Collaborate Disseminate
Guardicore Labs this week published a report detailing how a malicious botnet has been using a brute force technique for nearly two years now to compromise systems running Microsoft SQL Server databases, then deploying multiple backdoors and executing… Continue reading Guardicore Labs: Vollgar Botnet Targets SQL Server DBs
An old RAT learns an old trick. Continue reading 8-Year-Old VelvetSweatshop Bug Resurrected in LimeRAT Campaign
Mozilla has finally enabled the “Enhanced Tracking Protection” feature for all of its web browser users worldwide by default with the official launch of Firefox 69 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
The company enabled the “Enhanced Tracking Protec… Continue reading Firefox 69 Now Blocks 3rd-Party Tracking Cookies and Cryptominers By Default
A new XMRig Monero cryptominer stands apart, despite its non-flashy name. Continue reading Norman Cryptominer Employs Sophisticated Obfuscation Tactics
Patrick Wardle proves that signature-based anti-malware protection on Macs is woefully inadequate when fending off modern attacks. Continue reading DEF CON 2019: MacOS Gets a Malware Beatdown in Attack Demo
By Waqas
If you download pirated content from torrent platforms, you can be a victim of this Mac malware. There is a new variant of cryptomining malware that is specifically targeting Apple’s Mac devices and those users who prefer downloading pir… Continue reading Hackers using pirated software to spread new cryptomining Mac malware
By Waqas
The Pirate Bay was caught twice secretly mining Monero cryptocurrency using Javascript powered by Coinhive. Popular in-browser crypto-mining service will be shutting down from March 9th, 2019 much to the dismay of hackers who loved it quite ar… Continue reading The Pirate Bay’s preferred cryptominer Coinhive shutting down next week
Over the past six months, a group of hackers has managed to break into more than 7,000 Magento-based online shops and infected them with malicious code that steals payment card information from customers. According to security consultant Willem de Gro… Continue reading Thousands of Magento Sites Infected with Card Skimming Code
A threat actor been spotted on a number of honeypots looking to download and execute malicious cryptomining malware. Continue reading New Threat Actor ‘Rocke’: A Rising Monero Cryptomining Menace
By Waqas
ZombieBoy malware makes $1,000 Monero on a monthly basis. An independent security expert James Quinn has discovered a new family of cryptominers that has been dubbed as ZombieBoy. According to Quinn’s analysis, the newly discovered cryptominin… Continue reading ZombieBoy cryptomining malware exploits CVEs to evade detection