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Microsoft Warns of "Cryware" Info-Stealing Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets

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May

2022

Microsoft is warning of an emerging threat targeting internet-connected cryptocurrency wallets, signaling a departure in the use of digital coins in cyberattacks. The tech giant dubbed the new threat “cryware,” with the attacks resulting in the irreversible theft of virtual currencies by means of fraudulent transfers to an adversary-controlled wallet. “Cryware are information stealers that […]

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Hackers hiding malware in Windows Event Logs

10

May

2022

In what seems to be a world first, hackers have used a custom malware dropper to plant fileless malware in Windows event logs for the Key Management Services (KMS). Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky first spotted the new technique after being tipped off by a customer with an infected endpoint. The entire campaign, the researchers are […]

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Regulator Proposes $1 Million Fine for Colonial Pipeline One Year After Cyberattack

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May

2022

The PHMSA has proposed civil penalties of $986,000 for the operator of the largest fuel pipeline in the US for what it has described as control room management failures. In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline was forced to shut down operations after its systems became infected with ransomware. The attack involved the Russia-linked Darkside ransomware and […]

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Microsoft Warns of "Cryware" Info-Stealing Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets

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