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“Zealot” Campaign Uses NSA Exploits to Mine Monero on Windows and Linux Servers

A new sophisticated malware campaign dubbed “Zealot” leveraging NSA exploits targeting Windows and Linux systems to mine Monero on Internal Networks. Security researchers from F5 Networks identified the malware campaign “Zealot” targeting internal networks Leveraging NSA Exploit EternalBlue and EternalSynergy. Zealot campaign is highly obfuscated, sophisticated and it can deliver multistaged attacks, it exploits unpatched […]

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AES-NI Ransomware Dev Claims He’s Using Shadow Brokers Exploits

The developer of the AES-NI ransomware claims that the recent “success” he’s been enjoying is due to the NSA exploits leaked last week by the Shadow Brokers group. In a series of tweets he posted online, the AES-NI author alleges he successfully used ETERNALBLUE, an exploit targeting the SMBv2 protocol, to infect Windows servers across […]

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Newly Uncovered Site Suggests NSA Exploits for Direct Sale

The Shadow Brokers—a hacker or group of hackers that stole computer exploits from the National Security Agency—has been quiet for some time. After their auction and crowd-funded approach for selling the exploits met a lukewarm reception, the group seemingly stopped posting new messages in October. But a newly uncovered website, which includes a file apparently […]

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