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Indian Provident Fund Portal Hacked: Attackers May have been Stolen 27 Million Users Sensitive Data

A cyber Attack launch into Indian Provident Fund Portal called “Employees  Provident Fund Organization(EPFO)” and hackers may have been stolen around 27 Million registered peoples sensitive data. The personal and professional details of about 27 Million Indian Peoples registered with the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). A hacked website (Aadhaar.epfoservices.com)provides an Aadhaar Seeding Service for EPFO […]

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Hackers using ETERNALBLUE Exploit in Cryptocurrency Mining Malware to Mine Monero using Vulnerable Windows Machines

Dubbed Cryptocurrency mining malware PyRoMine using  ETERNALBLUE exploit to hack vulnerable windows based computer to mine Monero cryptocurrency. ETERNALBLUE is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploit that used by shadow brokers who was tied with NSA to abuse the SMBv1 file sharing protocol. Many of the organization has been used SMB Protocol on the internet […]

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Sophisticated Cryptocurrency Mining RETADUP Worm Goes Polymorphic to Evade Detection by Security Scanners

A new variant of cryptocurrency mining RETADUP worm found shifted to AutoHotKey version an open source windows programming language that used for creating hotkeys. It allows users to automate repetitive tasks such as keyboard shortcuts, macros, and automation software. This new variant of RETADUP Worm detected by Trend Micro, with their further analysis based on the […]

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Cryptocurrency Web Miner Makes into MSN Portal Through Advertising Platform

Cryptocurrency web miner scripts make into MSN portal through Advertising Platform AOL and create a large number of web miners. Hackers Modified the scripts of AOL advertising platform to launch a web miner program and most of the minor traffic linked to MSN[.]com in Japan. Security researchers from Trend Micro Spotted a significant increase(108%) in […]

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Rarog Cryptomining Trojan Connecting to 161 Different Command and Control (C2) Servers & Compromise 166,000 Victims

Newly discovered Rarog Cryptomining Trojan Mining Monero cryptocurrency and infected around 166,000 victims around the world that keep spreading by using various methods. Rarog Trojan sold on the various underground forum since June 2017 and countless cybercriminals were used to compromise many victims. Its primary target is to mine monero cryptocurrency but it also capable […]

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Pop-up Ads & Hundreds of Websites Helping to Distribute Botnets, Cryptocurrency Miners and Ransomware

A Malicious Software Downloader called ICLoader through Popup Ads and over hundreds of websites are pushing various PUA such as Botnets, cryptocurrency Miners and also a emerging GandCrab ransomware. Malware Files are sharing via Popup Ads and distributing over Hundreds file sharing websites and fake software sharing sites which all are still alive. Malicious ICLoader Targeting a […]

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Hackers Abused Oracle WebLogic Server for Mining Cryptocurrencies

There is a rapid growth in cryptocurrency attacks from the mid of 2017, mining cryptocurrency requires more computing power, which requires significant amounts of energy. Attackers abuses Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability to deliver Monero Miner Payloads. As long as your server has RCE vulnerability attackers take an advantage of it and include malicious scripts. The […]

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Hackers Illegally Purchasing Abused Code-signing & SSL Certificates From Underground Market

Threat actors using Abused Code-signing certificate from reputable companies as a layer of obfuscation in distributing malicious payloads. Abused Codesigning certificates would provide integrity for an application and there are different classes of Codesigning certificates standard and Extended Validation. Cybercriminals obtaining the certificate as like a specific buyer by submitting the stolen corporate identities of […]

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Wikipedia Page Linked with “Minr” Cryptojacking Malware Infected 3rd Party Website

Cryptojacking Malware called “Minr“ infected website has been linked with Wikipedia Page that leads to mine the cryptocurrency Monero (XMR). Wikipedia visitors who visiting the concern page and once a user clicks the link that pointed to the Malware infected website, the malicious script will be executed and visitor infected with “Minr” crypto-jacking malware. Researchers found that many […]

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Hackers Spreading Cryptocurrency Mining scripts via videos that Embedded in MS Office Word Documents

Microsoft word documents abused by Cryptocurrency Mining script embedded phishing Videos and victims tricked into watching an “innocent” video that leads to performing a crypto-Jacking Attack on victims PC. Nowadays Hackers always finding a new malicious way to mining Cryptocurrency by abusing various legitimate platform. Usually, Browser-based cryptocurrency mining is performed by injecting crypto-jacking script and once […]

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Cryptojacking Attack – Tesla Internal Servers Hacked to Mine Cryptocurrency

Tesla internal servers compromised by hackers and exposed the sensitive data from Tesla’s Kubernetes console that has been used for performing the cryptojacking attack. Kubernetes is an open-source application used by large companies to manage API and server infrastructure and a tool used to automate the way a user deploys containerized apps. Hackers took place in […]

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Hackers Abusing Apache CouchDB Vulnerabilities to Deploy Malware & Mining Monero Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware performing a crypto mining attack by exploiting the vulnerabilities in the popular database system. According to their global Sensor reports the new attacks targetting the vulnerabilities in the popular open source database Apache CouchDB system. Past few year Crypto currency mining is a very easy method for cybercriminals to Generating the huge revenue by hijacking […]

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North Korean Hacking Group “Lazarus” Targeting Banks & Bitcoin Users Via Sophisticated Malware

A New Malware campaign dubbed HaoBao distributing by North Korean Hacking Group “Lazarus” that specifically targets cryptocurrency and financial organizations via sophisticated cyber Attack. North Korean hacking group Lazarus actively spreading a huge number of spearphishing Emails and targeting many individuals in Beginning of 2017. Last year this campaign was heavily targeted military program insight or steal […]

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Millions of Android Users Hacked by Dangerous Drive-by Cryptomining Attack to Mine Monero

A newly discovered Cryptoming campaign called Drive-by Cryptomining targeted million of Android user to mine Monerocoins and this campaign Started around November 2017 using different type of malicious domain. A Malicious lucrative Payload’s are distributing from a particular hacking group that mainly abusing android users device to mine the Monero Cryptocurrency. Past few year Crypto […]

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BitGrail Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked & Stolen $170 Million in Nano

BitGrail – A Popular cryptocurrency exchange Hacked and hackers stolen 17 million Nano which costs around $170 Million by unauthorized transactions. Italian baed  BitGrail exchange was one of the largest trading hubs for the RaiBlocks cryptocurrency, which has since rebranded to “Nano.”. According to Coinmarketcap, Nano currently boasts a market capitalization of $1,287,013,24, the 24th largest of any cryptocurrency. A […]

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Attackers Hijacked 4275 Websites Including U.S. & UK Govt Sites to Run Cryptocurrency Mining Script

Attackers hijacked 4275 websites to inject Coinhive Monero miner including the websites of government authorities(ico.org.uk), NHS Foundation (nhs.uk), and uscourts.gov. Crypto-Mining Attacks are one of the biggest emerging threats for enterprises. And the recent trend is more mainstream and is done directly via web pages. One thing in common for all the infected websites is […]

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