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THE ILLICIT CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING THREAT these actors are using some of these resources to improve their future malicious cyber operations. INHERENT SECURITY PRACTICES AND POTENTIAL FOR MORE DISRUPTIVE ATTACKS The greatest danger lies in the inherent security risk that illicit cryptocurrency mining utilizes. Individuals and organizations need to consider any unauthorized uses of their devices as dangerous, regardless of what, exactly, is being done. Analysts have frequently observed that the malware used by cryptocurrency miners often uses the same methods that lead to future network or data attacks. Examples include: • Symantec has seen the emergence of malware that performs its mining work in a computer’s memory by misusing legitimate tools like PowerShell. One example is MSH.Bluwimps, which carries out additional malicious acts in addition to mining37. • WannaMine, discovered by Panda Security, is another example of a fileless approach to cryptocurrency mining, which loads PowerShell scripts directly into memory, versus writing an executable to disk38. After a malicious actor establishes their initial foothold onto a network, the attacker can leverage illicit cryptocurrency mining software as a vector for conducting additional malicious operations. For example, malicious actors could create backdoors for future access or employ the malware as a route for downloading additional malicious payloads beyond the miner. Attacks may include data theft, data alteration, ransomware, and other disruptive actions. If an actor conducting mining operations on a network decides they are not generating adequate income from mining, they may turn to one of these more direct actions. If the criminal maintains persistent access to the network; that itself is a sellable resource, they may lease that access to other potential attackers. PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND STRESS TO INFECTED DEVICES Illicit cryptocurrency mining can also lead to reduced computer performance and an increased likelihood of mechanical failure of heat-sensitive parts or elements of the cooling system. Mining operations add considerable physical stress to • • • • 33 34 35 36 37 38 Cisco Talos Intelligence Group observed the use of EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits by the Adylkuzz malware as part of illicit cryptocurrency mining campaigns33. McAfee analysts discovered hundreds of thousands of anonymous FTP servers linked to consumer-grade devices, with FTP enabled by default, that were hosting over 1 million Monero miners34. In addition, the profitable and widespread Monero-mining campaign called “Somominru,” revealed by Proofpoint, relied on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and was estimated to have made roughly $2.3 million by February 201835. Check Point notes that RubyMiner targeted 30 percent of networks worldwide in a 24-hour period. The distribution of RubyMiner involved targeting popular web-server vulnerabilities in PHP, Microsoft IIS, and Ruby on Rails36. https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/adylkuzz-uiwix-eternalrocks.html https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/27000/PD27402/en_US/McAfee_Labs_Threat_Advisory-Photominer.pdf https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/smominru-botnet-infected-over-500-000-windows-machines/ https://research.checkpoint.com/rubyminer-cryptominer-affects-30-ww-networks/ https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH249302.html https://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/pandalabs/threat-hunting-fileless-attacks/ 16PDF Image | ILLICIT CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING THREAT
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