Malware

Malware

This Elusive Malware Has Been Targeting Crypto Wallets for a Year

Benjamin PowersJan 6, 2021

With custom domains and apps, advertising and a social media presence, the ElectroRAT malware operation targeting crypto wallets is extensive.

Malware

Newly Discovered Malware Has Arsenal of Tricks to Help It Steal Crypto

Paddy BakerSep 2, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers said "KyberCibule" covertly mines for privacy coin monero and could also steal victims' passwords and divert crypto funds.

Malware

Monero-Mining Malware ‘Crackonosh’ Has Infected 222K Computers, Researchers Find

Cheyenne LigonJun 24, 2021

The virus has yielded over $2 million worth of XMR for its authors, security firm Avast said in a Thursday report.

Malware

New Malware Spotted in the Wild That Puts Cryptocurrency Wallets at Risk

Benjamin PowersSep 1, 2020

Using forked code from Loki malware, Anubis can steal cryptocurrency wallet IDs, system info, credit card details and other information.

Malware

Thousands of Microsoft Servers Infected by Crypto-Mining Botnet Since 2018, Says Report

Daniel PalmerApr 1, 2020

The attackers have apparently been targeting Microsoft SQL database servers to mine cryptocurrency for two years.

Malware

Cryptojacking

Monero Hacker Group ‘Outlaw’ Is Back and Targeting American Business: Report

Paddy Baker

Outlaw, a group specializing in cryptojacking machines to mine monero, has returned after a brief hiatus and is expanding its global reach, according to Trend Micro.

Podcasts

MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Bears Circle While Hackers Rethink Their Malware Strategy

Adam B. LevineBradley Keoun

No lions or tigers, just bears. Here's CoinDesk Markets Daily with Adam B. Levine and Brad Keoun.

Security

Crypto-Mining Attacks Fell Sharply in 2019 but Ransomware Is Trending: Kaspersky

John Biggs

In the cat-and-mouse game between hackers and users, less-lucrative crypto-mining malware fell out of favor this year.

Malware

New Mac Malware Hides in Memory and Masquerades as a Crypto App

John Biggs

A new form of malware is almost invisible to anti-virus software.

Malware

Cryptojacking Malware Devs Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Danny Nelson

Two members of Romanian hacker gang Bayrob Group were sentenced to two decades in prison after their malware mined crypto on 400,000 infected computers.

Hacking

North Korean Hacking Group May Be Behind Malware-Laden Fake Crypto Site

Daniel Palmer

A new and hard-to-detect macOS malware variant has been discovered lurking on a fake cryptocurrency trading site.

Security

New Malware Swaps Out Crypto Wallet Addresses as You Type Them

John Biggs

A newly discovered piece of malware can secretly steal your crypto wallets and passwords.