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Monero Supporters Beg XMR Miners to Boycott Mining Pool Capturing 44% of the Network Hashrate
14.2.2022
Reports indicate that the Monero community is upset about a specific mining pool that currently commands 44% of the network’s hashrate. Supporters are asking mining participants to leave a mining pool called Minexmr as they believe the operation threatens decentralization. A Single Monero...
Epic Japanese Legal Struggle over Monero Mining Widget Finally Comes to a Close
22.1.2022
A Japanese music site developer -- who has been fighting the police in the country’s courts after he was fined for adding a widget that mines monero (XMR) to his website -- has won his Supreme Court case against law enforcement agencies....
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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...
'Uniquely DOGE Proposal', Binance 'Funds SAFU', Monero-Mining Spider-Pirates, Late Thai CBDC + More News
24.12.2021
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Read More: 'Uniquely DOGE Proposal', Binance 'Funds SAFU', Monero-Mining Spider-Pirates, Late Thai CBDC + More News
All Eyes on Japanese Court as Crunch Monero Mining Case Gets December Hearing
15.10.2021
A landmark legal case involving a music site developer who added a mining widget that mines monero (XMR) to his website will hit the Supreme Court in Japan at the end of the year – with the potential for a legal precedent-setting verdict....
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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
Monero-Mining Death Metal Band from 2077 Warns Humans on Lizard People Extinction Scheme
18.8.2020
“Everything you heard, every theory that just doesn’t seem possible, every small inkling that something was just off about the world… is true.”
Botnet Exploits SQL Servers to Install Crypto Mining App
10.6.2020
Sophos revealed recent botnet attacks breach Microsoft SQL server databases to install a well-known Monero mining app
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
Cybersecurity Firm ESET Manages to Disrupt Major Monero-Mining Botnet
23.4.2020
The Monero-mining malware has infected over 35,000 computers since May 2019, with 90% of compromised devices located in Peru
Bail Bloc Founder Says How Monero Mining Can Help ICE Detainees
3.4.2020
The Bail Bloc project is using Monero donations to help detainees being held by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
North Korea Is Expanding Its Monero Mining Operations, Says Report
12.2.2020
The regime may be boosting its monero mining efforts in order to evade UN-imposed sanctions and avoid being tracked
Japan Convicts Cryptojacker Who Misled Victims Over Monero Mining
7.2.2020
A Coinhive user who embedded the software on his website is back before a judge after previously walking free
Interpol Collaborates With Cybersecurity Firm to Tackle Cryptojacking
9.1.2020
Interpol finds success in removing cryptojacking malware from MikroTik routers that brought tens of thousands of dollars in revenue
Monero Malware Botnet Lurks Behind Taylor Swift JPEGs
19.12.2019
The MyKings botnet is aggressively propagating Monero mining malware concealed behind online content that includes Taylor Swift photos, researcher say
Monero Implements Hard Fork, Including New ASIC-Resistant Mining Algorithm
2.12.2019
Monero has completed its hard fork and has introduced RandomX, a new ASIC-resistant mining algorithm
Hackers Mass-Scanning Web for Docker Platforms to Mine Cryptocurrencies
27.11.2019
A new hacking campaign is targeting Docker platforms that have API endpoints exposed online to mine Monero
Researchers Find Monero Mining Malware That Hides From Task Manager
15.8.2019
A cybersecurity company has found an XRM cryptojacker that will temporarily shut down mining if a device user opens Task Manager
Trend Micro: Outlaw Hacking Group’s Botnet Is Now Spreading a Monero Miner
13.6.2019
A web address spreading a botnet featuring a monero mining component alongside a backdoor has been detected by cybersecurity company Trend Micro
Trend Micro: BlackSquid Malware Infects Servers to Install Monero Cryptojacking Software
4.6.2019
Eight different security exploits are employed by a malware dubbed BlackSquid to infect web servers and install mining software