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Cyber Risks · Cisco Talos

Cyber Security Week in Review (Feb. 8)

Summary: Cisco Talos reported a surge in cryptodrainer phishing attacks in recent months, targeting cryptocurrency holders with schemes designed to trick them into divulging credentials. Talos also recorded increased activity from the Lemon Duck cryptocurrency-mining botnet, which uses several methods to monetize intrusions less intrusively than ransomware.

Bottom line: Cryptodrainer phishing goes after the credentials that guard crypto holdings directly, while Lemon Duck shows adversaries can profit from your network through mining alone, without the headline of a ransomware demand.

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