Bitmain Antminer D3, L3+ and S9 Code Execution Vulnerabilities

The Bitmain Antminer D3, L3+, and S9 are all mining equipment used to mine bitcoins from China's Bitmain Bitmain Technologies. A security vulnerability exists in the Bitmain Antminer D3, L3+ and S9. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute code with the aid of the system...

Malware in the age of IoT

Now that technology providers are bringing connectivity to a whole host of different items and appliances, the full force of the Internet of Things is beginning to be felt by businesses and consumers alike. From simple items like home routers to more complex, machine-to-machine systems, the IoT i...

Cryptocurrency Mining: Abuse of system resources

Recent advances including digital currencies and the associated public transaction record blockchain have paved the way for an array of new financial activities. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are beginning to be accepted as payment by major retailers, creating more concrete use cases and...

See how do I find the value of 3 thousand 6 thousand USD Google RCE vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

! This article tells the story of the Uruguayan public University, 18-year-old student Ezequiel Pereira found Google highest level RCE vulnerability-related process. In the beginning of the year, Ezequiel found Google Google App Engine GAEis a non-production environment of a vulnerability, exploi...

New Mac cryptominer uses XMRig

A new Mac cryptominer was discovered this week, after affected users saw their fans whirring out of control and a process named "mshelper" gobbling up CPU time like Cookie Monster. Fortunately, this malware is not very sophisticated and is easy to remove. The malware became public knowledge in a...

DNS-Hijacking Malware Targeting iOS, Android and Desktop Users Worldwide

Widespread routers' DNS hijacking malware that recently found targeting Android devices has now been upgraded its capabilities to target iOS devices as well as desktop users. Dubbed Roaming Mantis, the malware was initially found hijacking Internet routers last month to distribute Android banking...

DNS-Hijacking Malware Targeting iOS, Android and Desktop Users Worldwide

Widespread routers' DNS hijacking malware that recently found targeting Android devices has now been upgraded its capabilities to target iOS devices as well as desktop users. Dubbed Roaming Mantis, the malware was initially found hijacking Internet routers last month to distribute Android banking...

WinstarNssmMiner Monero mining malware crashes PC upon detection

By Waqas Another day, another Monero cryptocurrency mining malware hits unsuspected users worldwide This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WinstarNssmMiner Monero mining malware crashes PC upon detection...

Roaming Mantis dabbles in mining and phishing multilingually

In April 2018, Kaspersky Lab published a blogpost titled 'Roaming Mantis uses DNS hijacking to infect Android smartphones'. Roaming Mantis uses Android malware which is designed to spread via DNS hijacking and targets Android devices. This activity is located mostly in Asia South Korea, Banglades...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2018-1000049

Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner version 7.3 and earlier contains a remote code execution vulnerability by abusing the miner API. The flaw can be exploited only if the software is executed with read/write mode enabled...

Bytecoin cryptocurrency mining malware found in Ubuntu Snap Store

By Uzair Amir A Github user going by the handle of "Tarwirdur" recently This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Bytecoin cryptocurrency mining malware found in Ubuntu Snap Store...

7 Chrome Extensions Spreading Through Facebook Caught Stealing Passwords

Luring users on social media to visit lookalike version of popular websites that pop-up a legitimate-looking Chrome extension installation window is one of the most common modus operandi of cybercriminals to spread malware. Security researchers are again warning users of a new malware campaign th...

Microsoft Adds Support for JavaScript in Excel—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Shortly after Microsoft announced support for custom JavaScript functions in Excel, someone demonstrated what could possibly go wrong if this feature is abused for malicious purposes. As promised last year at Microsoft's Ignite 2017 conference, the company has now brought custom JavaScript...

CVE-2018-10831

Z-NOMP before 2018-04-05 has an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that allows attackers to spoof mining shares, as demonstrated by providing a solution with x1=1,x2=1,x3=1,...,x512=1 to bypass this verifier for any blockheader. This originally affected for example the Bitcoin Gold and Zcash...

Input validation

Z-NOMP before 2018-04-05 has an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that allows attackers to spoof mining shares, as demonstrated by providing a solution with x1=1,x2=1,x3=1,...,x512=1 to bypass this verifier for any blockheader. This originally affected for example the Bitcoin Gold and Zcash...

CVE-2018-10831

CVE-2018-10831 involves Z-NOMP prior to 2018-04-05 with an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that lets attackers spoof mining shares. An attacker can bypass the verifier for any blockheader by supplying a solution such as {x1=1, x2=1, …, x512=1}. This vulnerability affected Bitcoin Gold and Zc...

CVE-2018-10831

Z-NOMP before 2018-04-05 has an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that allows attackers to spoof mining shares, as demonstrated by providing a solution with x1=1,x2=1,x3=1,...,x512=1 to bypass this verifier for any blockheader. This originally affected for example the Bitcoin Gold and Zcash...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2018-10831

Z-NOMP before 2018-04-05 has an incorrect Equihash solution verifier that allows attackers to spoof mining shares, as demonstrated by providing a solution with x1=1,x2=1,x3=1,...,x512=1 to bypass this verifier for any blockheader. This originally affected for example the Bitcoin Gold and...

400 popular Drupal based websites hacked to mine cryptocurrency

By Waqas Vulnerability in Drupal CMS Converted Popular Websites into Monero mining This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 400 popular Drupal based websites hacked to mine cryptocurrency...

A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook

If you receive a link for a video, even if it looks exciting, sent by someone or your friend on Facebook messenger—just don't click on it without taking a second thought. Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro are warning users of a malicious Chrome extension which is spreading through Facebo...