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Scarleteel Threat Targets AWS Fargate, Launches DDoS and Cryptojacking Campaigns

The Scarleteel threat targets AWS Fargate environments for data theft and more malicious types of attacks such as cryptojacking and DDoS. Learn how to mitigate this threat. Image: sarayut_sy/Shutterstock Sysdig, a cloud and container security company, has released a new report on the Scarleteel threat that targets specific AWS environments . . . Read more

S3 Ep21: Cryptomining clampdown, the 100-ton man, and ScamClub ads [Podcast]

by Paul Ducklin The graphics card that wants you to stick to playing games, the man that didn’t weigh 100 tons after all, and the marketing gang that used a browser bug to bombard iPhone users with scammy online surveys. With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and . . . Read more

PGMiner, Innovative Monero-Mining Botnet, Surprises Researchers

The malware takes aim at PostgreSQL database servers with never-before-seen techniques. An innovative Linux-based cryptocurrency mining botnet has been uncovered, which exploits a disputed PostgreSQL remote code-execution (RCE) vulnerability to compromise database servers. The malware is unusual and completely novel in a host of ways, researchers said. According to researchers . . . Read more

Lemon Duck Cryptocurrency-Mining Botnet Activity Spikes

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News Wrap: AWS Cryptojacking Worm, IBM Privacy Lawsuit and More

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FritzFrog Botnet Attacks Millions of SSH Servers

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AWS Cryptojacking Worm Spreads Through the Cloud

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Sharp Spike in Ransomware in U.S. as Pandemic Inspires Attackers

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