Even the US government can fall victim to cryptojacking
Documents reveal that USAID was victimized by a password spray attack that resulted in roughly $500,000 in Microsoft service charges.
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(Photo by Neville Elder/Corbis via Getty Images) Threats Nation-state hackers aim to exploit Log4j software flaw, Microsoft warns
U.S. cyber officials previously warned that hundreds of millions of devices were vulnerable.
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(Getty) Technology Scammers pounce on internet-for-rent services, generating cryptocurrency in quiet
Email fraud and ransomware attackers apparently are not enough.
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Microsoft logo at a Microsoft store in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress) Technology Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers hit with cryptojacking
The hackers are after Monero.
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(Getty Images) Technology Botnet operators, ransomware scammers the latest groups to pounce on Exchange Server bugs
What started as a reported Chinese spying operation has devolved into an opportunistic romp for criminals.
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People walk past a Capital One bank in New York’s financial district. Paige Thompson, the former Amazon Web Services employee accused of stealing personal information from the bank, pleaded not guilty Thursday. (Reuters) Financial Accused Capital One hacker pleads not guilty to all charges
She faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted at trial.
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(Getty Images) Policy Indictment of Capital One suspect alleges breaches of 30 companies, cryptojacking
Paige Thompson faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. The indictment also includes charges of cryptojacking.
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(Getty Images) Healthcare Cyberattack at med-tech conglomerate Hoya slowed production at Thai factory by 60 percent
Roughly 100 computers were infected with malicious software that stole user credentials, then tried to install a program that would co-opt those machines into mining for cryptocurrency.
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After combing a C2 server, researchers believe they’ve uncovered a broader espionage campaign. (Getty Images) Threats For many crooks, malware is out and PowerShell attacks are in, IBM says
Fifty-seven percent of the cyberattacks detected by IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence used common applications like PowerShell or PsExec, compared to 29 percent that used more traditional phishing attacks.
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Technology That battery-saving app may have used your device to mine Monero, Symantec says
Microsoft has removed the apps from its store.