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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. KmsdBot supports multiple architectures, including as Winx86, Arm64, and mips64, x86_64, and does not stay persistent to avoid detection. ” reads the post published by Akamai. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN decentralized P2P network protocol

Security Affairs

Experts uncovered a new Go-based multi-platform malware, tracked as NKAbuse, which is the first malware abusing NKN technology. The malicious code is written in Go language, it is the first malware that relies on the NKN technology for data exchange between peers. The protocol enables secure and low-cost data transfer.

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Go-based Chaos malware is rapidly growing targeting Windows, Linux and more

Security Affairs

Researchers from Black Lotus Labs at Lumen Technologies, recently uncovered a multifunctional Go-based malware that was developed to target devices based on multiple architectures, including Windows and Linux. ” reads the analysis published by Lumen Technologies. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

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Updated Kmsdx botnet targets IoT devices

Security Affairs

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. KmsdBot supports multiple architectures, including as Winx86, Arm64, and mips64, x86_64, and does not stay persistent to avoid detection. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

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GUEST ESSAY: Securely managing access controls is vital to preserving the privacy of healthcare data

The Last Watchdog

M&A invariably creates technology gaps that bad actor’s prey upon. Access controls are the nexus of security and the expanding perimeter, and zero trust is the architecture that encompasses it. Zero trust is an all-inclusive security and privacy architecture. Patient data exposures.

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This was H1 2022 – Part 1 – The Fight Against Cybercrime

Security Boulevard

After many long lockdowns, the information technology industry woke up to a new reality. Hybrid architectures had grown too complex to be able to provide adequate defense, resulting in new larger threat surfaces. Cyber crime was too widespread and heavily resourced.

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Unveiling NKAbuse: a new multiplatform threat abusing the NKN protocol

SecureList

During an incident response performed by Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team ( GERT ) and GReAT, we uncovered a novel multiplatform threat named “NKAbuse” The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and backdoor capabilities.

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