This Week in Security News: Hijacks and Healthcare

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, Singapore looks into the effectiveness of virtual browsers in an attempt to reduce cyberattacks on healthcare systems. Also, cybercriminals...

Cyber Criminals selling Bitcoin ATM Malware on Dark Web

By Uzair Amir Trend Micro researchers have discovered a malware listing on Dark Web marketplace that lets attackers steal from Bitcoin ATMs. They can easily rake in cryptocurrency worth 6,750 in Euros, Pounds or Dollars by attacking the ATMs. The listing was perhaps created on June 25, 2018. It i...

Update MikroTik routers – 170,000 devices hit by cryptocurrency malware

By Waqas Currently, the malware is targeting unpatched MikroTik routers in Brazil but researchers believe it's about time it will spread worldwide. Unpatched routers manufactured by MikroTik have become potential targets of cryptojacking malware campaigns in Brazil. According to the analysis of...

The Official Talos Guide to Security Summer Camp 2018

It is once again time for the week in the summer when many of us descend on Las Vegas for Black Hat, DEF CON, and B-Sides LasVegas. This is your official guide to what the Cisco Talos Threat Intelligence team is doing at these shows and what some of our colleagues around Cisco Security are doing,...

Safe as houses: 5 security measures adopted by cryptocurrency exchanges

By Waqas Cryptocurrencies rely on the blockchain, a decentralized ledger that records all transactions ever made within it. The blockchain network consists of multiple nodes that maintain it. To gain control over the network and tamper with transaction data a hacker should compromise most of the...

Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware

Security researchers have discovered at least three massive malware campaigns exploiting hundreds of thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers to secretly install cryptocurrency miners on computers connected to them. In all, the malware campaigns have compromised more than 210,000 routers from...

Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware

Security researchers have discovered at least three massive malware campaigns exploiting hundreds of thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers to secretly install cryptocurrency miners on computers connected to them. In all, the malware campaigns have compromised more than 210,000 routers from...

Hacking the Bitfi. Part 2: John McAfee’s video

The unhackable Bitfi story isn't going away any time soon. Following John McAfee's tweet yesterday that he would put out a "definitive video countering all of the nonsense claims instigated and co-coordinated by BirFi's sic established, monolithic competitors in the hardware wallet space" here's ...

How a man hacked his victims’ SIM cards to steal millions of dollars

By Waqas Californian Authorities have arrested and charged a 20-year old college student Joel Ortiz for being part of a mobile phone hijacking group who hacked SIM cards. According to reports the detainee managed to hijack over 40 phone numbers and stole $5 million as well from high-profile targe...

Hacking the Bitfi. Part 1

A large number of security researchers have taken exception to the ‘unhackable’ claims made by Bitfi and John McAfee about the security of their hardware cryptocurrency wallet. The $100K bounty offered appears to be something of sham, given it covers a very, very specific scenario. Bitfi states...

Gandcrab Ransomware Puts Pinch On Victims

ARCHIVED STORY GandCrab Ransomware Puts the Pinch on Victims By Alexandre Mundo · July 31, 2018 Update: On August 9 we added our analysis of Versions 4.2.1 and 4.3. The GandCrab ransomware first appeared in January and has been updated rapidly during its short life. It is the leading ransomware...

Updated AZORult Spyware Comes with Sophisticated New Techniques

An updated version of the AZORult spyware has been sighted as the payload in a large spam campaign – just one day after debuting on the Dark Web. AZORult steals information and can download additional malware; it’s been around since at least 2016, when Proofpoint researchers identified it as part...

KICKICO Hacked: Cybercriminal Steals $7.7 Million from ICO Platform

Again some bad news for cryptocurrency users. KICKICO, a blockchain-based initial coin offering ICO support platform, has fallen victim to a suspected cyber attack and lost more than 70 million KICK tokens or KickCoins worth an estimated $7.7 million. In a statement released on its Medium post on...

“Unhackable” Bitfi crypto wallet. What’s all the fuss about?

If you haven’t already seen the Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet, check it out here. With backing from John McAfee, it’s claimed that the device is unhackable. So why all the fuss in the infosec community? Here’s the claim they make: ‘Completely un-hackable’ That is a very, very brave claim to make...

Eobot: XSS on link in eobot account page

There is a XSS flaw in the account profile page https://eobot.com/user/userid which can execute javascript when a victim clicks one of the social media links listed in the personal information section of the web page. After some research I found that when a user inputs a twitter link into their...

The Pirate Bay alternatives (2018) in wake of Cryptomining scandal

By Waqas The process of cryptocurrency mining slows down your computer and increases the energy bill - That is why it is time to find The Pirate Bay alternatives. The Pirate Bay is undoubtedly one of the most visited torrenting and file sharing websites. But did you know ThePirateBay.org is using...

Which specific malware trends should American businesses be prepared for?

In 2017, more than 700 million malware specimens were discovered. In this type of environment, it can be a considerable challenge for enterprises to keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape and ensure their internal protections are sufficient for safeguarding their most critical IT assets...

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store

Following Apple's lead in banning cryptocurrency mining apps, Google has also updated its Play Store policy this week to ban apps that mine cryptocurrencies on users' devices in the background. However, there are countless cryptocurrency mining apps, including MinerGate, AA Miner, NeoNeonMiner, a...

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store

Following Apple's lead in banning cryptocurrency mining apps, Google has also updated its Play Store policy this week to ban apps that mine cryptocurrencies on users' devices in the background. However, there are countless cryptocurrency mining apps, including MinerGate, AA Miner, NeoNeonMiner, a...

Online Trade 1 - Information Disclosure

Online Trade 1 - Information Disclosure Exploit Title: Online Trade 1 - Information Disclosure Exploit Author: Dhamotharan Date: 2018-07-17 Vendor Homepage: https://codecanyon.net/item/online-trade-online-forex-and-cryptocurrency-investment-system/21987193?srank=14 CVE : CVE-2018-14328 Version: 1...