The new cryptodjing campaign touched the sites not protected by the HTTPS security protocol. Such sites allow attackers to hack visitors browsers and mines the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency on their devices, explained in Check Point.
Unlike classic hacker attacks, when the attacked device stopped normal work, modern cryptodjing is quietly spreading, infecting thousands of sites and their visitors. According to representatives of the Check Point, the scheme allows “to remain inconspicuous and get slowly.”
According to CyberSecurityNews, the shadow hacker forums noticed the offer of the new version of the Hiddenminer program at a price of $ 40 to $ 100. Unnoticed by owners of Windows computers, she is capable of obtaining XMR cryptocurrency.
“Hacker groups are likely to control thousands of hacked online stores and sites on WordPress. Infected sites were found in various regions, including North America, Asia and Europe, ”researchers said Decrypt.
Earlier, the GITHUB administration said that hackers tried to use the cloud infrastructure of the site for hidden mining cryptocurrencies on its servers, which affected the functionality of Github Actions.
Source: Bits
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