Advanced Threats June 29, 2021

A Fly on ShellBot’s Wall: The Risk of Publicly Available Cryptocurrency Miners

8 min read - IBM Security X-Force researchers studied the botnet activity of a malware variant that is used by cyber crime groups to illegally mine cryptocurrency. Examining two ShellBot botnets that appeared in attacks honeypots caught, the X-Force team was able to infect…

November 14, 2018

Canadian University Shuts Down Network in Response to Cryptocurrency Mining Attack

2 min read - A Canadian university had to take critical IT systems offline after security professionals identified an attack designed to mine cryptocurrency using the school's computing resources.

October 17, 2018

Threat Actors Obfuscate JavaScript to Hide Crypto-Mining Malware

2 min read - Cybercriminals buried crypto-mining malware inside compromised websites in an effort to hijack victims' computing resources.

Advanced Threats July 17, 2018

Move Over, Ransomware: Why Cybercriminals Are Shifting Their Focus to Cryptojacking

4 min read - Instead of seeking financial gains with ransom demands, threat actors are now aiming to steal central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) resources to facilitate cryptojacking.

June 14, 2018

Malicious Actors Generated $175 Million in Monero Via Cryptocurrency Mining, Report Reveals

2 min read - Malicious cryptocurrency mining techniques have gobbled up approximately 5 percent of all Monero in circulation today, according to a recent study.

April 20, 2018

Cryptojacking Emerges as a Major Threat to UK Businesses in 2018

2 min read - A new report named cryptojacking as one of the six most significant threats facing U.K. businesses in 2018.

March 7, 2018

Digging Deep: New Crypto-Mining Scams Silently Steal Millions

2 min read - Crypto-mining scams are on the rise as attackers see the value in virtual currency and discover ways to operate undetected on corporate networks.

Advanced Threats February 15, 2018

TrickBot’s Cryptocurrency Hunger: Tricking the Bitcoin Out of Wallets

8 min read - TrickBot is getting in on the cryptocurrency gold rush, expanding its operations to target digital wallets and exchanges using serverside injections and other malicious tactics.

January 18, 2018

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infects More Than Half of Organizations Globally

2 min read - A recent study found that more than half of organizations around the world experienced a cryptocurrency mining attack last month, a trend that will likely continue as the crypto gold rush gains steam.

Advanced Threats January 8, 2018

Six Major Data Breach Trends From 2017

9 min read - IBM X-Force monitored major data breach trends throughout 2017 and gleaned key insights to help companies avoid headline-grabbing security incidents.