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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>For those who don't know the <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">size of the problem</a>:</p><p>In 2006 I bought a new [entry level] Computer with 256 MB of RAM and a single-core P4 Celeron with 2,8 GHz.</p><ul><li><p>This thing ran <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NeedForSpeedMostWanted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeedForSpeedMostWanted</span></a> just fine.</p></li><li><p>Nowadays it would crash trying to open <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a> even on a minimalist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dillo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dillo</span></a></span>, a lightweight browser ...</p></li></ul><p>And now imagine that some folks have to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftTeams</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QQ</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LineMessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LineMessenger</span></a> <em>at the same time on their machine</em>, and you can imagine that this will make entry-level desktops already scream harder than if someone were to loop the <em>Lost Coast benchmark</em> on them...</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloat</span></a> of modern <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebApps</span></a> is just the <em>socially accepted equivalent</em> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> desktops and driving some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">*phat</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperUselessVehicle</span></a> just to get less than a kg of groceries at a walking distance supermarket.</li></ul><p>Everywhere else we'd not accept such a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloatware</span></a> IRL. </p><ul><li>So why should we accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/obscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obscene</span></a>|ly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a>*?</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>You know someone fucked up <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> when logging out makes your CPU spike to 85% and the fan sound like one's running a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacker</span></a>) and closing the tab results in 1 GB less RAM and 3 GB less overall cached assets. </p><ul><li>And yes I did check these results by running <code>sudo sh -c "sync; echo 3 &gt; /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"'</code> before, during and after the website has been opened.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ShitWebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShitWebsite</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitty</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Miner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miner</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuckedUpShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckedUpShit</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuckUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckUp</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@MxVerda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MxVerda</span></a></span> I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> is being.runed by the fact that it's being abused for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> to the point that disabling it is a necessity!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cR0w" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cR0w</span></a></span> not really...</p><p>Obviously it's the #1 target and every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Skiddie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skiddie</span></a> has their own index of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> sites waiting to deploy their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> the second they get their hands on an exploit before people have patched it, but the same applies to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> (espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsServer</span></a>!) and other shitty applications...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@tjhexf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tjhexf</span></a></span> personally, I hate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> because it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ableist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ableist</span></a>, bricks <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> and the only <em>"cool"</em> thing it has demonstrated is the abuseability for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cR0w" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cR0w</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://haunted.computer/@Dio9sys" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Dio9sys</span></a></span> I bet you <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/skiddies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skiddies</span></a> gonna go <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> tonite...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@jonathankoren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jonathankoren</span></a></span> I'm just the kind of person who expects shit to work on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LynxBrowser</span></a> over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> and if it doesn't then it's ableist trash IMHO.</p><ul><li>Consider <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MkDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MkDocs</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Material" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Material</span></a> w/ <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> Plugin if you like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a> and a sleek site that isn't a 24/7 job to avoid getting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hacked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacked</span></a>, loaded with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a>-shite and merely update in time!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lynx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lynx</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ryanc</span></a></span> using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> to protect against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bots</span></a> is just as bad as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoJacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoJacking</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Noone gives a shit whether it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shitcoins</span></a> or <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DDoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDoS</span></a> protection"</em> that makes fan go brr and battery go empty in the end!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://existiert.ch/@leberschnitzel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>leberschnitzel</span></a></span> shure. Take your time. </p><ul><li>Usually the most effective solutions are further away from said webserver.</li></ul><p>Espechally since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> gets universally blocked by users of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> like myself simply because <em>every single piece of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JS</span></a></em> I came across was not <em>"technically necessary"</em> if not outright <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> designed to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrowserFingerprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrowserFingerprinting</span></a> and/or steal logins.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kubikpixel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kubikpixel</span></a></span> IMHO ist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> nur für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> gut und hat keine Daseinsberechtigung!</p>
beSpacific<p>Via <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LLRX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLRX</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@psuPete" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>psuPete</span></a></span> Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues 08 Feb 2025 Five highlights from this week: Federal workers: Here’s how to lock down your <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a>; Why <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rebooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rebooting</span></a> your phone daily is your best defense against zero-click <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> EFF – Basics | <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> Self-Defense; Even the US government can fall victim to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptojacking</span></a> and Federal <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> officials have extensive technology at their disposal. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://www.llrx.com/2025/02/pete-recommendspete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-february-8-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">llrx.com/2025/02/pete-recommen</span><span class="invisible">dspete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-february-8-2025/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@n_dimension" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>n_dimension</span></a></span> most <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> is highly automated in that the attackers merely want to maximize profit and minimize labour, as their operations demand so.</p><p>Ideally you'd extract the target wallet address and other parameters like pool / login that their instance of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/xmrig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xmrig</span></a> uses so it can be attributed, blocked and burned for any future use.</p><p>Please let me know of any details, so I can add them to blocklists.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@puppygirlhornypost2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>puppygirlhornypost2</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vlhl.dev/users/navi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>navi</span></a></span> And whilst it's easy to blame <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GoldenKeyBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoldenKeyBoot</span></a>, a leaked <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PrivateKey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateKey</span></a> that was impossible to be removed, the problem is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> is architecturally <em>"insecure-able"</em> because any changes necessary to make this not a problem would inherently mean the end for Windows as it's known to most.</p><ul><li>In fact, <em>everything</em> is done <em>better</em> by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a> for almost two decades, which is why classic <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> isn't a thing on Linux systems.</li></ul><p>Shure, you get some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> and some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CMS</span></a>|es like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> that are constantly being attacked but generally, the way <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/updates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>updates</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/distribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distribution</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> works on Linux Distros for the most part is completely antithetical to Windows.</p><ul><li>And that's how we got <a href="https://www.stickycomics.com/computer-update/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this realistic scenario</a></li></ul><p>And anything <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> could do at this point if they weren't <em>horny for money</em> but avtually cared is to <em>scrap Windows</em> and instead invest into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wine</span></a> to ease the transition...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://possum.city/@mook" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mook</span></a></span> <em>nodds in agreement</em></p><p>-I wish for strong <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> that mandate shit to work on Browsers like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LynxBrowser</span></a> over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> and explicitly ban any measurements that prevent that from working.</p><p>In fact I'd say that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> should explicitly set <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a>'s security to maximum per default and explicitly explain that there is <em>no legitimate reason</em> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JS</span></a> to be used!</p><p>The only innvation that JS birthed was <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoJacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoJacking</span></a> and other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> that runs inside <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> and commits <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMIZKtVruH8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=vMIZKtVruH</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://shigusegubu.club/users/hj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hj</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://limepeeps.perchinup.top/@radmin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>radmin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://minidisc.tokyo/@SuperDicq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SuperDicq</span></a></span> yeah, guess why?</p><p>C <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/112869027857531338" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">doesn't run in your browser and lends itself to making nonconsensual shitcoin miner malware for #CryptoJacking / #DriveByMining</a>.</p><ul><li>You still have to download binaries, give them execution permissions and run them!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Interesting to see that someone put the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CoinHive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoinHive</span></a> domian to good use... </p><ul><li>Not that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> is completely gone, but shure as hell is less of an issue these days...</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.troyhunt.com/i-now-own-the-coinhive-domain-heres-how-im-fighting-cryptojacking-and-doing-good-things-with-content-security-policies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">troyhunt.com/i-now-own-the-coi</span><span class="invisible">nhive-domain-heres-how-im-fighting-cryptojacking-and-doing-good-things-with-content-security-policies/</span></a></p>
Scripter :verified_flashing:<p>Kinsing Hacker Group Exploits More Flaws to Expand Botnet for Cryptojacking<br><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/kinsing-hacker-group-exploits-more.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehackernews.com/2024/05/kins</span><span class="invisible">ing-hacker-group-exploits-more.html</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Botnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botnet</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Alleged cryptojacking scheme consumed $3.5M of stolen computing to make just $1M - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) </p><p>Federal prosecutors indicted a ... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017285" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2017285</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cloudcomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloudcomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a>⁢ <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/azure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>azure</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aws</span></a></p>
Scripter :verified_flashing:<p>From <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> to <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DDoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDoS</span></a> Attacks: <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Diicot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diicot</span></a> Expands Tactics with <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cayosin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cayosin</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Botnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botnet</span></a><br><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/from-cryptojacking-to-ddos-attacks.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehackernews.com/2023/06/from</span><span class="invisible">-cryptojacking-to-ddos-attacks.html</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A Guide to Identifying and Avoiding Top Crypto Scams - The surge in popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has a dark underbell... - <a href="https://readwrite.com/a-guide-to-identifying-and-avoiding-top-crypto-scams/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">readwrite.com/a-guide-to-ident</span><span class="invisible">ifying-and-avoiding-top-crypto-scams/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blockchainandcryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchainandcryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptoexchangesolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptoexchangesolutions</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dataandsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataandsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptoexchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptoexchange</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptojacking</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pump</span></a>-and-dump <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptomining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptomining</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cryptowallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptowallet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cloudmining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloudmining</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/readwrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readwrite</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/airdrops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airdrops</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ponzi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ponzi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a></p>
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