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Threat Roundup for March 10 to March 17
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between March 10 and March 17. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral...
Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration
The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine Monero cryptocurrency on compromised systems. That's according to Cado Security, which found the sample after Sysdig detailed a sophisticated attack known as SCARLETEEL aime...
New Cryptojacking Operation Targeting Kubernetes Clusters for Dero Mining
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the first-ever illicit cryptocurrency mining campaign used to mint Dero since the start of February 2023. "The novel Dero cryptojacking operation concentrates on locating Kubernetes clusters with anonymous access enabled on a Kubernetes API and listening ...
New Cryptojacking Operation Targeting Kubernetes Clusters for Dero Mining
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the first-ever illicit cryptocurrency mining campaign used to mint Dero since the start of February 2023. "The novel Dero cryptojacking operation concentrates on locating Kubernetes clusters with anonymous access enabled on a Kubernetes API and listening ...
New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide
An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The infections are both geographically indiscriminate and opportunistic, with a majority of the victims reported in Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey. Prometei, first observed i...
New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide
An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The infections are both geographically indiscriminate and opportunistic, with a majority of the victims reported in Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey. Prometei, first observed i...
Hackers Exploit Containerized Environments to Steal Proprietary Data and Software
A sophisticated attack campaign dubbed SCARLETEEL is targeting containerized environments to perpetrate theft of proprietary data and software. "The attacker exploited a containerized workload and then leveraged it to perform privilege escalation into an AWS account in order to steal proprietary...
Hackers Using Trojanized macOS Apps to Deploy Evasive Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
Trojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy evasive cryptocurrency mining malware on macOS systems. Jamf Threat Labs, which made the discovery, said the XMRig coin miner was executed by means of an unauthorized modification in Final Cut Pro, a video editing software fr...
Hackers Using Trojanized macOS Apps to Deploy Evasive Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
Trojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy evasive cryptocurrency mining malware on macOS systems. Jamf Threat Labs, which made the discovery, said the XMRig coin miner was executed by means of an unauthorized modification in Final Cut Pro, a video editing software fr...
New S1deload Malware Hijacking Users' Social Media Accounts and Mining Cryptocurrency
An active malware campaign has set its sights on Facebook and YouTube users by leveraging a new information stealer to hijack the accounts and abuse the systems' resources to mine cryptocurrency. Bitdefender is calling the malware S1deload Stealer for its use of DLL side-loading techniques to get...
New S1deload Malware Hijacking Users' Social Media Accounts and Mining Cryptocurrency
An active malware campaign has set its sights on Facebook and YouTube users by leveraging a new information stealer to hijack the accounts and abuse the systems' resources to mine cryptocurrency. Bitdefender is calling the malware S1deload Stealer for its use of DLL side-loading techniques to get...
ProxyShellMiner Exploits Windows Exchange Server Vulnerabilities for Cryptocurrency Mining
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ProxyShellMiner exploits Windows Exchange servers vulnerabilities, which are used to gain unauthorized access and compromise an organization, leading to the installation of cryptocurrency miners...
Weak Password Vulnerability in CGW4900 of Shanghai Huanchuang Communication Technology Co.
Shanghai Huanchuang Communication Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the research and development of wireless communication products for private network with the core of wireless communication technology, providing solutions for private network in rail transportation, fire...
Weak Password Vulnerability in CGW4700-RC of Shanghai Huanchuang Communication Technology Co.
Shanghai Huanchuang Communication Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the research and development of wireless communication products for private network with the core of wireless communication technology, providing solutions for private network in rail transportation, fire...
Weak Password Vulnerability in CGW9000 of Shanghai Huanchuang Communication Technology Co.
Shanghai Huanchuang Communication Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the research and development of wireless communication products for private network with the core of wireless communication technology, providing solutions for private network in rail transportation, fire...
ProxyShellMiner Exploits Windows Exchange Server Vulnerabilities for Cryptocurrency Mining
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ProxyShellMiner exploits Windows Exchange servers vulnerabilities, which are used to gain unauthorized access and compromise an organization, leading to the installation of cryptocurrency miners...
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons Text affects IBM Process Mining . CVE-2022-42889
Summary There is a vulnerability in Apache Commons Text that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The code is used by IBM Process Mining. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2022-42889...
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty affects IBM Process Mining . CVE-2022-2047
Summary There is a vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty that could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions. The code is used by IBM Process Mining. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2022-2047 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse...
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in AWS SDK for Java affects IBM Process Mining . CVE-2022-31159
Summary There is a vulnerability in AWS SDK for Java that could allow a directory traversal . The code is used by IBM Process Mining. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2022-31159 DESCRIPTION: AWS SDK for Java could...
Security Bulletin: IBM Process Mining is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution due to json-schema CVE-2021-3918
Summary json-schema is used by IBM Process Mining. CVE-2021-3918. The fix includes json-schema 0.4.0 Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2021-3918 DESCRIPTION: Json-schema could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an improperly controlled modification of object...