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‘Hidden Bee’ miner delivered via improved drive-by download toolkit

‘Hidden Bee’ miner delivered via improved drive-by download toolkit

| | bootkit, cryptominer, drive-by attack, Exploit, Exploits, hidden bee, hidden bee miner, MBR, Threat analysis
Threat actors switch to the Hidden Bee miner as a payload for this unusual and complex drive-by download campaign. Categories: Exploits Threat analysis Tags: bootkitcryptominerdrive-by attackexploithidden beehidden bee minerMBR (Read more...) The ...
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Avzhan DDoS bot dropped by Chinese drive-by attack

Avzhan DDoS bot dropped by Chinese drive-by attack

| | avzhan, Bot, botnet, ddos, drive-by attack, Exploit Kit, Malware, security bloggers network, Threat analysis
The Avzhan DDoS bot is back in the wild again, this time being dropped by a Chinese drive-by attack. In this post, we'll take a deep dive into its functionality and compare ...
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Attackers Inject Persistent Cryptomining in Browsers

Attackers Inject Persistent Cryptomining in Browsers

| | Advanced Recording Format, browser abuse, Cisco WebEx, cryptomining, drive-by attack, file sharing, JavaScript mining, macOS High Sierra, malvertizing, Monero, pop-under, Remote Code Execution, root access, vulnerability, WebEx Network Recording Player, WebEx Recording Format
Attackers have found a new technique to make cryptocurrency mining, or cryptomining, inside browsers persistent, or at least survive normal attempts of closing the browser window. Drive-by cryptomining has become widespread in ...