Cryptomining Gold Rush: One Gang Rakes In $7M Over 6 Months

The bloom is on the criminal cryptomining of computer resources and the reason is obvious – it’s lucrative. One cryptomining gang tracked by researchers over the past six months minted $7 million with the help of 10,000 computers infected with mining malware. The rise of malicious cryptomining...

Ad Network Circumvents Ad-Blocking Tools To Run In-Browser Cryptojacker Scripts

Cryptojackers are getting resourceful and have figured out how to bypass ad-blocking software and deliver the Coinhive JavaScript miner via browser-based ads. Researchers at Qihoo’s Netlab 360 said it recently spotted an advertising network that was using what is called a domain generation...

Cryptomining Rules Endpoints Around Me (Get the Monero)

If you know me then you know how much I love the Wu. You also know how much I love infosec. I thought this particular topic worthy to marry the two. The Saga Continues for the ownership of endpoints. Organizations purchase them, manage them, update, support, and protect them. However, the bad...

MS Word Maybe Used for Cryptojacking Attacks

By David Balaban Cryptojacking JavaScript can be launched in Word documents - New This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: MS Word Maybe Used for Cryptojacking Attacks...

Cryptojacking Attack Found on Los Angeles Times Website

Researchers said they found cryptojacking code hidden on the Los Angeles Times’ interactive Homicide Report webpage that was quietly harnessing visitors’ CPUs to mine Monero cryptocurrency. The cryptojacking incident was found by Troy Mursch, a security researcher at Bad Packets Report, on...

Dr. Mine - Tool To Aid Automatic Detection Of In-Browser Cryptojacking

Dr. Mine is a node script written to aid automatic detection of in-browser cryptojacking. The most accurate way to detect things that happen in a browser is via browser itself. Thus, Dr. Mine uses puppeteer to automate browser thingy and catches any requests to online cryptominers. When a request...

This Week in Security News: Senate Hearings and Equifax Breaches

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, leaders of six security agencies testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Equifax hack grew in severity, and hackers used the...

Cyber Espionage Group Targets Asian Countries With Bitcoin Mining Malware

Security researchers have discovered a custom-built piece of malware that's wreaking havoc in Asia for past several months and is capable of performing nasty tasks, like password stealing, bitcoin mining, and providing hackers complete remote access to compromised systems. Dubbed Operation PZChao...

Minesweeper - A Burpsuite plugin (BApp) to aid in the detection of cryptocurrency mining domains (cryptojacking)

A Burpsuite plugin BApp to aid in the detection of scripts being loaded from over 3200 malicious cryptocurrency mining domains cryptojacking. Contributions are more than welcome! Summary Minesweeper will passively scan in-scope items looking for matches against more than 3000 known cryptojacking...

Fileless WannaMine Cryptojacking Malware Using NSA Exploit

By Waqas Forget WannaCry and welcome WannaMine, a fileless cryptojacking malware using This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fileless WannaMine Cryptojacking Malware Using NSA Exploit...

Attackers Use Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities to Spread Zyklon Malware

Spam campaigns delivering Zyklon HTTP malware are attempting to exploit three relatively new Microsoft Office vulnerabilities. The attacks are targeting telecommunications, insurance and financial service firms. According to FireEye researchers who identified the campaigns, attackers are attempti...

A look into the global drive-by cryptocurrency mining phenomenon

An important milestone in the history of cryptomining happened around mid-September when a company called Coinhive launched a service that could mine for a digital currency known as Monero directly within a web browser. JavaScript-based mining is cross-platform compatible and works on all modern...

October 24, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Niagara Falls” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 24, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Putting the P, D, and R...

Google might block embedded cryptocurrency mining with new Chrome feature

By Waqas Google Aims to Put an End to Secret Cryptojacking by This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Google might block embedded cryptocurrency mining with new Chrome feature...