SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

Also, we have previously reported on cryptocurrency-focused BlueNoroff attacks. It appears that BlueNoroff shifted focus from hitting banks and SWIFT-connected servers to solely cryptocurrency businesses as the main source of the group’s illegal income. Malware infection. PROCESS_ID. #. DLL_FILE_SIZE. DLL_FILE_DATA.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. Experts observed the ransomware also installing the dreaded Azorult password-stealing Trojan on victim’s machine to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, documents and more.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The attackers attempted to trick victims into downloading and decompress a ZIP archive (Cross-Platform Bridges.zip) containing the malicious Python code masqueraded by an arbitrage bot. An arbitrage bot is a tool that allows users to profit from cryptocurrency rate differences between platforms. ” concludes the report.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 9, 2023

The infamous cryptocurrency miner group called 8220 Gang has been observed using a new crypter called ScrubCrypt to carry out cryptojacking operations. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, the attack chain commences with successful exploitation of susceptible Oracle WebLogic servers to download a PowerShell script that contains ScrubCrypt.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“What we discovered is that TeamTNT has been scanning for a misconfigured Docker Daemon and deploying alpine, a vanilla container image, with a command line to download a shell script (k.sh) to a C2 server (domain: whatwill[.]be “Breaking the cryptographic encryption is considered “Mission: Impossible”. be on IP 93[.]95[.]229[.]203).”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Depending on the flow of infection, targets can expect to find a demand for payment to unlock encrypted files or sneaky malware looking to grab cryptocurrency details from system clipboard functions. The email is cryptocurrency themed, and claims that a payment of yours has “timed out” and will need resending.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

A malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. The researchers noticed that the downloaded package file is replaced with a malware-laced one on the wire because the process doesn’t use an HTTPS connection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2024

The recent malware campaign involves a large, padded executable file that shares similarities with the “Keyzetsu clipper” malware, targeting cryptocurrency wallets. On April 3rd, the attacker updated the code in one of their repositories, linking to a new URL that downloads a different encrypted.7z

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

ReversingLabs discovered two malicious packages, respectively named nodejs-encrypt-agent and nodejs-cookie-proxy-agent, in the npm package repository containing an open-source info-stealer called TurkoRat. The nodejs-encrypt-agent was discovered due to name and version discrepancies noticed by the researchers while scanning the repository.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2023

The malicious code also targets cryptocurrency wallets and can capture credentials, passwords, and even data from messaging apps like Telegram. The user inadvertently downloads the Initial Sample file. Once Statc Stealer steals the user’s data, it encrypts the data, puts it in a text file, and stores it in the Temp folder.

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SecureList

MAY 22, 2024

.); Stealing local cryptocurrency wallets; Stealing files with specific names (e.g. It has a certain degree of complexity, such as string encryption, but lacks any innovative features. It has a certain degree of complexity, such as string encryption, but lacks any innovative features. wallet.dat, password.docx, etc.);

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

The software may also contain encryption or features subject to export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), potentially leading to further legal violations by foreign nationals downloading it without a license. The 911 S5 client software, hosted on U.S. servers, allowed cybercriminals outside the U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 27, 2023

Understanding Smartphone Ransomware: Smartphone ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts the data on a device and holds it hostage until a ransom is paid to the attacker. Here are a few potential risks: 1. Data Loss: Ransomware can encrypt your valuable data, making it inaccessible until you pay the ransom.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Microsoft revealed that the new Dexphot cryptocurrency miner has already infected more than 80,000 computers worldwide. Security experts at Microsoft analyzed a new strain of cryptocurrency miner tracked as Dexphot that has been active since at least October 2018. ”reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting macOS Users searching for jobs in the cryptocurrency industry. Last week, SentinelOne researchers discovered a decoy documents advertising positions for the popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com. This functions as a downloader from a C2 server.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Among those was the encrypted messaging app Signal , which said the breach could have let attackers re-register the phone number on another device for about 1,900 users.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

The website was distributing a file named WSHSetup.exe, it is the downloader for both the CoronaVirus Ransomware and the Kpot password-stealer. Upon execution, the executable will attempt to download several files from a remote web site, at the time of the analysis, only a few of them were available. jpg ‘). jpg ‘).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cryptocurrency prices were dropping from the end of 2021 and throughout the first half of 2022. Apart from cryptocurrency theft they extort digital money or illicitly mine it using victim’s devices instead of their own. Cryptocurrency mining is a painstaking and costly process, and not as rewarding as when the prices were high.

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SecureList

APRIL 3, 2023

The payload connects to one of the C2 servers, downloads an infostealer and starts it. Three years ago, we were investigating an infection of a cryptocurrency company located in Southeast Asia. regtrans-ms, an encrypted shellcode payload. dll library’s overlay and executes it. regtrans-ms file.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

In late March 2023, 3CX disclosed that its desktop applications for both Windows and macOS were compromised with malicious code that gave attackers the ability to download and run code on all machines where the app was installed. “This could cause the file to run when double-clicked instead of opening it with a PDF viewer.”

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SecureList

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Clicking the notification downloads a malicious file to the device. Over the course of time, the attackers have changed the download URL to stay undetected longer. Landing page example The download is a JS file that contains obfuscated code. For an example, look at the image below.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If all is good (from the attacker point of view), a fake WhatsApp download page is shown and the user is tricked into downloading the malware. Again, something interesting happens, as there are two URLs the malware can be downloaded from. Which URL is used depends on whether port 27275 is open on the user machine.

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SecureList

APRIL 12, 2023

In this blog, we’ll focus on an active cluster that we dubbed DeathNote because the malware responsible for downloading additional payloads is named Dn.dll or Dn64.dll. Beginning of tracking DeathNote The notorious threat actor Lazarus has persistently targeted cryptocurrency-related businesses for a long time.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Introduction It’s just another cryptocurrency miner… Nobody would even suspect the mining malware was merely a mask, masquerading behind an intricate modular framework that supports both Linux and Windows. During that time, it had effectively evaded analysis and had previously been misclassified as a cryptocurrency miner.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2022

Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Servers is allowing hackers to deploy hive ransomware and other backdoors, including Cobalt Strike Beacon, having capabilities of stealing cryptocurrency from wallets and deploy crypto mining software. High) to 9.8 Critical).

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 9, 2022

According to a report published by The Washington Post , downloads by Russians of the 10 most popular VPN applications jumped from fewer than 15,000 per day just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a current figure of over 300,000 a day – even reaching as high as 475,000 per day at one point during the current military campaign.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Stealc is able to steal sensitive data from popular web browsers, browser extensions for cryptocurrency wallets, desktop cryptocurrency wallets and also information from other applications, such as email and messenger clients. The first samples communicated on /api.php and downloaded the DLLs from /libs/.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Upon infecting a system, the malware abuses its resources to mine cryptocurrency. . The attackers dropped a PHP malware sample through a backdoor linked to a WordPress plugin called Download-monitor, which was installed after the honeypot was accessed. A 3MB UPX packed Golang binary was also downloaded to /tmp.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 27, 2022

We have published technical details of how this notorious group steals cryptocurrency before. The first new method the group adopted is aimed at evading the Mark-of-the-Web (MOTW) flag, the security measure whereby Windows displays a warning message when the user tries to open a file downloaded from the internet. Remote URL: [link].

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

What does the encryption warning message say? encrypts files and presents the following infection message on compromised desktops: All your important files are stolen and encrypted! All your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with your PC. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2023

Security researchers are warning that Google Ads are being actively leveraged to distribute malware to unsuspecting victims searching for software downloads. Google believes that the malware download page is more legit than the real one?” Please ONLY download from our official website obsproject.com or our GitHub!”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

. “This advisory highlights TTPs and IOCs DPRK cyber actors used to gain access to and conduct ransomware attacks against Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector organizations and other critical infrastructure sector entities, as well as DPRK cyber actors’ use of cryptocurrency to demand ransoms.” Obfuscate Identity.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2023

million dollars-worth of illicit cryptocurrency profits. Qakbot is mostly spread through phishing campaigns that include malicious documents as attachments or links to download malicious files. Then it persists in the memory of the device to await further instructions, for example to download additional malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Writing to the clipboard:a common tactic for stealing cryptocurrency funds. Downloading and executing additional payloads. Password encryption keys key4.db Displaying alert messages. Retrieving running process list. Executing files on disk or in memory. Performing a random task (like those in the VM detection section).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2021

The new variant also implements new features for data-stealing focused on cryptocurrency apps. The malware also implements ransomware behavior, it is able to encrypt files and display a ransom note. It hosts Safari update packages in the C&C server, then downloads and installs packages for the user’s OS version.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Private key encryption is also referred to as symmetric encryption, where the same private key is used for both encryption and decryption. In public key cryptography, the private key is used for encryption and digital signatures. Cryptocurrencies. What Is a Private Key? brooke.crothers. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 18:30.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The quantum cybersecurity threat will increase data breaches of sensitive health and financial personal data, challenge the integrity of digital documents, and break certain cryptocurrency encryption. Quantum computing will also render most current popular encryption methods unsafe except for AES 256. Encryption.

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