When You’re Always Under #DDoS Attack

We recently mitigated a 1.55 terabit per second Tbps, DDoS attack for a steady customer of ours. This particular customer is a reputable domain name service DNS provider. I’ve personally used them for over a decade to register domains for all the projects I will never complete or, tbh, start. But...

New SteelFox Malware Posing as Popular Software to Steal Browser Data

SteelFox malware targets software pirates through fake activation tools, stealing credit card data and deploying crypto miners. Learn…...

Ivanti VPN Flaws Exploited by DSLog Backdoor and Crypto Miners

By Deeba Ahmed Ivanti has released patches for vulnerabilities found in its enterprise VPN appliances, including two flagged as exploited zero-days… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ivanti VPN Flaws Exploited by DSLog Backdoor and Crypto Miners...

Malware Exploits 9Hits, Turns Docker Servers into Traffic Boosted Crypto Miners

By Deeba Ahmed 9Hits, Double Hit: Malware Mimics Web Tool to Mine Crypto, Generate Fake Website Traffic. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malware Exploits 9Hits, Turns Docker Servers into Traffic Boosted Crypto Miners...

Beware: 3 Malicious PyPI Packages Found Targeting Linux with Crypto Miners

Three new malicious packages have been discovered in the Python Package Index PyPI open-source repository with capabilities to deploy a cryptocurrency miner on affected Linux devices. The three harmful packages, named modularseven, driftme, and catme, attracted a total of 431 downloads over the...

Kinsing Hackers Exploit Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability to Deploy Linux Rootkits

The Kinsing threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ servers to infect Linux systems with cryptocurrency miners and rootkits. "Once Kinsing infects a system, it deploys a cryptocurrency mining script that exploits the host's resources to mine...

ManageEngine Vulnerability CVE-2022-47966

Recently, Zoho ManageEngine released a security advisory for CVE-2022-47966, which allows for pre-authentication remote code execution in at least 24 ManageEngine products, including ADSelfService Plus and ServiceDesk Plus. This vulnerability stems from the products’ use of an outdated Apache...

Multiple Campaigns Exploit VMware Vulnerability to Deploy Crypto Miners and Ransomware

A now-patched vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access has been observed being exploited to deliver both cryptocurrency miners and ransomware on affected machines. "The attacker intends to utilize a victim's resources as much as possible, not only to install RAR1Ransom for extortion, but also...

Hackers Targeting Unpatched Atlassian Confluence Servers to Deploy Crypto Miners

A now-patched critical security flaw affecting Atlassian Confluence Server that came to light a few months ago is being actively exploited for illicit cryptocurrency mining on unpatched installations. "If left unremedied and successfully exploited, this vulnerability could be used for multiple an...

Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Click Fraud Campaign Targeting Gamers

Microsoft said it's tracking an ongoing large-scale click fraud campaign targeting gamers by means of stealthily deployed browser extensions on compromised systems. "The attackers monetize clicks generated by a browser node-webkit or malicious browser extension secretly installed on devices,"...

Researchers Warn of Self-Spreading Malware Targeting Gamers via YouTube

Gamers looking for cheats on YouTube are being targeted with links to rogue password-protected archive files designed to install crypto miners and information-stealing malware such as RedLine Stealer on compromised machines. "The videos advertise cheats and cracks and provide instructions on...

Crypto Miners Using Tox P2P Messenger as Command and Control Server

Threat actors have begun to use the Tox peer-to-peer instant messaging service as a command-and-control method, marking a shift from its earlier role as a contact method for ransomware negotiations. The findings from Uptycs, which analyzed an Executable and Linkable Format ELF artifact "72client"...

Microsoft Warns of Cryptomining Malware Campaign Targeting Linux Servers

A cloud threat actor group tracked as 8220 has updated its malware toolset to breach Linux servers with the goal of installing crypto miners as part of a long-running campaign. "The updates include the deployment of new versions of a crypto miner and an IRC bot," Microsoft Security Intelligence...

Atlassian Confluence Flaw Being Used to Deploy Ransomware and Crypto Miners

A recently patched critical security flaw in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center products is being actively weaponized in real-world attacks to drop cryptocurrency miners and ransomware payloads. In at least two of the Windows-related incidents observed by cybersecurity vendor Sophos,...

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in karma-runner/karma

Description DOM-based XSS is a vulnerability in which the attacker can inject arbitrary javascript code in any DOM sink that supports dynamic code execution. In our case, source is query parameter returnurl and sink is location.href. Proof of Concept 1 Start karma server and visit the following...

U.S. Cyber Command Warns of Ongoing Attacks Exploiting Atlassian Confluence Flaw

The U.S. Cyber Command on Friday warned of ongoing mass exploitation attempts in the wild targeting a now-patched critical security vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence deployments that could be abused by unauthenticated attackers to take control of a vulnerable system. "Mass exploitation...

Raccoon Stealer Bundles Malware, Propagates Via SEO

Criminals behind the Raccoon Stealer platform have updated their services to include tools for siphoning cryptocurrency from a target’s computer and new remote access features for dropping malware and scooping up files. The stealer-as-a-service platform, whose customers are typically rookie...

suricata-rules

This repository contains Suricata IDS Intrusion Detection System rules for detecting various types of malicious activity, including CobaltStrike, crypto miners, and other threats. The rules are designed to identify specific patterns and behaviors associated with these threats. The rules are...

Wormable Gitpaste-12 Botnet Returns to Target Linux Servers, IoT Devices

A new wormable botnet that spreads via GitHub and Pastebin to install cryptocurrency miners and backdoors on target systems has returned with expanded capabilities to compromise web applications, IP cameras, and routers. Early last month, researchers from Juniper Threat Labs documented a...

Multiple Botnets Exploiting Critical Oracle WebLogic Bug — PATCH NOW

Multiple botnets are targeting thousands of publicly exposed and still unpatched Oracle WebLogic servers to deploy crypto miners and steal sensitive information from infected systems. The attacks are taking aim at a recently patched WebLogic Server vulnerability, which was released by Oracle as...