Cybersecurity

DirtyMoe Malware Infects 2,000+ Ukrainian Computers for DDoS and Cryptojacking

Feb 02, 2024NewsroomCryptojacking / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned that more than 2,000 computers in the country have been infected by a strain of malware called DirtyMoe. The agency attributed the campaign to a threat actor it calls UAC-0027. DirtyMoe, active since at least 2016, is capable of carrying […]

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Exposed Docker APIs Under Attack in ‘Commando Cat’ Cryptojacking Campaign

Feb 01, 2024NewsroomCryptojacking / Linux Security Exposed Docker API endpoints over the internet are under assault from a sophisticated cryptojacking campaign called Commando Cat. “The campaign deploys a benign container generated using the Commando project,” Cado security researchers Nate Bill and Matt Muir said in a new report published today. “The attacker escapes this container […]

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Exposed Docker APIs Under Attack in ‘Commando Cat’ Cryptojacking Campaign

Feb 01, 2024NewsroomCryptojacking / Linux Security Exposed Docker API endpoints over the internet are under assault from a sophisticated cryptojacking campaign called Commando Cat. “The campaign deploys a benign container generated using the Commando project,” Cado security researchers Nate Bill and Matt Muir said in a new report published today. “The attacker escapes this container […]

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29-Year-Old Ukrainian Cryptojacking Kingpin Arrested for Exploiting Cloud Services

Jan 13, 2024NewsroomCryptojacking / Cloud Security A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in connection with running a “sophisticated cryptojacking scheme,” netting them over $2 million (€1.8 million) in illicit profits. The person was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on January 9 by the National Police of Ukraine with support from Europol and an unnamed cloud […]