Bitcoin
$66,363.23-1.02%
Ethereum
$3,215.93-0.14%
Binance Coin
$609.76+0.62%
Solana
$155.29-1.79%
XRP
$0.54676409-2.17%
Dogecoin
$0.15972334-1.73%
Toncoin
$5.71-3.82%
Cardano
$0.49982370-4.02%
Shiba Inu
$0.00002664-1.70%
Avalanche
$38.24-3.61%
Wrapped Bitcoin
$66,453.66-1.04%
Bitcoin Cash
$505.89-4.07%
PlayIconNav
Crypto Prices CoinDesk 20 Index CoinDesk 20 Index

Malware

EK3FxjZU8AAg-_z
Tech
Malware
New Mac Malware Hides in Memory and Masquerades as a Crypto App
A new form of malware is almost invisible to anti-virus software.
EK3FxjZU8AAg-_z
By John Biggs
Dec 9, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2019
Malware
Jail
Markets
Malware
Cryptojacking Malware Devs Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
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.
Jail
By Danny Nelson
Dec 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2019
MalwareCryptojackingBayrob Group
(Shutterstock)
Markets
Hacking
North Korean Hacking Group May Be Behind Malware-Laden Fake Crypto Site
A new and hard-to-detect macOS malware variant has been discovered lurking on a fake cryptocurrency trading site.
(Shutterstock)
By Daniel Palmer
Dec 4, 2019 at 11:54 a.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2019
hackingMalwareNorth Korealazarus
default image
Markets
Security
New Malware Swaps Out Crypto Wallet Addresses as You Type Them
A newly discovered piece of malware can secretly steal your crypto wallets and passwords.
default image
By John Biggs
Sep 27, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2019
SecurityMalwareNews
Panda grafitti
Markets
Hacking
'Panda' Crypto Malware Group Has Nabbed $100K in Monero Since 2018
Cisco Talos has identified a group behind a spate of cryptocurrency-mining malware attacks targeting enterprise networks globally.
Panda grafitti
By Daniel Palmer
Sep 19, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2019
hackingSecurityMalwareNewsMoneroCrypto-Mining
malwareliveticker
Markets
Malware
Cryptomining Malware Targets Back-to-School Students With Fake Textbooks
Security experts have found thousands of pieces of malware on ebook download sites.
malwareliveticker
By John Biggs
Sep 5, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 5, 2019
MalwareNewsVirus
shutterstock_1113538160
Markets
Malware
New Crypto-Stealing Ransomware Targets Fortnite Players
A new ransomware masquerades as a Fortnite cheat and asks victims to pay up in crypto.
shutterstock_1113538160
By John Biggs
Aug 26, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2019
MalwareGamingNewsFortnite
cat in a box
Markets
Security
New Malware Miner Sneakily Hides When Task Manager Is Open
Meet "Norman" – a new variant of monero-mining malware that employs crafty tricks to avoid being spotted.
cat in a box
By Daniel Palmer
Aug 15, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 15, 2019
SecurityMalwareMiningNewsMonero
china, data
Markets
Malware
Bitcoin Ransomware That Infiltrated 100 US Enterprises Spreads to China
Bounties demanded by the Ryuk hackers reach upwards of $5 million to be paid in bitcoin, according to the FBI.
china, data
By Daniel Kuhn
Jul 18, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2019
MalwareNewsRansom
Monero lock
Markets
Malware
New Monero Botnet Looks Like Last Year's Outlaw Attack
A rogue botnet uses a brute force attack and Secure Shell (SSH) exploit to give the attackers remote access to victim’s systems in order to mine Monero.
Monero lock
By Daniel Kuhn
Jun 13, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 13, 2019
MalwareNewsMoneroHacks