Cyber Security Week in Review (Feb. 15, 2019)
Summary: Cisco Talos reported a surge in cryptodrainer phishing attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders with schemes designed to trick them into divulging credentials. Talos also recorded increased activity of the Lemon Duck cryptocurrency-mining botnet, which uses several methods to monetize intrusions less intrusively than ransomware.
Key Takeaway: Cryptocurrency holders are being targeted directly for their credentials, and the Lemon Duck botnet shows adversaries can profit from your network without ever deploying ransomware - so a quiet intrusion can still be a costly one.
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