Monero cryptocurrency miner

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2021
New Pro-Ocean crypto-miner targets Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis installs

The Rocke group is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware dubbed Pro-Ocean to target Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis installs. The cybercrime group Rocke is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware called Pro-Ocean to target vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis intalls. The malware is an evolution of a Monero cryptocurrency […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2019
Monero Project website has been compromised to deliver a coin stealer

The official website of the Monero Project has been compromised to deliver a coin stealer. The official website of the Monero Project has been compromised to deliver a cryptocurrency stealer on November 18. The hack was discovered after a user downloaded a Linux 64-bit command line (CLI) Monero binary that was containing a coin stealer. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2019
Cryptojacking campaign uses Shodan to scan for Docker hosts to hack

A new cryptojacking campaign was spotted by experts at Trend Micro, crooks are using Shodan to scan for Docker hosts with exposed APIs. Threat actors are using the popular Shodan search engine to find Docker hosts and abuse them in a crypojacking campaign. Attackers leverage self-propagating Docker images infected with Monero miners and scripts that […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2018
JenkinsMiner made $3.4 million in a few months by compromising Jenkins servers

Hacker Group Makes $3 Million by Installing Monero Miners on Jenkins Servers A criminal organization has made $3.4 million by compromising Jenkins servers and installing a Monero cryptocurrency miner dubbed JenkinsMiner. “The perpetrator, allegedly of Chinese origin, has been running the XMRig miner on many versions of Windows, and has already secured him over $3 million worth […]