Crypto Discord Communities Targeted by Malicious Bookmarks & JavaScript

By Waqas Discord admins, beware: scammers are hijacking accounts and stealing cryptocurrency funds by using malicious bookmarks in a new and tricky attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto Discord Communities Targeted by Malicious Bookmarks & JavaScript...

Cybercriminals Targeting Apache NiFi Instances for Cryptocurrency Mining

A financially motivated threat actor is actively scouring the internet for unprotected Apache NiFi instances to covertly install a cryptocurrency miner and facilitate lateral movement. The findings come from the SANS Internet Storm Center ISC, which detected a spike in HTTP requests for "/nifi" o...

Cybercriminals Targeting Apache NiFi Instances for Cryptocurrency Mining

A financially motivated threat actor is actively scouring the internet for unprotected Apache NiFi instances to covertly install a cryptocurrency miner and facilitate lateral movement. The findings come from the SANS Internet Storm Center ISC, which detected a spike in HTTP requests for "/nifi" o...

Upgraded Q -> 2 from #5 [1685528763875]

Judge has assessed an item in Issue 5 as 2 risk. The relevant finding follows: L-03 Host that owns Party NFTs can circumvent reentrancy guard --- The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: All reactions...

New Stealthy Bandit Stealer Targeting Web Browsers and Cryptocurrency Wallets

A new stealthy information stealer malware called Bandit Stealer has caught the attention of cybersecurity researchers for its ability to target numerous web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets. "It has the potential to expand to other platforms as Bandit Stealer was developed using the Go...

New Info Stealer Bandit Stealer Targets Browsers, Wallets

This is an analysis of Bandit Stealer, a new Go-based information-stealing malware capable of evading detection as it targets multiple browsers and cryptocurrency wallets...

Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. What follows is an interview with a Russian hacker responsible for a series of aggressive crypto spam campaigns that recently prompted several...

Unveiling the Minas Miner’s Deceptive Tactics

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Minas is a multi-stage cryptocurrency miner with a concealed presence. It evades detection through encryption, randomization, and persistence techniques, showcasing determined network compromise. To...

8220 Gang Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Flaw to Hijack Servers and Mine Cryptocurrency

The notorious cryptojacking group tracked as 8220 Gang has been spotted weaponizing a six-year-old security flaw in Oracle WebLogic servers to ensnare vulnerable instances into a botnet and distribute cryptocurrency mining malware. The flaw in question is CVE-2017-3506 CVSS score: 7.4, which, whe...

8220 Gang Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Flaw to Hijack Servers and Mine Cryptocurrency

The notorious cryptojacking group tracked as 8220 Gang has been spotted weaponizing a six-year-old security flaw in Oracle WebLogic servers to ensnare vulnerable instances into a botnet and distribute cryptocurrency mining malware. The flaw in question is CVE-2017-3506 CVSS score: 7.4, which, whe...

8220 Gang Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Cloud Environments for Cryptocurrency Mining

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The 8220 Gang is a cyber threat group that targets cloud and container environments, exploiting vulnerabilities in applications like Oracle WebLogic, Apache Log4j, and Atlassian Confluence. To receive...

Malicious code in next2ejs (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx a38f3ed2458e9188f19672ebadf7f1bf9aae21e644c654fb82d93cc4b55abed0 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

MAL-2023-622 Malicious code in next2ejs (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx a38f3ed2458e9188f19672ebadf7f1bf9aae21e644c654fb82d93cc4b55abed0 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

MAL-2023-950 Malicious code in vue2ejs (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx 471c4327f895aee34fd25c781189cda3025f1a3d22c0bba59cd767f95a277194 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

MAL-2023-1553 Malicious code in ipsecurity (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx a051635703d3a602e1b05da35aa26561b2f211a4625fe23054dd6d8f6b44757b Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

MAL-2023-1554 Malicious code in ipstringfy (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx deea2822e14722106952d830748fc4b8c86f7613827ea90caaeb796f9a9eb9f4 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

CLR SqlShell Malware Targets MS SQL Servers for Crypto Mining and Ransomware

Poorly managed Microsoft SQL MS SQL servers are the target of a new campaign that's designed to propagate a category of malware called CLR SqlShell that ultimately facilitates the deployment of cryptocurrency miners and ransomware. "Similar to web shell, which can be installed on web servers,...

CLR SqlShell Malware Targets MS SQL Servers for Crypto Mining and Ransomware

Poorly managed Microsoft SQL MS SQL servers are the target of a new campaign that's designed to propagate a category of malware called CLR SqlShell that ultimately facilitates the deployment of cryptocurrency miners and ransomware. "Similar to web shell, which can be installed on web servers,...

Former Ubiquiti Employee Gets 6 Years in Jail for $2 Million Crypto Extortion Case

A former employee of Ubiquiti has been sentenced to six years in jail after he pleaded guilty to posing as an anonymous hacker and a whistleblower in an attempt to extort almost $2 million worth of cryptocurrency while working at the company. Nickolas Sharp, 37, was arrested in December 2021 for...

Former Ubiquiti Employee Gets 6 Years in Jail for $2 Million Crypto Extortion Case

A former employee of Ubiquiti has been sentenced to six years in jail after he pleaded guilty to posing as an anonymous hacker and a whistleblower in an attempt to extort almost $2 million worth of cryptocurrency while working at the company. Nickolas Sharp, 37, was arrested in December 2021 for...