• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.963-974
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• 2018

With the growing interest in cryptocurrency such as bitcoin, the blockchain technology has attracted much attention in various applications as a distributed security platform with excellent security. However, Cryptojacking, an attack that hijack other computer resources such as CPUs, has occured due to vulnerability to the Cryptomining process. In particular, browser-based Cryptojacking is considered serious because attacks can occur only by visiting a Web site without installing it on a visitor's PC. The current Cryptojacking detection system is mostly signature-based. Signature-based detection methods have problems in that they can not detect a new Cryptomining code or a modification of existing Cryptomining code. In this paper, we propose a Cryptojacking detection solution using a dynamic analysis-based that uses a headless browser to detect unknown Cryptojacking attacks. The proposed dynamic analysis-based Cryptojacking detection system can detect new Cryptojacking site that cannot be detected in existing signature-based Cryptojacking detection system and can detect it even if it is called or obfuscated by bypassing Cryptomining code.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.1105-1114
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• 2021

Due to the recent surge in popularity of cryptocurrency, the threat of cryptojacking, a malicious code for mining cryptocurrencies, is increasing. In particular, web-based cryptojacking is easy to attack because the victim can mine cryptocurrencies using the victim's PC resources just by accessing the website and simply adding mining scripts. The cryptojacking attack causes poor performance and malfunction. It can also cause hardware failure due to overheating and aging caused by mining. Cryptojacking is difficult for victims to recognize the damage, so research is needed to efficiently detect and block cryptojacking. In this work, we take representative distinct symptoms of cryptojacking as an indicator and propose a new architecture. We utilized the K-Nearst Neighbors(KNN) model, which trained computer performance indicators as behavior-based dynamic analysis techniques. In addition, a K-means model, which trained the frequency of malicious script words for script similarity-based static analysis techniques, was utilized. The KNN model had 99.6% accuracy, and the K-means model had a silhouette coefficient of 0.61 for normal clusters.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.19-29
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• 2024

A crypto-jacking attack is an attack that infringes on the availability of users by stealing computing resources required for cryptocurrency mining. The target of the attack is gradually diversifying from general desktop or server environments to cloud environments. Therefore, it is essential to apply a crypto-minor detection technique suitable for various computing environments. However, since the existing detection methodologies have only been detected in a specific environment, comparative analysis has not been properly performed on the methodologies that can be applied to each environment. Therefore, in this study, classification criteria for conventional crypto-minor detection techniques are established, and a complex and integrated detection framework applicable to the cloud environment is presented through in-depth comparative analysis of existing crypto-minor detection techniques based on different experimental environments and datasets.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.1-10
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• 2021

The purpose of the study is to contribute to the positive development of blockchain technology by providing data to examine security vulnerabilities and threats to blockchain-based services and review countermeasures. The findings of this study are as follows. Threats to the security of blockchain-based services can be classified into application security threats, smart contract security threats, and network (P2P) security threats. First, application security threats include wallet theft (e-wallet stealing), double spending (double payment attack), and cryptojacking (mining malware infection). Second, smart contract security threats are divided into reentrancy attacks, replay attacks, and balance increasing attacks. Third, network (P2P) security threats are divided into the 51% control attack, Sybil attack, balance attack, eclipse attack (spread false information attack), selfish mining (selfish mining monopoly), block withholding attack, DDoS attack (distributed service denial attack) and DNS/BGP hijacks. Through this study, it is possible to discuss the future plans of the blockchain technology-based ecosystem through understanding the functional characteristics of transparency or some privacy that can be obtained within the blockchain. It also supports effective coping with various security threats.