Search
Monero Mining Malware Hits Users Downloading Game Torrents
20.2.2025
According to Kaspersky, the campaign started last December, targeting users who are downloading torrents of popular games with a silent install of XMRig, a monero mining program. Crypto Malware Targets Gamers: Monero Mining Payload Delivered via Popular Game Torrents Hackers are now targeting...
Email auto-reply vulnerability allows hackers to mine cryptocurrency
25.9.2024
Hackers exploit email auto-replies to spread crypto-mining malware, hijacking unsuspecting users' systems to mine cryptocurrency without their knowledge
Email auto-reply vulnerability allows hackers to mine cryptocurrency
25.9.2024
Hackers exploit email auto-replies to spread crypto-mining malware, hijacking unsuspecting users’ systems to mine cryptocurrency without their knowledge
Malware exploits weak passwords in PostgreSQL for cryptojacking
21.8.2024
Up to 800,000 internet-connected databases could be vulnerable to crypto-mining malware that will use their computing capacity
Malware exploits weak passwords in PostgreSQL for cryptojacking
21.8.2024
Up to 800,000 internet-connected databases could be vulnerable to crypto-mining malware that will use their computing capacity
Gov’t Servers in South Korean City ‘Infected with Crypto Mining Malware’
16.1.2024
Source: iuliia_n/Adobe Crypto mining malware has been found on two government servers in the South Korean city of Daejeon, an audit has found. Per MBN, the nation’s Ministry of Public Administration and Security commissioned biannual audits of the city government’s servers. During...
Hackers Exploit Windows Tool to Deploy Crypto-Mining Malware
8.9.2023
Hackers have targeted a popular Windows-based software packaging tool to infect computers with crypto mining malware, IT security firm Cisco Talos Intelligence Group has revealed.
The mining attack on computers happens through a Windows tool known as Advanced Installer, and the attackers have used...
Windows tool targeted by hackers deploys crypto mining malware
7.9.2023
Software installers affected are mainly used for 3D modeling and graphic design, with French being the most frequent language used in the malware campaign
Google Cloud to detect crypto-mining malware on virtual machines
7.2.2022
Bad actors using malware to steal GPU power to mine crypto will have to up their game to deal with Google Cloud's latest security protocol
Despite Negative Mining Malware Press, Privacy-Focused Crypto Monero Jumps 36% in 2 Weeks
1.1.2022
The privacy-centric crypto asset monero has seen significant gains during the last two weeks, jumping 36% in value against the U.S. dollar. Despite the negative press from the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” torrents with monero mining malware, seven-day statistics indicate the crypto asset...
Expert warns Hackers are Targeting Russian Government’s IT Infrastructure to Mine Cryptocurrencies
9.2.2021
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. Global...
Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Devices Infected by Bitcoin-Mining Malware
28.1.2021
A Taiwanese hardware company has warned its clients about a targeted crypto mining attack against their storage devices. The malware infects NAS devices connected to the internet by installing a crypto-miner named Dovecat. Threat Actors Install Malware That Illicitly Mines Bitcoin According to...
Hackers Using Monero Mining Malware as Decoy, Warns Microsoft
1.12.2020
Crypto-jacking is giving nation-state hackers a decoy for their more malicious attacks, Microsoft cautioned in a report
Microsoft Report says Nation-State Hacker Group is Leveraging Cryptocurrency Techniques to Stay Under the Radar
1.12.2020
A new security report by Microsoft says nation-state hacker group Bismuth is now deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside its regular cyber-espionage toolkits. According to the report, the deployment by Bismuth of Monero coin miners in recent campaigns has provided another way for...
Browser-based cryptojacking is back as attacks spike 163%
26.8.2020
Who said browser-based cryptojacking was dead?
Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking
21.8.2020
Their neural network works faster and more reliably than non-AI systems, researchers said
An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others
21.8.2020
A monero mining script has been embedded in a public instance of an AWS virtual machine. How many others are similarly infected?
Indian Users Almost 5 Times More Likely to Encounter Crypto Hacking: Microsoft Report
29.7.2020
According to a cybersecurity report by Microsoft, among countries in Asia-Pacific, Sri Lanka faces the highest rate of encounter with such attacks with neighboring India in second place
BlackBerry and Intel Tackle Cryptojacking Malware With New Detection Tool
22.6.2020
BlackBerry and Intel are hoping to halt cryptojacking attempts on Intel's commercial PCs with a new mining malware detection tool
1000 Corporate Systems Infected With Monero Mining Malware
27.5.2020
Thousands of enterprise computers have been infected with a cryptojacking malware that installs a Monero mining app