"Cybercriminals Still Want to Cash In on Cryptojacking"

Recent campaigns indicate that cryptojacking continues to be of interest to cybercriminals, despite its declining popularity due to law enforcement crackdowns, fluctuating cryptocurrency values, and the closure of Coinhive. Microsoft researchers recently reported that threat actors have been launching brute force credential attacks against misconfigured, Internet-facing Linux and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to take control of the devices and install cryptocurrency mining malware. In addition, Fortinet researchers recently discovered that threat actors were using a RapperBot variant with cryptominer capabilities to engage in cryptojacking. Researchers define cryptojacking as the illegal use of computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, which has become more prevalent in recent years. Attackers have been building a cybercriminal economy around attack tools, infrastructure, and services to generate revenue by targeting various vulnerable systems. Cryptojacking involves malware installed on devices or small snippets of code injected into browsers that stealthily steal computer processing resources for cryptocurrency mining. This article continues to discuss the concept of cryptojacking and recent campaigns involving this malicious activity. 

Decipher reports "Cybercriminals Still Want to Cash In on Cryptojacking"