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Home   »   Archives for February 2018

Cryptocurrency-Mining Malware: 2018’s New Menace?

  • Posted on:February 28, 2018 at 2:09 am
  • Posted in:Exploits, Internet of Things, Malware
  • Author:
    Menard Osena (Senior Product Manager)
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Will cryptocurrency-mining malware be the new ransomware? The popularity and increasing real-world significance of cryptocurrencies are also drawing cybercriminal attention — so much so that it appears to keep pace with ransomware’s infamy in the threat landscape. In fact, cryptocurrency mining was the most detected network event in devices connected to home routers in 2017.

What started out in mid-2011 as an afterthought to main payloads such as worms and backdoors has evolved into such an effective way to profit that even cyberespionage and ransomware operators, and organized hacking groups are joining the bandwagon.

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Tags: Bitcoin Miningcryptocurrencycryptocurrency minerMinersMonero

Oracle Server Vulnerability Exploited to Deliver Double Monero Miner Payloads

  • Posted on:February 26, 2018 at 7:00 am
  • Posted in:Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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The sudden rise of cryptocurrency triggered a shift in the target landscape. Cybercriminals started adapting and using their resources to try acquiring cryptocurrencies, whether through pursuing repositories like Bitcoin wallets or by compromising networks and devices to mine the currency. This isn’t completely new — ransomware authors have been using bitcoin as their preferred currency for years. But more recently, we saw examples of cryptocurrency miners in late October of 2017 when coin miner mobile malware appeared on popular app stores, and in December 2017 when the Digmine cryptocurrency miner was spreading through social media messaging apps.

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Tags: cryptocurrencyMinersMonero

Vulnerabilities in Apache CouchDB Open the Door to Monero Miners

  • Posted on:February 15, 2018 at 5:00 am
  • Posted in:Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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. Based on data from our sensors that we deployed worldwide, we have observed a new attack that exploits two vulnerabilities in a popular database system to deliver miners (detected by Trend Micro as HKTL_COINMINE.GE, HKTL_COINMINE.GP, and HKTL_COINMINE.GQ) for the Monero cryptocurrency.

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Tags: Apache CouchDBCVE-2017-12635CVE-2017-12636Miners

February Patch Tuesday Is a Bouquet of Fixes for Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

  • Posted on:February 14, 2018 at 1:46 am
  • Posted in:Exploits, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for February has a bevy of fixes addressing 50 security issues in Windows, Office (including Office Services and Web Apps), SharePoint, Internet Explorer, Edge, and ChakraCore JavaScript engine, as well as additional patches for the notorious Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Of these, 14 were rated critical. Eight of these security flaws were disclosed through Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative.

Majority of the vulnerabilities are related to elevation of privileges. When exploited successfully, these can allow hackers to carry out normally restricted and system-level functions or hijack the affected systems. There are also 11 security issues affecting the Windows kernel that can lead to local privilege escalation and information disclosure when exploited.

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Tags: CVE-2018-0771CVE-2018-0850CVE-2018-0852Patch Tuesday

Deciphering Confucius’ Cyberespionage Operations

  • Posted on:February 13, 2018 at 5:01 am
  • Posted in:Targeted Attacks
  • Author:
    Trend Micro Cyber Safety Solutions Team
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In today’s online chat and dating scene, romance scams are not uncommon, what with catfishers and West African cybercriminals potently toying with their victims’ emotions to cash in on their bank accounts. It’s quite odd (and probably underreported), however, to see it used as a vector for cyberespionage.

We stumbled upon the Confucius hacking group while delving into Patchwork’s cyberespionage operations, and found a number of similarities. Code in their custom malware bore similarities, for instance. And like Patchwork, Confucius targeted a particular set of individuals in South Asian countries, such as military personnel and businessmen, among others.

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Tags: ConfuciusCVE-2015-1641CVE-2017-11882PatchworkRomance Scam
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