Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Recently, researchers warned of the first mass-hacking campaign exploiting the BlueKeep exploit , the attack aimed at installing a cryptocurrency miner on the infected systems. pic.twitter.com/VdiKoqAwkr — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) November 2, 2019. huh, the EternalPot RDP honeypots have all started BSOD'ing recently.

Penetration Testing 67

Penetration Testing Malware Advertising Spyware 67

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

While investigating an infection of a cryptocurrency company in Southeast Asia, we found Gopuram coexisting on target computers with AppleJeus , a backdoor attributed to the Lazarus. The threat actor specifically targeted cryptocurrency companies. We observed that they have a specific interest in cryptocurrency companies.

Malware 80

Malware Spyware Cryptocurrency Government 80

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. During the 2019 holiday season, the Barracuda research team analyzed 4,200 Android apps related to shopping, Santa, and games.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). The campaign has two goals: gathering information and stealing cryptocurrency. MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware.

Phishing 117

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 117

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, observed the growth of the lifespan of phishing attacks in the second half of 2019. H2 2019 has proved the tendency of past several years: mail remains the main method of delivering ransomware, spyware, backdoors and other malware, being used by cyber crooks in 94 percent of cases.

Phishing 56

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 56

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Ransomware.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

which continued a downward trend that began in H2 2019. These scripts redirect users to websites that spread spyware and/or cryptocurrency miners. saw a noticeable growth in the percentage of computers where malicious scripts used for downloading spyware were blocked. Ransomware was blocked on 0.40% of ICS computers (-0.1

Spyware 102

Spyware Media Internet Internet 102

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Ransomware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Andariel deploys DTrack and Maui ransomware. On 6 July, the US CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) published an alert in which they accused North Korean state-sponsored threat actors of using the Maui ransomware to target the US healthcare sector. Luna and Black Basta: new ransomware for Windows, Linux and ESXi.

Malware 111

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Cryptocurrency 111

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

Lower.exe, a sample of “GCleaner” spyware, historically, this piece of malware was initially faking CCleaner to drop additional malware ( link ). Brg.exe, a common RacconStealer with its command and control server hosted by VDSina, a Russian cloud provider. The module also exfiltrates 2FA secrets from Twilio’s Authy local storage.

Malware 85

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 85