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GhostDNS Malware Compromised over 100,000 Routers in Brazil

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IT Security researchers have unmasked a new malware, GhostDNS, which has hacked over 100,000 residence routers & changed their DNS settings. This widespread DNS Trojan campaign aims at hacking the web-pages & stealing login credentials of the users. The newly discovered GhostDNS malware seems to be related to its scandalous predecessor, DNS Changer Malware that could turn the inconspicuous network router into a vital tool for hackers. The malware would tamper the router & its DNS settings. Following this successful vandalizing, malware would redirect the users to the malicious versions of the legitimate banking websites or other legit pages. This paves a way for the bad guys to steal user’s account credentials, PIN numbers & passwords! According to the report by CyberSecurity firm, Qihoo Netlab 360, GhostDNS is starting to grade up its efforts to gather sensitive information with a whole new bunch of scanners. In this event, the attackers try to curb the p...

MikroTik Routers vulnerable to cryptocurrency mining campaigns

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Over 3,700 Unpatched MikroTik Routers Abused In CryptoJacking Campaigns The vulnerability  CVE-2018-14847  in  MikroTik RouterOS has become eye-candy for cyber maniacs. The ease of exploitation of this vulnerability has resulted in massive abuse of these routers and their network resources in cryptomining. The threat actors exploit the known vulnerability in MikroTik Routers by executing a malicious script to gain administrator privilege on the router. Mikrotik was founded in Latvia in 1995. The brand particularly focuses on designing wireless devices and routers. With the help of a congruent and hidden script, cyber hackers were able to misuse the network resources and bandwidth of MikroTik Router in mining CoinHive Cryptocurrency. CoinHive is a JavaScript cryptocurrency miner for the Monero Block-chain. CoinHive in-browser cryptocurrency mining script thst can be embedded in a browser easily. That is why this cryptocurrency mining script is popular among thre...