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Signage for Google Cloud is displayed at the Google Inc. booth during the SoftBank World 2019 event in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The founders of Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab, indoor farming startup Plenty, Indian hotel chain OYO Rooms and payments service Paytm took the stage at an annual SoftBank conference to explain how artificial intelligence helps them stay on top in their respective fields. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Google Cloud Adds Crypto Mining Malware Threat Detection Service
The company's new Virtual Machine Threat Detection (VMTD) will be able to identify threats from coin mining, data exfiltration and ransomware.
Signage for Google Cloud is displayed at the Google Inc. booth during the SoftBank World 2019 event in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The founders of Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab, indoor farming startup Plenty, Indian hotel chain OYO Rooms and payments service Paytm took the stage at an annual SoftBank conference to explain how artificial intelligence helps them stay on top in their respective fields. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

How You Can Prevent 'Mars Stealer' Malware From Stealing Away Your Crypto
How You Can Prevent ‘Mars Stealer’ Malware From Stealing Away Your Crypto
Mars Stealer, an improved copy of the Oski Stealer malware introduced in November 2019, is capable of collecting cryptocurrencies from popular browser plug-ins, according to U...
How You Can Prevent 'Mars Stealer' Malware From Stealing Away Your Crypto

The malware spreads through illegal, torrented versions of popular video games like "Grand Theft Auto V."
Monero-Mining Malware 'Crackonosh' Has Infected 222K Computers, Researchers Find
The virus has yielded over $2 million worth of XMR for its authors, security firm Avast said in a Thursday report.
The malware spreads through illegal, torrented versions of popular video games like "Grand Theft Auto V."

ElectroRAT
This Elusive Malware Has Been Targeting Crypto Wallets for a Year
With custom domains and apps, advertising and a social media presence, the ElectroRAT malware operation targeting crypto wallets is extensive.
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Newly Discovered Malware Has Arsenal of Tricks to Help It Steal Crypto
Cybersecurity researchers said "KyberCibule" covertly mines for privacy coin monero and could also steal victims' passwords and divert crypto funds.
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New Malware Spotted in the Wild That Puts Cryptocurrency Wallets at Risk
Using forked code from Loki malware, Anubis can steal cryptocurrency wallet IDs, system info, credit card details and other information.
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Thousands of Microsoft Servers Infected by Crypto-Mining Botnet Since 2018, Says Report
The attackers have apparently been targeting Microsoft SQL database servers to mine cryptocurrency for two years.
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Monero Hacker Group 'Outlaw' Is Back and Targeting American Business: Report
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.
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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Bears Circle While Hackers Rethink Their Malware Strategy
No lions or tigers, just bears. Here's CoinDesk Markets Daily with Adam B. Levine and Brad Keoun.
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Crypto-Mining Attacks Fell Sharply in 2019 but Ransomware Is Trending: Kaspersky
In the cat-and-mouse game between hackers and users, less-lucrative crypto-mining malware fell out of favor this year.
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