"Zealot" Campaign Uses NSA Exploits to Mine Monero on Windows and Linux Servers

Minimalist · Dec 17, 2017

An aggressive and sophisticated malware campaign is currently underway, targeting Linux and Windows servers with an assortment of exploits with the goal of installing malware that mines the Monero cryptocurrency.

The campaign was detected by security researchers from F5 Networks, who named it Zealot, after zealot.zip, one of the files dropped on targeted servers.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-to-mine-monero-on-windows-and-linux-servers/

Minimalist · Dec 17, 2017

Don't know if same exploit was used to deliver it:

The Russian pipeline giant Transneft infected with a Monero cryptocurrency miner
The Russian pipeline giant Transneft announced its systems were infected with a Monero cryptocurrency miner. The company confirmed it has successfully removed the threat from its systems, the company spokesman Igor Demin told Reuters the cryptomining software was automatically downloaded by a Transneft computer and was later erased.

“[Demin ] noted that the company now has programmes to block such downloads and prevent similar incidents in the future.” reported IBTimes.
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https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/66813/cyber-crime/transneft-monero-cryptocurrency-miner.html

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