New research into the infrastructure behind an emerging DDoS botnet named Abcbot has uncovered “clear” links with a cryptocurrency-mining botnet attack that...
The warning comes days after three rogue packages, okhsa, klow, and klown discovered by DevSecOps firm Sonatype, were removed from the NPM...
Ukrainian authorities have seized the illegal cryptomining farm and recovered 3,800 PlayStation 4 gaming consoles and GPUs. The Security Service of Ukraine...
The malware is capable of replacing the victim’s wallet address with one provided by its author(s). With cryptocurrencies becoming popular in the...
Researchers at security firm Sonatype have uncovered six malicious typosquatting packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository, laced with cryptomining malware. Sonatype...
A crypto mining botnet operation, going for almost a year, is hijacking web shells of other hackers, according to report from Positive...
An estimated 2 million cyberattacks took place in 2018 costing more than $45 billion in damages worldwide. The worse part is that...
Last month, June 9, 2019 we featured here in Hackercombat.com an article providing a quick glimpse of what a Security Operation Center...
Security researchers found a cryptomining app in the Microsoft App Store. Researchers say that it was placed in the store between April...
There is very good news for Mozilla Firefox users. After improving the user experience with tracking protection function offering content blocking features...
The average cost of a cyberattack today exceeds $1 million, as per a recent survey report. Security firm Radware, which provides cybersecurity...
In the year 2018, Cryptocoin mining malware has touched 4,000 percent. Maybe, that is one of the reason that we are seeing...
According to a new report, around 415,000 routers throughout the world are infected with malware having the potential to steal computer resources...
There’s a new hacking tool circulating in the underground Dark Web forums that let cybercriminals target Microsoft Windows computers. It has become...
“DarkGate” malware uses Akamai, AWS DNS records and multiple payloads for cryptomining, credential theft and endpoint takeover. A sophisticated malware campaign has...
2017 was a year of ransomware, primarily the WannaCry malware that made $4 billion in profits from the ransom payments of its...
A cryptocurrency mining malware is disguised as a Flash update that appears to be legitimate, warn researchers Cryptomining popularity exploded in 2017...
Hackers are abusing Googlebot servers to deliver malicious payloads. Last year, HackRead exclusively reported on how hackers were using Google Adwords and Google...
Xbash is an “all in one” malware. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers have come to the conclusion that the notorious Xbash...
In all the future versions of the Firefox web browser, cryptojacking malware will be blocked. Mozilla, the company behind Firefox browser, announced...
Currently, the malware is targeting unpatched MikroTik routers in Brazil but researchers believe it’s about time it will spread worldwide. Unpatched routers...