhemThe cybersecurity community had been holding its breath in anticipation of mass attacks targeting the severe BlueKeep vulnerability in...
Prosecutors Say Suspect Stole IDs and Cloud Resources to Mine Virtual CurrenciesA Singapore man allegedly ran a large-scale cryptocurrency mining scheme that involved using stolen identities to...
An alleged fraudster built a vast web of AWS cloud accounts, becoming the platform's biggest consumer of data resources.
A citizen of Singapore has been charged in the United States for a large-scale cryptocurrency mining operation performed using stolen identity and credit card information. read more
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
It took a lot of testing and tweaking, but Mozilla’s Firefox browser is finally being delivered with Enhanced Tracking Protection and a web-based cryptomining blocking feature on by default. The...