Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $120,000 Crypto Scam

A U.K. citizen who took part in the massive July 2020 hack of Twitter has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. Joseph James O'Connor aka PlugwalkJoe, 24, was awarded the sentence on Friday in the Southern District of New York, a little over a month after he pleaded guilty to the...

New Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Targets Linux Systems and IoT Devices

Internet-facing Linux systems and Internet of Things IoT devices are being targeted as part of a new campaign designed to illicitly mine cryptocurrency. "The threat actors behind the attack use a backdoor that deploys a wide array of tools and components such as rootkits and an IRC bot to steal...

New Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Targets Linux Systems and IoT Devices

Internet-facing Linux systems and Internet of Things IoT devices are being targeted as part of a new campaign designed to illicitly mine cryptocurrency. "The threat actors behind the attack use a backdoor that deploys a wide array of tools and components such as rootkits and an IRC bot to steal...

Malicious code in couchcache-audit (npm)

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MAL-2023-782 Malicious code in snykaudit-helper (npm)

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MAL-2023-209 Malicious code in couchcache-audit (npm)

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The Rising Diicot Threat Group with Diverse Attack Capabilities

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A Romanian threat group “Diicot” has been actively employing SSH bruteforcing and deploying malware loaders to compromise systems for the purpose of cryptocurrency mining. The campaign involves exploitin...

MAL-2023-826 Malicious code in sync-https-api (npm)

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MAL-2023-108 Malicious code in assets-table (npm)

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Malicious code in sync-http-api (npm)

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Malicious code in assets-graph (npm)

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MAL-2023-825 Malicious code in sync-http-api (npm)

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MAL-2023-107 Malicious code in assets-graph (npm)

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MAL-2023-153 Malicious code in cache-react (npm)

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MAL-2023-154 Malicious code in cache-vue (npm)

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MAL-2023-659 Malicious code in other-web3 (npm)

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MAL-2023-146 Malicious code in btc-web3 (npm)

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New Mystic Stealer Malware Targets 40 Web Browsers and 70 Browser Extensions

A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions. First advertised on April 25, 2023, for $150 per month, the malware also targets cryptocurrency wallets, Steam, and Telegram, and employs...

Malicious code in price-fetch (npm)

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MAL-2023-696 Malicious code in price-fetch (npm)

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