Police seize illegal cryptomining farm using thousands of PS4s, GPUs

By Deeba Ahmed
Ukrainian authorities have seized the illegal cryptomining farm and recovered 3,800 PlayStation 4 gaming consoles and GPUs.
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Malware hits Hive OS cryptomining users; steals funds from wallets

By Sudais Asif
The nasty malware specifically targets “wallet configuration” files within Hive OS to steal the victim’s cryptocurrencies.
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6 official Python repositories plagued with cryptomining malware

By Deeba Ahmed
Six malicious typosquatting packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository are found laced with cryptomining malware.
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Smashing Security podcast #230: Flash card f-up and energy pipe pilfering

The US military has been caught exposing its nuclear weapons secrets, and we explore the world of nerdy miners.

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Prometei Botnet Exploiting Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities

Recently, the Cybereason Nocturnus Team responded to several incident response (IR) cases involving infections of the Prometei Botnet against companies in North America, observing that the attackers exploited recently published Microsoft Exchange … Continue reading Prometei Botnet Exploiting Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities

Prometei Botnet Exploiting Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities

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PGMiner, Innovative Monero-Mining Botnet, Surprises Researchers

The malware takes aim at PostgreSQL database servers with never-before-seen techniques. Continue reading PGMiner, Innovative Monero-Mining Botnet, Surprises Researchers