2019-9-19 15:30 |
Cisco Talos has identified a group behind a spate of cryptocurrency-mining malware attacks targeting enterprise networks globally.
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Cybersecurity researchers have profiled a hacking crew named “Panda” believed to have amassed roughly $90,000 worth of cryptocurrency via remote access tools (RATs) and illicit mining malware. The Cisco Talos Intelligence Group noted that while Panda isn’t exactly sophisticated, it has persisted as one of the internet’s most active attackers in recent years.
2019-9-18 15:12 | |
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The Panda threat group responsible for the “MassMiner” cryptomining malware attack in 2018, has resurfaced. The Monero mining group make use of remote access tools (RATs) and various other crypto-mining malwares to access and exploit vulnerable computers for mining cryptocurrencies.
2019-9-18 14:00 | |
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Android just can’t seem to shake off its malware issues. A new malware campaign targeting Android has been found to engage in ad fraud at least since early June 2019. The findings, disclosed by cybersecurity firm CSIS Security Group, reveal that the malware — called Joker — is designed to surreptitiously sign users up for premium service subscriptions, in addition to stealing the victim’s SMS messages, the contact list, and device information.
2019-9-10 10:46 | |
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A Chinese threat actor, known to have perpetrated a series of state-sponsored espionage attacks, has been covertly staging financially motivated activities targeting the video game industry. According to cybersecurity firm FireEye, the cyber threat group — dubbed Advanced Persistent Threat 41 (APT41) — is unique in that “it leverages non-public malware typically reserved for espionage campaigns in what appears to be activity for personal gain.
2019-8-12 14:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck was dealt a significant blow in January 2018, losing $530 million worth of New Economy Movement (NEM) tokens to an unknown group of hackers. It is widely believed that North Korean hackers were behind the biggest crypto exchange theft ever.
2019-6-18 10:08 | |
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The cybersecurity company Trend Micro says it has discovered a web address that is spreading a botnet featuring a Monero (XMR) mining component. The botnet was also bundled with a backdoor-based exploit.
2019-6-13 22:10 | |
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It seems we can’t go more than a week without news of a new cryptocurrency mining malware or botnet being discovered. This time, security researchers have uncovered another Monero mining botnet that’s targeting China.
2019-6-13 16:02 | |
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On the 29th of May Guardicore Labs, the expert international hacking and cybersecurity group announced the disturbing results of an in-house analysis. The study revealed as many as 50,000 servers across the globe may have become infected with one of the more advanced forms of cryptojacking malware.
2019-6-3 18:34 | |
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North Korean hackers have made a phishing attempt on users of the South Korean crypto exchange Upbit. News correspondents in Korea broke this development on May 29, 2019, detailing the ploy to steal Upbit users’ information.
2019-6-1 00:54 | |
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A recent analysis made by the cybersecurity group Guardicore Labs has discovered that as many as 50,000 servers around the world are currently infected with a malware that is being used for cryptojacking.
2019-5-29 22:10 | |
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Electrum servers are still under a sustained Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. The wallet developers announced the issue on April 7, 2018. In correspondence with Bitcoin Magazine, Electrum developer Thomas Voegtlin speculated that the attack may be a form of retaliation from a phishing attacker who has been targeting Electrum in recent weeks.
2019-4-11 21:47 | |
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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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According to a January 17, 2019, press release from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, a threat intelligence team, a Linux mining malware developed by Rocke group has advanced to uninstall cloud security products from Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud to illegally mine Monero (XMR) on compromised machines.
2019-1-19 15:00 | |
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A common form of cryptocurrency mining malware has evolved and is now able to switch off security services to continue mining without being detected. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 discovered that the malware used by cryptojacking group “Rocke” is able to gain administrative privileges to Linux-based cloud servers and uninstall vital security programs.
2019-1-17 18:18 | |
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The three most prevalent threats plaguing the internet have been found to be cryptocurrency miners. In its latest analysis of the internet‘s most pressing malware hazards, cybersecurity group Check Point ranked the supposedly neutral Monero-mining script CoinHive in first place – for the thirteenth month in a row, reports ZDNet.
2019-1-14 19:49 | |
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The South Korean police have arrested five people for injecting malware in the computer of over 6,000 people. The local police have joined efforts with the Korean National Police Agency Cyber Bureau to arrest a group of five hackers led by Kim Amu-Gae, 24, which have released 32,435 emails containing a crypto mining malware. These […]
2018-11-9 01:56 | |
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Hackers Breach Gate. io And Infect Around 700,000 sites With Bitcoin-Stealing Malware A group of hackers has recently attacked Gate. io, a crypto exchange, in order to compromise its web analytics platform to infect users.
2018-11-7 21:32 | |
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North Korean cybercrime hacking group The Lazarus Group is currently the biggest crypto hacking syndicate in the world, having stolen millions worth of cryptocurrencies from online exchanges.
2018-10-20 00:22 | |
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In today’s rapidly advancing world of blockchain innovation, it’s no secret that cryptocurrency wallets, exchanges and enterprise platforms are targets for nefarious activity.
2018-10-16 18:58 | |
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The Monero (XMR) community has launched the Malware Response Workgroup website that aims to inform people about the dangers of cryptocurrency mining malware, as well as, best practices to remove such scripts and avoid the growing scam in the first place.
2018-10-2 23:00 | |
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This past week saw a flurry of reports and analyses released by various agencies and companies, speculating on the roles — past and present — of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.
2018-9-29 20:00 | |
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Monero has officially released its Malware Response Workgroup website yesterday. In an effort to help protect Monero’s community, the website aims to provide resources to educate about the types of malware that may take advantage of users.
2018-9-29 23:18 | |
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The crypto-jacking epidemic has spread to India. It has come to light that tons of Indian government sites have been infected with cryptocurrency mining malware, designed to steal visitors’ computing power to earn coins.
2018-9-17 11:53 | |
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It is a never-ending cat-and-mouse game between crypto exchanges and hackers. While exchanges will do their best to secure their clients’ digital assets, hackers will inevitably find some system vulnerability to exploit.
2018-8-28 12:49 | |
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Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered a new type of malware that poses as a legitimate trading app but is capable of wreaking havoc and goes undetected after infecting the host machine.
2018-8-27 15:00 | |
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The North Korean hackers are deploying new elaborated malware, targeting Apple’s MacOS platform.
2018-8-27 10:34 | |
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North Korea’s notorious cyber-hacking outfit, “Lazarus Group,” has reportedly deployed a MacOS-based malware to infiltrate cryptocurrency exchanges and applications, according to Kaspersky Labs. North Korean Attackers Strike To date, Lazarus remains an unknown entity, with no information on the number of individuals identifying with the outfit.
2018-8-25 07:00 | |
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On the 3rd of August, a group of Brazilian systems were infected by a malicious software that targets a specific brand of routers for its activities. This was discovered by, Simon Kenin, a TrustWave researcher who said that the router MicroTik is being targeted and over 200,000 routers were secretly programmed for mining Monero [XMR] […]
2018-8-6 19:50 | |
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eSports Gamers Hit by Monero Mining Malware A malicious mining software recently targeted a group of esports gamers in the Philippines. The malicious software turned the rigs of League of Legends players into Monero mining machines.
2018-7-13 20:10 | |
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A lead programmer which worked for the Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group has recently been arrested after illegally trying to sell the Pegasus iPhone malware, a top secret spyware. The man has tried to sell the malware on the dark web in exchange for $50 million USD worth of cryptocurrency. A report from the local […]
2018-7-12 11:25 | |
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A group of crypto mining malware creators has acquired illegal crypto wealth worth $2 million over the last two years according to Chinese news report. The alleged suspects for the cybercrime include 20 men who were arrested on Monday by Da Lian city Policemen.
2018-7-9 14:43 | |
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A group of hackers has allegedly colluded with computer maintenance firms in China to hack into computers owned by internet cafes to mine cryptocurrency. The report said the hackers first developed a piece of malware that can specifically mine the siacoin cryptocurrency on an affected device. They then marketed it to computer maintenance firms who
2018-6-19 12:33 | |
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A group of hackers has allegedly colluded with computer maintenance firms in China to hack into computers owned by internet cafes to mine cryptocurrency. The report said the hackers first developed a malware that can specifically mine the siacoin cryptocurrency in an affected device.
2018-6-19 10:56 | |
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A group of hackers have allegedly colluded with computer maintenance firms in China to place malware on internet cafe computers to mine cryptos.
2018-6-19 09:00 | |
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Electricity theft in the UK has risen by over 75% since 2012, largely due to crypto mining and cannabis farming, with a significant increase following the first COVID-19 lockdown. The post Crypto Mining Blamed for Record UK Electricity Theft appeared first on BeInCrypto.
The UAE-based firm is developing one of the region’s largest mining facilities.
The investment includes a $2 million loan and $12 million in equity.
With the crypto industry evolving, several entities still have different views on the ecosystem. While some believe it’s all a scam, some see the great potential and believe the industry has a bright future.
In recent times, crypto mining has been receiving a lot of attention owing to how energy-intensive the process is. On that same note, British Columbia has now become the third Canadian province to introduce restrictions on crypto mining.
CleanSpark an American-based mining company, has been acquiring different mining machines despite the dip and dwindling fortunes of Bitcoin.
Marathon has outlined that at this stage its operations hosted by Compute North will continue to operate as usual, and highlighted an improved BTC mining production in Q3.