Exposed Docker APIs Under Attack in 'Commando Cat' Cryptojacking Campaign

Exposed Docker API endpoints over the internet are under assault from a sophisticated cryptojacking campaign called Commando Cat. "The campaign deploys a benign container generated using the Commando project," Cado security researchers Nate Bill and Matt Muir said in a new report published today...

Italian Businesses Hit by Weaponized USBs Spreading Cryptojacking Malware

A financially motivated threat actor known as UNC4990 is leveraging weaponized USB devices as an initial infection vector to target organizations in Italy. Google-owned Mandiant said the attacks single out multiple industries, including health, transportation, construction, and logistics. "UNC499...

29-Year-Old Ukrainian Cryptojacking Kingpin Arrested for Exploiting Cloud Services

A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in connection with running a "sophisticated cryptojacking scheme," netting them over $2 million €1.8 million in illicit profits. The person, described as the "mastermind" behind the operation, was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on January 9 by...

8220 Gang Targets Telecom and Healthcare in Global Cryptojacking Attack

By Deeba Ahmed The 8220 gang, believed to be of Chinese origins, was first identified in 2017 by Cisco Talos when they targeted Drupal, Hadoop YARN, and Apache Struts2 applications for propagating cryptojacking malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 8220 Gang Targets...

Imperva Detects Undocumented 8220 Gang Activities

Imperva Threat Research has detected previously undocumented activity from the 8220 gang, which is known for the mass deployment of malware using a variety of continuously evolving TTPs. This threat actor has been known to target both Windows and Linux web servers with cryptojacking malware. In...

GoTitan Botnet Spotted Exploiting Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability

The recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting Apache ActiveMQ is being actively exploited by threat actors to distribute a new Go-based botnet called GoTitan as well as a .NET program known as PrCtrl Rat that's capable of remotely commandeering the infected hosts. The attacks involve th...

Alert: OracleIV DDoS Botnet Targets Public Docker Engine APIs to Hijack Containers

Publicly-accessible Docker Engine API instances are being targeted by threat actors as part of a campaign designed to co-opt the machines into a distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet dubbed OracleIV. "Attackers are exploiting this misconfiguration to deliver a malicious Docker container, buil...

EleKtra-Leak Cryptojacking Attacks Exploit AWS IAM Credentials Exposed on GitHub

A new ongoing campaign dubbed EleKtra-Leak has set its eyes on exposed Amazon Web Service AWS identity and access management IAM credentials within public GitHub repositories to facilitate cryptojacking activities. "As a result of this, the threat actor associated with the campaign was able to...

Qubitstrike Malware Hits Jupyter Notebooks for Cryptojacking and Cloud Data

By Deeba Ahmed Qubitstrike Malware Uses Discord for C2 Communications in Cryptojacking Campaign Targeting Jupyter Notebooks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Qubitstrike Malware Hits Jupyter Notebooks for Cryptojacking and Cloud Data...

Popular Thesaurus Website Used in Sneaky Cryptojacking Scheme

By Waqas KEY FINDINGS Cybersecurity researchers at Group-IB unearthed a covert cryptojacking campaign concealed within a popular online thesaurus boasting… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular Thesaurus Website Used in Sneaky Cryptojacking Scheme...

New AMBERSQUID Cryptojacking Operation Targets Uncommon AWS Services

A novel cloud-native cryptojacking operation has set its eyes on uncommon Amazon Web Services AWS offerings such as AWS Amplify, AWS Fargate, and Amazon SageMaker to illicitly mine cryptocurrency. The malicious cyber activity has been codenamed AMBERSQUID by cloud and container security firm...

Cybercriminals Target Graphic Designers with Cryptojacking Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Cybercriminals are taking advantage of a legitimate Windows tool known as Advanced Installer to compromise the computers of graphic designers with cryptocurrency mining malware. These scripts are designe...

New LABRAT Campaign Exploits GitLab Flaw for Cryptojacking and Proxyjacking Activities

A new, financially motivated operation dubbed LABRAT has been observed weaponizing a now-patched critical flaw in GitLab as part of a cryptojacking and proxyjacking campaign. "The attacker utilized undetected signature-based tools, sophisticated and stealthy cross-platform malware,...

Malicious Campaigns Exploit Weak Kubernetes Clusters for Crypto Mining

Exposed Kubernetes K8s clusters are being exploited by malicious actors to deploy cryptocurrency miners and other backdoors. Cloud security firm Aqua, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said a majority of the clusters belonged to small to medium-sized organizations, with a smaller subset ti...

Reptile Rootkit: Advanced Linux Malware Targeting South Korean Systems

Threat actors are using an open-source rootkit called Reptile to target Linux systems in South Korea. "Unlike other rootkit malware that typically only provide concealment capabilities, Reptile goes a step further by offering a reverse shell, allowing threat actors to easily take control of...

New P2PInfect Worm Targets Redis Servers with Undocumented Breach Methods

The P2PInfect peer-to-peer P2 worm has been observed employing previously undocumented initial access methods to breach susceptible Redis servers and rope them into a botnet. "The malware compromises exposed instances of the Redis data store by exploiting the replication feature," Cado Security...

Cryptojacking: Understanding and defending against cloud compute resource abuse

In cloud environments, cryptojacking – a type of cyberattack that uses computing power to mine cryptocurrency – takes the form of cloud compute resource abuse, which involves a threat actor compromising legitimate tenants. Cloud compute resource abuse could result in financial loss to targeted...

TeamTNT's Cloud Credential Stealing Campaign Now Targets Azure and Google Cloud

A malicious actor has been linked to a cloud credential stealing campaign in June 2023 that's focused on Azure and Google Cloud Platform GCP services, marking the adversary's expansion in targeting beyond Amazon Web Services AWS. The findings come from SentinelOne and Permiso, which said the...

SCARLETEEL Cryptojacking Campaign Exploiting AWS Fargate in Ongoing Campaign

Cloud environments continue to be at the receiving end of an ongoing advanced attack campaign dubbed SCARLETEEL, with the threat actors now setting their sights on Amazon Web Services AWS Fargate. "Cloud environments are still their primary target, but the tools and techniques used have adapted t...

IoT devices and Linux-based systems targeted by OpenSSH trojan campaign

Cryptojacking, the illicit use of computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, with attackers building a cybercriminal economy around attack tools, infrastructure, and services to generate revenue from targeting a wide range of vulnerable systems,...