Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Jettison affects IBM Process Mining . Multiple CVEs

Summary There is a vulnerability in Jettison that could allow an attacker to execute a DOS 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-2022-40150 DESCRIPTION: jettison-jso...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in min-dash affects IBM Process Mining [CVE-2021-23460]

Summary There is a vulnerability in min-dash 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. CVE-2021-23460 Vulnerability Details...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in minimatch affects IBM Process Mining . CVE-2022-3517

Summary There is a vulnerability in minimatch that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The code is used by IBM Process Mining. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2022-3517 DESCRIPTION: minimatc...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio affects IBM Process Mining . CVE-2021-26701

Summary There is a vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio that could allow an 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...

Exploit for Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Siemens 6Bk1602-0Aa12-0Tp0_Firmware

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Google Takes Down 50,000 Instances of Pro-Chinese DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Operation

Google on Thursday disclosed it took steps to dismantle over 50,000 instances of activity orchestrated by a pro-Chinese influence operation known as DRAGONBRIDGE in 2022. "Most DRAGONBRIDGE activity is low quality content without a political message, populated across many channels and blogs," the...

Hackers Using CAPTCHA Bypass Tactics in Freejacking Campaign on GitHub

A South Africa-based threat actor known as Automated Libra has been observed employing CAPTCHA bypass techniques to create GitHub accounts in a programmatic fashion as part of a freejacking campaign dubbed PURPLEURCHIN. The group "primarily targets cloud platforms offering limited-time trials of...

Hackers Using CAPTCHA Bypass Tactics in Freejacking Campaign on GitHub

A South Africa-based threat actor known as Automated Libra has been observed employing CAPTCHA bypass techniques to create GitHub accounts in a programmatic fashion as part of a freejacking campaign dubbed PURPLEURCHIN. The group "primarily targets cloud platforms offering limited-time trials of...

Decarbonizing Cryptocurrencies through Taxation

Maintaining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies causes about 0.3 percent of global CO2 emissions. That may not sound like a lot, but its more than the emissions of Switzerland, Croatia, and Norway combined. As many cryptocurrencies crash and the FTX bankruptcy moves into the litigation stage,...

Hackers Using Stolen Bank Information to Trick Victims into Downloading BitRAT Malware

A new malware campaign has been observed using sensitive information stolen from a bank as a lure in phishing emails to drop a remote access trojan called BitRAT. The unknown adversary is believed to have hijacked the IT infrastructure of a Colombian cooperative bank, using the information to cra...

BitRAT Now Sharing Sensitive Bank Data as a Lure

Introduction In June of 2022 Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU wrote an in-depth report on Redline, a commercial off the shelf infostealer that spreads via fake cracked software hosted on Discord’s content delivery network. Since then, we have continued to track similar threats to identify their...

The Different Ways to Mine Cryptocurrency

By Owais Sultan When looking to mine cryptocurrency, you should always go for legal options of which there are plenty. A… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Different Ways to Mine Cryptocurrency...

Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Hits Linux Users with Go-based CHAOS Malware

A cryptocurrency mining attack targeting the Linux operating system also involved the use of an open source remote access trojan RAT dubbed CHAOS. The threat, which was spotted by Trend Micro in November 2022, remains virtually unchanged in all other aspects, including when it comes to terminatin...

Linux Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks Enhanced via CHAOS RAT

We intercepted a cryptocurrency mining attack that incorporated an advanced remote access trojan RAT named the CHAOS Remote Administrative Tool...

Malware Authors 'Accidentally' Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet

An ongoing analysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down by the threat actors themselves. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT, came to light mid-November 2022 for its ability to...

Iranian hackers leveraged Log4Shell to penetrate US federal agency

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Iranian APT activity was detected on the networks of federal agencies. The intruders utilized an exploit targeting Log4Shell CVE-2021-44228 to install XMRig crypto mining software on an unpatched VMware...

Iranian Hackers Compromised a U.S. Federal Agency's Network Using Log4Shell Exploit

Iranian government-sponsored threat actors have been blamed for compromising a U.S. federal agency by taking advantage of the Log4Shell vulnerability in an unpatched VMware Horizon server. The details, which were shared by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, come in...

CISA and FBI Release Advisory on Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Actors Compromising Federal Network

Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA, Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Actors Compromise Federal Network, Deploy Crypto Miner, Credential Harvester. The CSA provides information on an incident at a Federal Civilian Executive Branch...

New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell SSH cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the goal of mining cryptocurrency and carrying out distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. Dubbed KmsdBot by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT, t...

The state of cryptojacking in the first three quarters of 2022

Cryptocurrency prices were dropping from the end of 2021 and throughout the first half of 2022. Although finance experts and retail investors estimate crypto to have a solid chance of recovery in the long term, at the time of writing this report the prices remain low. However, cybercriminals are...