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Critical Unpatched Ray AI Platform Vulnerability Exploited for Cryptocurrency Mining

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[ad_1] Mar 27, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Data Security Cybersecurity researchers are warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a “disputed” and unpatched vulnerability in an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform called Anyscale Ray to hijack computing power for illicit cryptocurrency mining. “This vulnerability allows attackers to take over the companies’ computing power and leak sensitive data,”…

U.S. Sanctions 3 Cryptocurrency Exchanges for Helping Russia Evade Sanctions

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[ad_1] Mar 26, 2024NewsroomMoney Laundering / Digital Currency The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for offering services used to evade economic restrictions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. This includes Bitpapa IC FZC LLC, Crypto Explorer DMCC (AWEX), and Obshchestvo…

New Phishing Kit Leverages SMS, Voice Calls to Target Cryptocurrency Users

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[ad_1] Mar 01, 2024NewsroomPhishing Kit / Cryptocurrency A novel phishing kit has been observed impersonating the login pages of well-known cryptocurrency services as part of an attack cluster designed to primarily target mobile devices. “This kit enables attackers to build carbon copies of single sign-on (SSO) pages, then use a combination of email, SMS, and…

New Migo Malware Targeting Redis Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining

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[ad_1] Feb 20, 2024NewsroomServer Security / Cryptojacking A novel malware campaign has been observed targeting Redis servers for initial access with the ultimate goal of mining cryptocurrency on compromised Linux hosts. “This particular campaign involves the use of a number of novel system weakening techniques against the data store itself,” Cado security researcher Matt Muir…

RustDoor macOS Backdoor Targets Cryptocurrency Firms with Fake Job Offers

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[ad_1] Feb 16, 2024NewsroomEndpoint Security / Cryptocurrency Several companies operating in the cryptocurrency sector are the target of a newly discovered Apple macOS backdoor codenamed RustDoor. RustDoor was first documented by Bitdefender last week, describing it as a Rust-based malware capable of harvesting and uploading files, as well as gathering information about the infected machines….

DPRK Hackers Stole $600 Million in Cryptocurrency in 2023

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[ad_1] Jan 08, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Financial Crime Threat actors affiliated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) have plundered at least $600 million in cryptocurrency in 2023. The DPRK “was responsible for almost a third of all funds stolen in crypto attacks last year, despite a 30% reduction from the…

Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining

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[ad_1] Dec 27, 2023NewsroomMalware / Server Security Poorly secured Linux SSH servers are being targeted by bad actors to install port scanners and dictionary attack tools with the goal of targeting other vulnerable servers and co-opting them into a network to carry out cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “Threat actors can also choose…