Wednesday 18 September 2019
Cybersecurity researchers have profiled a hacking crew named “Panda” believed to have amassed roughly $90,000 worth of cryptocurrency via remote access tools (RATs) and illicit mining malware. The Cisco Talos Intelligence Group noted that while Panda isn’t exactly sophisticated, it has persisted as one of the internet’s most active attackers in recent years. Talos researchers highlighted the group’s willingness to continuously exploit vulnerable web applications worldwide as key to its success. By October last year, a configuration file featured in Panda malware had been downloaded more than 300,000 times. “They also frequently update their targeting, using a variety of exploits to…
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