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Lazarus APT continues to target cryptocurrency businesses with Mac malware

Security Affairs

The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks and experts that investigated on the crew consider it highly sophisticated. “It’s best to check new software with an antivirus or at least use popular free virus-scanning services,”. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Antivirus Renegade John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell

SecureWorld News

McAfee was arrested in Spain in October 2020 following the Western District of Tennessee's announcement of a 10-count indictment for skipping out on millions in incomes taxes from 2014 to 2018. He was also charged in a Manhattan federal court earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme.

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Antivirus Renegade John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell

SecureWorld News

McAfee was arrested in Spain in October 2020 following the Western District of Tennessee's announcement of a 10-count indictment for skipping out on millions in incomes taxes from 2014 to 2018. He was also charged in a Manhattan federal court earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme.

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Cryptocurrency miners infected more than 50% of the European airport workstations

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European airport systems were infected with a Monero cryptocurrency miner that was linked to the Anti-CoinMiner campaign discovered this summer by Zscaler researchers. . Experts pointed out that the Monero miners were installed on the European airport systems, even if they were running an industry-standard antivirus.

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New KryptoCibule Windows Trojan spreads via malicious torrents

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The malware has been active since at least December 2018, it targets cryptocurrency users as a triple threat. The malware uses the victim’s resource to mine cryptocurrency, steals cryptocurrency wallet-related files, and replaces wallet addresses in the clipboard to hijack cryptocurrency payments.

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John McAfee found dead in prison cell ahead of extradition to US

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One of the fathers of antivirus software, the entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell while he was waiting for extradition to the US. The authorities claim that the McAfee failed to file tax returns for incomes related to a period between 2014 and 2018. reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Oleg Koshkin was convicted for operating a crypting service also used by Kelihos botnet

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Russian national Oleg Koshkin was convicted for operating a “crypting” service used to obfuscate the Kelihos bot from antivirus software. ”The websites promised to render malicious software fully undetectable by nearly every major provider of antivirus software. .”The ” reads the press release published by DoJ.”The

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