May 18, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: WannaCry Dominated Ransomware Detections in Q1 2020

3 min read - Security researchers revealed that WannaCry dominated their ransomware detections in the first quarter of 2020. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

May 11, 2020

‘Blue Mockingbird’ Attempts to Distribute Monero Miners to Enterprise Targets

2 min read - A grouping of similar threat activity dubbed "Blue Mockingbird" attempted to distribute Monero-mining malware payloads across its enterprise targets.

January 13, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Mirai-Inspired ‘LiquorBot’ Botnet Mining for Monero

3 min read - Researchers discovered that the Mirai-inspired "LiquorBot" IoT botnet came equipped with Monero cryptocurrency mining capabilities. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

November 28, 2019

Stantinko Botnet Hides Cryptomining Malware Inside YouTube Video Descriptions

2 min read - The Stantinko botnet has been using YouTube as a place to hide malware for cryptocurrency attacks.

October 1, 2019

Masad Stealer Exploits Telegram in Cryptocurrency Theft Campaign

2 min read - A malware strain dubbed Masad Stealer is using the Telegram messaging app to steal cryptocurrency by accessing browser passwords and clipboard information, security researchers learned.

June 18, 2019

Outlaw Threat Group Using Botnet to Distribute Monero Miner, Perl-Based Backdoor

2 min read - The Outlaw threat group is using a botnet to distribute a Monero cryptocurrency miner and a Perl-based backdoor component.

June 17, 2019

Threat Actors Use Targeted Attack Tools to Distribute Cryptocurrency Miners, Ransomware

2 min read - Threat actors are using targeted attack tools to distribute typical malware, such as cryptocurrency miners and ransomware.

June 11, 2019

Attack Campaign Exploits CVE-2019-2725, Abuses Certificate Files to Deliver Monero Miner

< 1 min read - Researchers observed an attack campaign exploiting CVE-2019-2725 and abusing certificate files to deliver a Monero miner.

June 11, 2019

Fileless Attack Campaign Leverages PCASTLE to Distribute XMRig Monero-Mining Malware

2 min read - According to researchers, the fileless attack uses PCASTLE to distribute samples of XMRig, a well-known Monero-mining malware family.

June 5, 2019

BlackSquid Malware Capable of Abusing 8 Exploits to Install XMRig Monero Miner

2 min read - The new BlackSquid malware is capable of abusing eight notorious exploits in its attempts to install the XMRig Monero miner.