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Steve Kaaru

18 October, 2020

Monero-mining botnet Lemon Duck records spike in activity

Researchers at Talos Intelligence Group have noticed a sharp rise in DNS requests connected with its command-and-control servers since the...

‘Vulgar’ botnet targets Microsoft SQL servers to process digital currency

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Ed Drake

3 April, 2020

‘Vulgar’ botnet targets Microsoft SQL servers to process digital currency

The campaign, which researchers say began in May 2018, has been targeting Windows machines operating SQL servers.

Stantinko botnet’s unique obfuscation tactics revealed in new report

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Steve Kaaru

23 March, 2020

Stantinko botnet’s unique obfuscation tactics revealed in new report

The Stantinko botnet’s been a menace, infecting computers to mine digital currencies. A recent report has unearthed its stealthy tactics...

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Steve Kaaru

28 November, 2019

Botnet uses YouTube to mine Monero

Aggressive malware turns search engine into crypto mining botnet

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Ed Drake

24 July, 2019

Aggressive malware turns search engine into crypto mining botnet

Botnets increasingly used for crypto mining malware, Kaspersky says

Ed Drake

30 November, 2018

Botnets increasingly used for crypto mining malware, Kaspersky says

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Gavin Lucas

31 Oct 2025

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Monero-mining botnet Lemon Duck records spike in activity

‘Vulgar’ botnet targets Microsoft SQL servers to process digital currency

Stantinko botnet’s unique obfuscation tactics revealed in new report

Botnet uses YouTube to mine Monero

Aggressive malware turns search engine into crypto mining botnet

Botnets increasingly used for crypto mining malware, Kaspersky says

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