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Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft recently uncovered an attack that exploits new critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptomining activity.

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Threat actors misuse OAuth applications to automate financially driven attacks

December 13, 2023 admin credential theft, cryptocurrency mining, storm

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Threat Intelligence presents cases of threat actors misusing OAuth applications as automation tools in financially motivated attacks.

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In hot pursuit of ‘cryware’: Defending hot wallets from attacks

May 17, 2022 admin cryptocurrency mining, cryptojacker, Cryptojacking, cryware, cybersecurity, hot wallet, Microsoft security intelligence

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The rise in cryptocurrency market capitalization paved the way to the emergence of threats Microsoft security researchers are referring to as “cryware”—information stealers focused on gathering and exfiltrating data from non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets.

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Which Threats had the Most Impact During the First Half of 2018?

November 5, 2018 admin cryptocurrency miner, cryptocurrency mining, Current News, data breach, data protection, Data Security, mega breach, ransomware, Security, vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:00:50 +0000

One of the best ways for organizations to shore up their data security efforts and work toward more proactive protection is by examining trends within the threat environment. Taking a look at the strategies for attack, infiltration and infection currently being utilized by hackers can point toward the types of security issues that will continue…

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Which specific malware trends should American businesses be prepared for?

July 27, 2018 admin cryptocurrency miners, cryptocurrency mining, Current News, information stealers, malware, ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 15:30:02 +0000

In 2017, more than 700 million malware specimens were discovered. In this type of environment, it can be a considerable challenge for enterprises to keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape and ensure their internal protections are sufficient for safeguarding their most critical IT assets and data. After all, with each new day comes a sophisticated…

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Attack inception: Compromised supply chain within a supply chain poses new risks

July 26, 2018 admin coin miner, cryptocurrency mining, cybersecurity, in-browser cryptocurrency miner, Security Intelligence, Security Response, software supply chain, supply chain attack, windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 in S mode, Windows 10 S, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender Application Control, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:00:13 +0000

A new software supply chain attack unearthed by Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) emerged as an unusual multi-tier case. Unknown attackers compromised the shared infrastructure in place between the vendor of a PDF editor application and one of its software vendor partners, making the apps legitimate installer the unsuspecting carrier of a

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The trend toward cryptojacking: What it is and how businesses can prevent it

July 24, 2018 admin crypto miners, crypto mining, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency mining, Cryptojacking, cryptominers, cryptomining, Current News, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 15:30:45 +0000

Digital attacks have evolved quite a bit in recent years. First, businesses and researchers observed a rash of ransomware, wherein encryption was exploited to lock users out of their data and files in an attempt to collect financial ransom. Now, the next big wave in cybercriminal strategy has come, involving increasingly popular cryptocurrencies and the…

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Don’t Be a Coinmining Zombie – Part 1: Getting Cryptojacked

June 11, 2018 admin bitcoin, Coinmining, Consumer, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency mining, cryptojacked, Mobile Security, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:00:39 +0000

When your computer or mobile device (and now, even your IoT device) is hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrencies, it’s been cryptojacked and becomes a coinmining zombie. Its CPU, memory, disk, and power are enlisted in varying degrees in the service of the mining botnet, which labors on behalf of those who use it, with other…

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