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Researchers Find Way to Shut Down Cryptominer Campaigns Using Bad Shares and XMRogue
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Researchers Find Way to Shut Down Cryptominer Campaigns Using Bad Shares and XMRogue

Researchers in cybersecurity have described two new techniques for stopping cryptocurrency mining botnets. In a new research released today, Akamai stated that the techniques use the design of several popular mining topologies to stop the mining process. By utilising mining topologies and pool policies, we have created two methods that allow us to drastically reduce the efficacy of a cryptominer botnet, forcing the attacker to alter their infrastructure or even stop the campaign altogether, according to security researcher Maor Dahan. According to the web infrastructure business, the methods rely on taking advantage of the Stratum mining protocol in a way that bans an attacker's mining wallet or proxy read more about Researchers Find Way to Shut Down Cryptominer Campaigns Using B...
CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer
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CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer

As part of a purported hiring process, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is warning of a phishing attempt that uses its own branding to deliver a cryptocurrency miner masquerading as an employee CRM application. According to the business, the attack starts with a phishing email that poses as CrowdStrike recruitment and leads recipients to a malicious website. A phony application that acts as a downloader for the cryptominer XMRig is presented to victims, prompting them to download and run it. The Texas-based business claimed to have learned about the malicious activity on January 7, 2025, and to be aware of frauds including phony job offers from CrowdStrike read more about CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer. Get up to date on the latest c...