2021-6-4 08:22 |
You can now mine Ether using Norton’s cybersecurity software.
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NortonLifeLock has announced that users of its Norton360 cybersecurity solution will soon be able to mine for ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies right from their personal computers in a secure way, via a new feature dubbed Norton Crypto, according to a CNN Business report on June 2, 2021.
2021-6-3 13:00 | |
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A state-affiliate cybersecurity expert warned about hackers exploiting the Russian government’s IT facilities to mine cryptocurrencies. The deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents believes such threat actors have been very active in recent times.
2021-2-10 23:30 | |
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A new trojan called Krypto Cibule uses infested computers’ power to mine cryptocurrency, steal crypto wallet files, and redirect incoming digital assets to a hacker address. The malware rides on the Tor network and the Bittorrent protocol to perform attacks, according to an extensive report by cybersecurity company, ESET.
2020-9-4 12:30 | |
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The cybersecurity firm Trend Micro says it has detected the Outlaw hacking group has been upgrading its stealing-from-enterprises data kit for about half a year already. Outlaw has been very quiet since June 2019, only to become active again in December, when it started making upgrades to the stealing data kits. It seems now they’re […]
2020-2-12 00:51 | |
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Despite being flagged as the greatest cybersecurity threat at the start of last year, crypto malware-related hacks (cryptojacking) were down by 78% in the second half of 2019. Cases of Cryptojacking Down By 78% Cryptojacking, that nasty little malware that infects your device, sucks its CPU and forces it to mine crypto is becoming less of a threat.
2020-2-5 18:27 | |
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A new campaign discovered by security researchers shows that cybercriminals are hiding malware inside WAV audio files. This technique of obfuscating malicious code in plain sight — a method called steganography — was uncovered by BlackBerry’s cybersecurity subsidiary Cylance.
2019-10-17 14:00 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new strain of the nefarious Glupteba malware that uses the Bitcoin blockchain to ensure it remains dangerous. TrendMicro’s latest blog details the previously undocumented variant which is capable of invading systems to mine Monero cryptocurrency and steal sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies.
2019-9-4 17:09 | |
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Following reports that the alleged Capital One hacker was using servers to mine crypto, cryptojacking is on the tip of the space's tongue. Unfortunately, there seems to be a bit of confusion as to how prevalent cryptojacking is, with a recently released study from McAfee Labs and information from the cybersecurity firm Bad Packets suggesting malicious miners are both on the rise and experiencing a downward trend.
2019-8-31 19:53 | |
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As long as cryptocurrency has value, people will try to steal it. According to the latest figures from cybersecurity firm Avast, a cryptocurrency stealing malware has been blocked more than 360,000 times by its software.
2019-8-6 14:47 | |
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Security researchers have identified yet another cryptocurrency mining malware. This time it’s installing itself on enterprise application servers, and using a clever trick to remain hidden. If that wasn’t enough, the malware has already claimed its first major victim: Oracle servers.
2019-6-11 13:22 | |
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A prominent cybersecurity company called Trend Micro has recently detected a substantial increase in Monero (XMR) cryptojacking malware that is targeted at Chinese systems this season. According to the reports of the company, the malicious program uses the PowerShell script in order to mine tokens.
2019-6-6 20:30 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered BlackSquid, a new malware family that exploits unpatched loopholes in web servers, network drives, and removable drives to mine privacy-centric monero (XMR), according to a TrendMicro report on June 3, 2019.
2019-6-5 09:00 | |
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According to a new report released by the Cybersecurity firm Guardicore Labs, hackers were able to breach over 50,000 servers around the world and start mining virtual currencies. This has been performed through an unusually sophisticated method.
2019-6-4 00:57 | |
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The cryptocurrency mining script Coinhive may have shut down earlier this year, but crypto-jackers are still active across the internet. Many devices originally infected with Coinhive are also still trying to illicitly mine cryptocurrency.
2019-5-2 17:59 | |
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Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting.
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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A dangerous new wave of cryptocurrency mining malware has struck the internet, and it has already infected thousands of high-value enterprises across Asia. Known as “Beapy,” the malware uses leaked NSA exploits and hacked credentials to spread through exposed networks as quickly as possible.
2019-4-25 13:19 | |
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There have been several hackers that stole users’ spare computing power to mine virtual currencies. Other attackers targeted large websites and injected crypto mining software to steal users’ computing power when they were visiting the site.
2019-3-20 20:01 | |
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Cybersecurity firm JASK Inc. published a study on February 5, 2019, detailing the wave of cryptojacking attacks in November 2018 that mined privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) on target user’s computer system.
2019-2-7 21:00 | |
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Adobe’s Flash Player, once a prominent feature of the last decade to enable millions around the world to play internet games, has made its way to the hackers’ arsenal as they look to leverage all forms of customer-facing software to illegally mine cryptocurrencies, reported Finance Magnates on October 12, 2018.
2018-10-13 07:00 | |
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It could be mining bitcoin for criminals. So-called “crypto-jacking” attacks have become a growing problem in the cybersecurity industry, affecting both consumers and organizations.
2018-6-29 13:49 | |
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