Minesweeper

A Burpsuite plugin BApp to aid in the detection of scripts being loaded from over 23000+ malicious cryptocurrency mining domains cryptojacking. Summary Minesweeper will passively scan in-scope items looking for matches against more than 23000+ known cryptojacking domains within the source of page...

CVE-2020-14882-weblogicRCE

Detection of RCE in Oracle's "WebLogic Server" CVE-2020-14882 / CVE-2020-14750 Summary: Detection of attempts to exploit CVE-2020-14882 and CVE-2020-14750 - Unauthenticated RCE in Oracle's Weblogic Server. References: Oracle's advisories: CVE-2020-14882...

rootpacket-cve-2026-31431

rootpacket CVE-2026-31431 A Linux Docker-to-host cryptojacking toolkit captured from live attacks on Kinryū Labs honeypots. It breaks in through an exposed Docker Engine API, escapes the container to root the host with CVE-2026-31431 , installs a kernel rootkit, and runs an XMRig Monero miner. Fu...

Exploit for Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres in Linux Linux_Kernel

rootpacket CVE-2026-31431 A Linux Docker-to-host cryptojack...

Malicious code in v018-axios-cdntest (npm)

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MAL-2026-5529 Malicious code in v018-axios-cdntest (npm)

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AI Chatbot Recommendations Redirect Users to Cryptojacking Malware Sites

Microsoft has warned of an active cryptojacking campaign that makes use of artificial intelligence AI chatbot interactions as a mechanism for surfacing malicious download sites. "This emerging delivery technique extends social engineering beyond conventional search results and increases the...

From poisoned search results to GPU mining: A cryptojacking campaign abusing ScreenConnect and Microsoft .NET utilities

In this article 1. Attack chain overview 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. References 4. Learn more Microsoft Defender Experts identified an active cryptojacking campaign in which malicious download sites are surfaced not only through traditional search engine poisoning, but also through A...

From poisoned search results to GPU mining: A cryptojacking campaign abusing ScreenConnect and Microsoft .NET utilities

In this article 1. Attack chain overview 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. References 4. Learn more Microsoft Defender Experts identified an active cryptojacking campaign in which malicious download sites are surfaced not only through traditional search engine poisoning, but also through A...

STRIKE: A Structured Taxonomy of Cybercrime for Risk, Impact, Knowledge, and Evolution

Cybercrime has grown exponentially in both scale and sophistication, posing significant threats. As attack methods evolve rapidly, traditional classification schemes often fail to capture the complexity and diversity of modern threats. To address this gap, we introduce STRIKE,a Structured Taxonom...

Detecting PowerShell-Based Fileless Cryptojacking Attacks Using Machine Learning

With the emergence of remote code execution RCE vulnerabilities in ubiquitous libraries and advanced social engineering techniques, threat actors have started conducting widespread fileless cryptojacking attacks. These attacks have become effective with stealthy techniques based on PowerShell-bas...

Fake Ukraine Police Notices Spread New Amatera Stealer and PureMiner

FortiGuard Labs exposes a high-severity phishing campaign impersonating the National Police of Ukraine to deliver Amatera Stealer data theft and PureMiner cryptojacking to Windows PCs...

CryptoGuard: an AI-Based Cryptojacking Detection Dashboard Prototype

With the widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies, cryptojacking has become a significant security threat to crypto wallet users. This paper presents a front-end prototype of an AI-powered security dashboard, namely, CryptoGuard. Developed through a user-centered design process, the prototype was...

TOR-Based Cryptojacking Attack Expands Through Misconfigured Docker APIs

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a variant of a recently disclosed campaign that abuses the TOR network for cryptojacking attacks targeting exposed Docker APIs. Akamai, which discovered the latest activity last month, said it's designed to block other actors from accessing the Docker API...

Performance Analysis of Common Browser Extensions for Cryptojacking Detection

This paper considers five extensions for Chromium-based browsers in order to determine how effective can browser-based defenses against cryptojacking available to regular users be. We've examined most popular extensions - MinerBlock, AdGuard AdBlocker, Easy Redirect && Prevent Cryptojacking,...

DevOps Tools Targeted for Cryptojacking

The Wiz Threat Research team has identified a widespread cryptojacking campaign targeting commonly used DevOps applications including Nomad and Consul...

New Self-Spreading Malware Infects Docker Containers to Mine Dero Cryptocurrency

Misconfigured Docker API instances have become the target of a new malware campaign that transforms them into a cryptocurrency mining botnet. The attacks, designed to mine for Dero currency, is notable for its worm-like capabilities to propagate the malware to other exposed Docker instances and...

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...

Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an "auto-propagating" cryptocurrency mining botnet called Outlaw aka Dota that's known for targeting SSH servers with weak credentials. "Outlaw is a Linux malware that relies on SSH brute-force attacks, cryptocurrency mining, and worm-like propagation ...

TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware

Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and on-premise ransomware attacks. "This actor engaged in a variety of threat activity, including cryptocurrency mining operations on...