cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Under Active Exploitation to Deploy Filemanager Backdoor

A threat actor named MrRot13 has been attributed to the exploitation of a recently disclosed critical cPanel flaw to deploy a backdoor codenamed Filemanager on compromised environments. The attack exploits CVE-2026-41940, a vulnerability impacting cPanel and WebHost Manager WHM that could result ...

Hackers Use Fake Resumes to Steal Enterprise Credentials and Deploy Crypto Miner

An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting French-speaking corporate environments with fake resumes that lead to the deployment of cryptocurrency miners and information stealers. "The campaign uses highly obfuscated VBScript files disguised as resume/CV documents, delivered through phishing emails...

MAL-2026-1280 Malicious code in py-sysbench (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 bcd34dcdc69398d2b97a0890cc550974824096b2844524f868505aa32032f147 Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicio...

MAL-2026-1281 Malicious code in pyutils-helper (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 8b1055c03077c874d21f69aa9403cebd070e2b7398e27b44310c977219bc0e7a Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicio...

Malicious code in pyutils-helper (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 8b1055c03077c874d21f69aa9403cebd070e2b7398e27b44310c977219bc0e7a Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicio...

Compromised IAM Credentials Power a Large AWS Crypto Mining Campaign

An ongoing campaign has been observed targeting Amazon Web Services AWS customers using compromised Identity and Access Management IAM credentials to enable cryptocurrency mining. The activity, first detected by Amazon's GuardDuty managed threat detection service and its automated security...

GPU in the Blind Spot: Overlooked Security Risks in Transportation

Graphics processing units GPUs are becoming an essential part of the intelligent transportation system ITS for enabling video-based and artificial intelligence AI based applications. GPUs provide high-throughput and energy-efficient computing for tasks like sensor fusion and roadside video...

Soco404 and Koske Malware Target Cloud Services with Cross-Platform Cryptomining Attacks

Threat hunters have disclosed two different malware campaigns that have targeted vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments to deliver cryptocurrency miners. The threat activity clusters have been codenamed Soco404 and Koske by cloud security firms Wiz and Aqua, respectively...

Threat Actor Mimo Targets Magento and Docker to Deploy Crypto Miners and Proxyware

The threat actor behind the exploitation of vulnerable Craft Content Management System CMS instances has shifted its tactics to target Magento CMS and misconfigured Docker instances. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as Mimo aka Hezb, which has a long history of leveragin...

3,500 Websites Hijacked to Secretly Mine Crypto Using Stealth JavaScript and WebSocket Tactics

A new attack campaign has compromised more than 3,500 websites worldwide with JavaScript cryptocurrency miners, marking the return of browser-based cryptojacking attacks once popularized by the likes of CoinHive. Although the service has since shuttered after browser makers took steps to ban...

Alert: Exposed JDWP Interfaces Lead to Crypto Mining, Hpingbot Targets SSH for DDoS

Threat actors are weaponizing exposed Java Debug Wire Protocol JDWP interfaces to obtain code execution capabilities and deploy cryptocurrency miners on compromised hosts. "The attacker used a modified version of XMRig with a hard-"coded configuration, allowing them to avoid suspicious command-li...

Researchers Find Way to Shut Down Cryptominer Campaigns Using Bad Shares and XMRogue

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed two novel methods that can be used to disrupt cryptocurrency mining botnets. The methods take advantage of the design of various common mining topologies in order to shut down the mining process, Akamai said in a new report published today. "We developed tw...

Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Docker APIs to Mine Cryptocurrency via Tor Network

Misconfigured Docker instances are the target of a campaign that employs the Tor anonymity network to stealthily mine cryptocurrency in susceptible environments. "Attackers are exploiting misconfigured Docker APIs to gain access to containerized environments, then using Tor to mask their activiti...

New Supply Chain Malware Operation Hits npm and PyPI Ecosystems, Targeting Millions Globally

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a supply chain attack targeting over a dozen packages associated with GlueStack to deliver malware. The malware, introduced via a change to "lib/commonjs/index.js," allows an attacker to run shell commands, take screenshots, and upload files to infected...

Chaos RAT Malware Targets Windows and Linux via Fake Network Tool Downloads

Threat hunters are calling attention to a new variant of a remote access trojan RAT called Chaos RAT that has been used in recent attacks targeting Windows and Linux systems. According to findings from Acronis, the malware artifact may have been distributed by tricking victims into downloading a...

Cryptojacking Campaign Exploits DevOps APIs Using Off-the-Shelf Tools from GitHub

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new cryptojacking campaign that's targeting publicly accessible DevOps web servers such as those associated with Docker, Gitea, and HashiCorp Consul and Nomad to illicitly mine cryptocurrencies. Cloud security firm Wiz, which is tracking the activity...

Dero miner zombies biting through Docker APIs to build a cryptojacking horde

Introduction Imagine a container zombie outbreak where a single infected container scans the internet for an exposed Docker API, and bites exploits it by creating new malicious containers and compromising the running ones, thus transforming them into new "zombies" that will mine for Dero currency...

Docker Malware Exploits Teneo Web3 Node to Earn Crypto via Fake Heartbeat Signals

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a malware campaign that's targeting Docker environments with a previously undocumented technique to mine cryptocurrency. The activity cluster, per Darktrace and Cado Security, represents a shift from other cryptojacking campaigns that directly deploy miners...

Over 1,500 PostgreSQL Servers Compromised in Fileless Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign

Exposed PostgreSQL instances are the target of an ongoing campaign designed to gain unauthorized access and deploy cryptocurrency miners. Cloud security firm Wiz said the activity is a variant of an intrusion set that was first flagged by Aqua Security in August 2024 that involved the use of a...

Undercover miner: how YouTubers get pressed into distributing SilentCryptoMiner as a restriction bypass tool

In recent months, we've seen an increase in the use of Windows Packet Divert drivers to intercept and modify network traffic in Windows systems. This technology is used in various utilities, including ones for bypassing blocks and restrictions of access to resources worldwide. Over the past six...