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BlueKeep Panic as RCE RDP Exploit Floods the Net
Richi Jennings | | bluekeep, cryptomining, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Information Security, Malware, Ransomware, RDP, SB Blogwatch, security, Security News
RDP, Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, is now coming under attack from hackers trying to spread cryptomining malware ...
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CookieMiner malware targets Macs, steals passwords and SMS messages, mines for cryptocurrency
Graham Cluley | | cryptocurrency, cryptomining, Featured Articles, IT Security and Data Protection, macos, Malware
Mac users can't ignore the need to protect their computers from malware with up-to-date anti-virus software and other security tools. The post CookieMiner malware targets Macs, steals passwords and SMS messages, mines ...
Joint Effort Neutralized Over 850K Infections of Retadup Worm
A joint investigatory effort neutralized more than 850,000 unique infections of Retadup, a worm known for targeting Windows machines in Latin America. In March 2019, Avast came across an interesting cryptomining payload ...
Browser Push Notifications: Useful Feature Exploited by Deceptive Marketers
Tomas Meskauskas | | browser locker, cryptomining, malvertising, Malware, Pop-ups, push locker, Push Notifications, websites
Pop-ups and browser lockers have given way to irritating and potentially destructive push notifications For many of us, when we hear the word “malware,” the first thing that comes to mind would ...
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Have Crypto-Miners Infiltrated Your Public Cloud?
How do you know if bad actors are siphoning off your power and racking up huge bills for your organization? These silent malware scripts could be infecting your public cloud infrastructure right ...
Modular Plurox Backdoor Comes with Cryptomining, Worm-Like Plugins
David Bisson | | backdoor, cryptomining, IT Security and Data Protection, Latest Security News, Plurox
A new modular backdoor detected as “Plurox” comes with multiple plugins that expand its capabilities to include cryptomining and worm-like behavior. In February 2019, Kaspersky Lab’s researchers first detected the backdoor. Their ...
Cyberthreats Your Business Isn’t Prepared For
Jackie Carrillo | | Cloud Security, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, Malware, Ransomware, Security Awareness
You have backups in the event your business is hit by ransomware. You have prepared PR statements should there be any kind of customer data breach. You have been careful to keep ...
Coinhive shuts down | Avast
Cryptojacking stole the limelight away from ransomware at the end of 2017, becoming a major cyberthreat that continued into 2018. On March 8, 2019 Coinhive, the service that enables websites around the ...
IBM Report Details Shifting Cybersecurity Threat Landscape
One of the most frustrating aspects of cybersecurity is the cat-and-mouse game played by cybercriminals and organizations: By the time an organization mounts an effective defense against one threat vector, cybercriminals have ...
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CoinHive crypto-mining service announces shutdown
CoinHive, hackers’ favorite crypto-mining service, has announced it is shutting down operations next month, saying it can no longer make a profit. Extensively used by bad actors to conduct cryptojacking campaigns, but ...