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M1-Native Malware
[First Malware Designed for Apple M1 Chip Discovered in the Wild](thehackernews.com/2021/02/fir...)
SolarWinds Hackers Stole Some Source Code for Microsoft Azure, Exchange, and Intune.
[SolarWinds Hackers Stole Some Source Code for Microsoft Azure, Exchange, Intune](thehackernews.com/2021/02/sol...)
- a small subset of Azure components (subsets of service, security, identity)
- a small subset of Intune components
- a small subset of Exchange components
This attack has reinforced the need to embrace the Zero Trust mindset for Microsoft.
U.S. Charges 3 North Korean Hackers Over $1.3 Billion Cryptocurrency Heist
[U.S. Charges 3 North Korean Hackers Over $1.3 Billion Cryptocurrency Heist](thehackernews.com/2021/02/us-...)
They're responsible for the WannaCry ransomware from 2017, the SWIFT attack on banks and ATM networks which stole more than $1.2 billion, and racked in at least $112 million from cryptocurrency scams.
$1.9 million of crypto was seized by the FBI from some cryptocurrency exchanges because it was stolen from a financial services company in New York.
Silver Sparrow M1 Mac Malware
[Mysterious Silver Sparrow Malware Found Nesting on 30K Macs](threatpost.com/silver-sparrow...)
29,139 endpoints compromised.
According to researchers at Red Canary, there is an intel-based and m1-based version, using JavaScript for execution. As of now it looks like it's Adware, and nothing more, but it is unclear how its spreading.
Windows and Linux Devices Hijacked in Two year Cryptojacking Campaign
[Windows, Linux Devices Hijacked In Two-Year Cryptojacking Campaign](threatpost.com/windows-linux-...
Basically its Cryptocurrency-mining malware called WatchDog which mines monero. The attackers have hijacked at least 476 linux and windows devices, so not a ton, but still pretty interesting.
It uses Go-binaries to run.
Cryptojacking is becoming a "more profitable" type of malware as crypto increases in price.
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