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Security Sophos

Beware bad passwords as attackers co-opt Linux servers into cybercrime

June 21, 2023 0 Comments Botnet, cryptocurrency, cryptojacking, DDoS, malware, password guessing, ssh, xmrig, zombie malware

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:50:32 +0000

Did you prevent password-only logins on your SSH servers? On ALL of them? Are you sure about that?

Security Sophos

Telerik UI exploitation leads to cryptominer, Cobalt Strike infections

June 15, 2022 0 Comments cobalt strike, Cryptomining, cve-2017-11357, cve-2017-1137, cve-2019-18935, PowerShell, security operations, SophosLabs Uncut, telerik, threat research, xmrig

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:00:05 +0000

Attacker targets bugs in a popular web application graphical interface development tool

MalwareBytes Security

Denonia cryptominer is first malware to target AWS Lambda

April 11, 2022 0 Comments aws iam, aws lambda, Business, c2, cado security, command & control, data encryption, data protection, denonia, Identity and access management, matt muir, tls 1.2, xmrig

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:36:53 +0000

There is now malware in serverless environments. Dubbed Denonia, it specifically targets the AWS Lambda to perform cryptojacking.

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