Mining Malware

Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking

Their neural network works faster and more reliably than non-AI systems, researchers said.

News  ·  21 August 2020

An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others

A monero mining script has been embedded in a public instance of an AWS virtual machine. How many others are similarly infected?

Tech  ·  21 August 2020
India

Indian Users Almost 5 Times More Likely to Encounter Crypto Hacking: Microsoft Report

A Microsoft cybersecurity report found that in Asia-Pacific, Sri Lanka has the highest rate of encounter with such attacks, with neighboring India in second place.

News  ·  29 July 2020
Mining Malware

BlackBerry and Intel Tackle Cryptojacking Malware With New Detection Tool

BlackBerry and Intel are hoping to halt cryptojacking attempts on Intel's commercial PCs with a new mining malware detection tool.

Tech  ·  22 June 2020
Hacking

Hackers Plant Crypto Miners by Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt

Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software.

News  ·  4 May 2020
Mining Malware

Interpol Leads Operation to Tackle Cryptojacker Infecting Over 20,000 Routers

The international crime fighting agency led an operation to stem a plague of cryptocurrency mining malware afflicting computer routers across Asia.

Tech  ·  9 January 2020
Hacking

Hackers Infect 50,000 Servers With Sophisticated Crypto Mining Malware

Hackers have breached over 50,000 servers across the world to mine cryptocurrency using unusually sophisticated tools, according to a new report.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 June 2019
Hacking

New Crypto-Mining Malware Targeting Asian Firms With NSA Tools

A new form of malware discovered by Symantec is targeting enterprises using leaked NSA tools to infect networks and mine monero.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 April 2019
Crime

New Malware Targets Apple Mac Computers to Steal and Mine Cryptos

A recently discovered form of malware steals browser cookies and other information on Apple Mac computers to steal cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 February 2019
Monero

This Malware Has a Worrying Trick to Mine Monero on Cloud Servers

In an apparent first, a relatively new form of malware uninstalls security programs to avoid detection and mine crypto on cloud servers.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 January 2019
Monero

Crypto Mining Malware Has Netted Nearly 5% of All Monero, Says Research

Hackers have mined at least 4.32 percent of the total monero in circulation, worth nearly $40 million today, according to new research.

Markets  ·  10 January 2019
Security

McAfee: Crypto-Mining Malware Grew By Over 4,000 Percent in 2018

Instances of crypto-mining malware increased by a whopping 4,467 percent this year, according to research from McAfee.

Markets  ·  20 December 2018
Hacking

New Crypto Mining Malware Seen to ‘Evolve,’ Say Researchers

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point say a relatively new form of crypto mining malware, dubbed KingMiner, is “evolving.”

Policy & regulation  ·  30 November 2018
Hacking

Google Moves to Protect Chrome Users From Cryptojacking and Hacks

Google is bringing in stricter rules for Chrome extension developers, a move should reduce the risk of crypto hacks and mining malware.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 October 2018
Security

Novel Botnet Hunts Down and Destroys Crypto Mining Malware

A newly discovered botnet is seeking out and removing crypto-mining malware, but why it has been created is still unknown.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 September 2018