A recently discovered cryptomining botnet is actively scanning for vulnerable Windows and Linux enterprise servers and infecting them with Monero (XMRig) miner and self-spreader malware payloads.
A cryptomining botnet that has been active since 2019 has added a likely AI-generated ransomware to its operations. New analysis by FortiCNAPP team, part of FortiGuard Labs, has identified the first ...
A newly discovered threat actor named Vivin is raking in Monero from cryptomining malware, showing that this type of attack isn’t going away anytime soon. A recently uncovered threat actor, dubbed ...
A newly discovered Linux-based cryptocurrency mining botnet exploited a disputed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in PostgreSQL – first disclosed in 2018 and initially assigned CVE-2019-9193 ...
Security researchers analyzing a prolific botnet managed to accidentally kill it due to the coding equivalent of a typing error, according to Akamai. The cloud security firm detected the “KmsdBot” ...
LemonDuck, a well-knowncryptomining botnet, is targeting Docker on Linux systems to coin digital money, CloudStrike reported Thursday. The company’s threat research team revealed in a blog written by ...
A hybrid DDoS botnet known for turning vulnerable Windows devices into Monero cryptomining bots is now also scanning for and infecting Linux systems. While the botnet's authors named it Satan DDoS, ...
A preliminary injunction order filed under seal April 29 enjoining the attorney general and the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission from enforcing a state law and commission rule against two cryptomining ...