Question Are there any viable options for cryptocurrency mining available in the present day? Ethereum has discontinued mining afte switched to proof-of-stake model, and Bitcoin requires a substantial amount of data processing power. Are there any other cryptocurrencies that can be mined? Answer 1 It is not economically feasible for individuals to mine profitably. This …
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Updated on 2022-12-13 Trend Micro also has a report on a new Go-based malware strain named CHAOS RAT, used in recent crypto-mining attacks against Linux servers. The malware appears to have been open-sourced on GitHub. Overview Trend Micro researchers spotted a cryptocurrency mining campaign against Linux machines using the open-source Chaos RAT to deploy Monero …
The third crypto mogul in a month has mysteriously died, this week it’s a Russian with alleged ties with Moscow’s foreign intelligence in an unexplained helicopter crash. Liquidators for now defunct crypto fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) can’t find its founders so are now looking to serve legal documents via Twitter. More crypto exchanges have …
Updated on 2022-12-29 The Log4Shell vulnerability remains a big threat to organizations even after a year since it received security patches. It is found that around 40% of software continues to use vulnerable versions of Apache Log4j. Read more: Lessons Learned: The Log4J Vulnerability 12 Months On Updated on 2022-12-12: Log4Shell one-year anniversary Happy birthday …
Updated on 2022-10-27: PurpleUrchin freejacking campaign Researchers from cloud security firm Sysdig published details on PurpleUrchin, a threat actor that registers free or trial accounts on CI/CD platforms to mine cryptocurrency using their servers. Abused services include GitHub, Heroku, Buddyworks, BitBucket, CircleCI, Semaphore, and others. The company called this technique “freejacking.” Read more: Sysdig TRT …
Updated on 2022-12-22: Kiss-a-Dog expansion Cado Security has an update on the Kiss-a-Dog crypto-mining gang. Researchers say the group, which was known to target Docker and Kubernetes servers, is now also going after Redis databases. Read more: CrowdStrike Identifies New Kiss-a-Dog Cryptojacking Campaign Targeting Vulnerable Docker and Kubernetes Infrastructure Kiss-a-Dog Discovered Utilizing a 20-Year-Old Process …
