Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining

Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a network to carry out cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. "Threat...

Unveiling NKAbuse: a new multiplatform threat abusing the NKN protocol

During an incident response performed by Kasperskys Global Emergency Response Team GERT and GReAT, we uncovered a novel multiplatform threat named "NKAbuse". The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and...