A rogue botnet uses a brute force attack and Secure Shell (SSH) exploit to give the attackers remote access to victim’s systems in order to mine Monero.
The average payout for ransomware attacks rose dramatically in the first quarter of 2019 – largely due to one variant called Ryuk.
Online payments giant PayPal has been awarded a patent for a technique that could detect a type of crypto malware and mitigate its effects.
Ethereum dapp service MetaMask was targeted by crypto-stealing malware found on Google's Play Store.
Hackers have mined at least 4.32 percent of the total monero in circulation, worth nearly $40 million today, according to new research.
A legitimate-looking cryptocurrency price tracker app may also be monitoring users' keystrokes, according to Malwarebytes.
A supposed cheat for the massively popular video game Fortnite turns out to be malware designed to steal bitcoin wallet login details.
Hackers reportedly reaped more than $2 million in different cryptocurrencies after spreading malware across computers in China.
A group of hackers have allegedly colluded with computer maintenance firms in China to place malware on internet cafe computers to mine cryptos.
A monero cryptominer based on XMRig is hijacking Macs, causing high CPU and fan usage.
FacexWorm, a malicious Chrome extension, has been recast to target cryptocurrency exchanges.
Thousands of devices allegedly affected by malware across Egypt, Turkey and Syria.
A cybersecurity firm says Telegram has been exploited for crypto mining by hackers, but the messaging app's founder says it is not to blame.
More than 4,000 websites, including some owned by the U.K. government, have been affected by malware that exploits visitors' computers to mine monero.
A cryptocurrency miner botnet has infected more than half a million machines, hijacking them to mine as much as $3.6 million worth of monero.