Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Cryptocurrency 111

Cryptocurrency Hacking Phishing Cyber Attacks 111

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack APT Actors Embed Malware within macOS Flutter Applications The Botnet is Back: SSC STRIKE Team Uncovers a Renewed Cyber Threat Iranian “Dream Job” Campaign 11.24

Cryptocurrency 113

Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking Ransomware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

North Korea, the nation that is being led by Kim Jong UN is back into news headlines for stealing cryptocurrency worth millions through cyber attacks. The post North Korea steals $400m cryptocurrency through Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence 119

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Malware IoT Healthcare Cryptocurrency 128

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

Malware 120

Malware Architecture Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks 120

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Biden administration has introduced new sanctions against cryptocurrency exchange Suex to stifle revenue for ransomware groups. Learn how recent ransomware attacks define the malware's new age and 5 reasons why the cost of ransomware attacks is rising. | To read this article in full, please click here

Cryptocurrency 125

Cryptocurrency Ransomware CSO Marketing 125

Trend Micro

DECEMBER 11, 2022

We intercepted a cryptocurrency mining attack that incorporated an advanced remote access trojan (RAT) named the CHAOS Remote Administrative Tool.

Cryptocurrency 145

Cryptocurrency Malware 145

SecureList

APRIL 21, 2025

Introduction The evolution of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) has significantly lowered the barriers to entry for cybercriminals, with information stealers becoming one of the most commercially successful categories in this underground economy. In this article, we’ll focus mainly on the fake CAPTCHA distribution vector.

Malware 88

Malware Cryptocurrency Software Phishing 88

Trend Micro

MARCH 28, 2023

We discovered a new malware, which we named “OpcJacker” (due to its opcode configuration design and its cryptocurrency hijacking ability), that has been distributed in the wild since the second half of 2022.

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Malware VPN Cryptocurrency 145

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Bitdefender researchers reported that the North Korea-linked Lazarus group uses fake LinkedIn job offers in the cryptocurrency and travel sectors to deliver a cross-platform JavaScript stealer to target crypto wallets in a new hacking campaign. The code appears harmless but hides an obfuscated script that loads malware.

Cryptocurrency 73

Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking Technology 73

SecureList

APRIL 25, 2025

While external malware now faces greater permission restrictions, pre-installed malware within system partitions has become impossible to remove. The modular architecture of the malware gives attackers virtually unlimited control over the system, enabling them to tailor functionality to specific applications.

Malware 85

Malware Cryptocurrency Firmware Accountability 85

Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2022

Researchers investigated cloud-based cryptocurrency mining attacks targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs. Researchers from Trend Micro published a report that details cloud-based cryptocurrency mining attacks targeting GitHub Actions and Azure VMs and the threat actors behind them. ” states the report published by Trend Micro.

Cryptocurrency 113

Cryptocurrency IoT Software Malware 113

CSO Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

Security researchers warn of a new malware loader that's used as part of the infection chain for the Aurora information stealer. The Aurora infostealer is written in Go and is operated as a malware-as-a-service platform that's advertised on Russian-language cybercrime forums. To read this article in full, please click here

Malware 120

Malware Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Advertising 120

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2021

By the time you read this article, most of you might have come across a link via text or email claiming to turn your WhatsApp web and mobile interface into PINK color. The malware is reported to be doing round in Canada, Australia and India and might quickly spread to other countries within no time say experts.

Malware 128

Malware Mobile Cryptocurrency Banking 128

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) reported that a PurpleFox malware campaign had already infected at least 2,000 computers in the country. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system. ” reads the alert published by CERT-UA.

Malware 138

Malware Internet Internet DDOS 138

Trend Micro

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Users are advised to patch immediately: We found exploit samples abusing the Atlassian Confluence vulnerability (CVE-2022-26134) in the wild for malicious cryptocurrency mining.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Malware Cyber threats Mobile 104

Graham Cluley

JANUARY 4, 2024

Read my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. No one is too big, too clever, too security-savvy to avoid being duped - because it's only human to make a mistake and screw up.

Cryptocurrency 141

Cryptocurrency Scams Phishing Malware 141

Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The Kimsuky hacking gang has been accused of impersonating South Korean officials and journalists in a plot to steal cryptocurrency for the North Korean regime. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Cryptocurrency 105

Cryptocurrency Hacking Phishing Malware 105

CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

Malware authors are keeping with the times and when it comes to server-oriented malware. Security researchers have recently come across a cryptocurrency miner that was designed to run inside AWS Lambda, a so-called serverless computing platform designed to execute user-supplied application code on demand.

Malware 107

Malware Cryptocurrency Technology Software 107

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2022

For the Lazarus threat actor, financial gain is one of the prime motivations, with a particular emphasis on the cryptocurrency business. This application contains a legitimate program called DeFi Wallet that saves and manages a cryptocurrency wallet, but also implants a malicious file when executed. Backdoor creation.

Malware 145

Malware Encryption Cryptocurrency Architecture 145

Trend Micro

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This blog will discuss the ruthless battle for computing power among the different cryptocurrency-mining malware that target Linux systems. We also discuss the shifts in entry points that cover Docker environments and applications with open APIs.

Cryptocurrency 98

Cryptocurrency Malware 98

CSO Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy has found “Nexus”, a new Android Trojan capable of hijacking online accounts and siphoning funds from them, to be targeting customers from 450 banks and cryptocurrency services worldwide. To read this article in full, please click here

Banking 104

Banking Malware Cryptocurrency Accountability 104

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2022

Researchers have discovered a new multi-stage malware delivery campaign that relies on legitimate application installers distributed through popular software download sites. The malicious payload delivery, which includes a cryptocurrency mining program, is done in stages with long delays that can add up to almost a month.

Malware 109

Malware Cryptocurrency Software Technology 109

Trend Micro

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We have been tracking a campaign involving the SpyAgent malware that abuses well-known remote access tools (RATs) for some time now. While previous versions of the malware have been covered by other researchers, our blog entry focuses on the malicious actor’s latest attacks.

Cryptocurrency 131

Cryptocurrency Malware Phishing 131

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Artificial Intelligence 104

Artificial Intelligence Spyware Hacking Ransomware 104

SecureList

APRIL 29, 2025

In this article, we provide details from a real incident contained by Kaspersky, as well as publicly available telemetry data about the countries and territories most frequently targeted by the threat actor. Tactics, techniques and procedures Below are the Outlaw TTPs identified from our malware analysis.

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Passwords Authentication System Administration Malware 101

Trend Micro

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We discovered an active campaign targeting Eastern Europeans in the cryptocurrency industry using fake job lures.

Cryptocurrency 101

Cryptocurrency Malware 101

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The particular malicious apps the ThreatFabric researchers found were disguised to look like apps that an Android user might normally search for, such as QR scanners, PDF scanners, cryptocurrency wallets, and fitness monitors. ” In four months, four Android malware families have spread across the Google Play Store.

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Malware Banking Authentication Ransomware 136

Trend Micro

MAY 3, 2021

In early April, we observed a new information stealer called Panda Stealer being delivered via spam emails. Based on Trend Micro's telemetry, United States, Australia, Japan, and Germany were among the most affected countries during a recent spam wave.

Cryptocurrency 145

Cryptocurrency Malware 145

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

Current threat actor activity is incentivized by a broad attack surface represented through high volumes of users and systems, and high potential profits represented through the variety of cryptocurrency offerings. It is easy to detect and block things like malicious cryptocurrency apps or crypto-phishing websites.

Cryptocurrency 98

Cryptocurrency Ransomware Government Risk 98

Trend Micro

MAY 25, 2023

This is an analysis of Bandit Stealer, a new Go-based information-stealing malware capable of evading detection as it targets multiple browsers and cryptocurrency wallets.

Cryptocurrency 145

Cryptocurrency Malware Cyber threats 145

Trend Micro

JULY 27, 2023

Trend Micro’s Mobile Application Reputation Service (MARS) team discovered two new related Android malware families involved in cryptocurrency-mining and financially-motivated scam campaigns targeting Android users.

Scams 98

Scams Malware Cryptocurrency Mobile 98

Graham Cluley

JUNE 8, 2023

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. If you, or your kids, are fans of Minecraft - you might be wise to not download any new mods of plugins for a while.

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Malware Cryptocurrency 123

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Over time, Bitcoin has become the most widely used cryptocurrency in the world. The protection of your priceless digital assets will be guaranteed by this article’s discussion of the best techniques for protecting your Bitcoin wallet.Bu Ashford Be wary of fraud.

Cryptocurrency 100

Cryptocurrency Backups Passwords Software 100

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Some of the attacks deploy cryptocurrency mining malware, but Atlassian products have also been targeted in the past by cyberespionage groups. To read this article in full, please click here Multiple proofs-of-concept have been published publicly demonstrating how to exploit this vulnerability."

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CSO Cryptocurrency Malware 129

Trend Micro

AUGUST 10, 2022

We tracked the latest deployment of the group behind CopperStealer, this time stealing cryptocurrencies and users’ wallet account information via a malicious Chromium-based browser extension.

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Cryptocurrency Accountability Cyber threats Risk 98