Mining Malware

Mining Malware

An AWS Virtual Machine Is Infected With Mining Malware. There Could Be Others

Colin HarperAug 21, 2020

A monero mining script has been embedded in a public instance of an AWS virtual machine. How many others are similarly infected?

India

Indian Users Almost 5 Times More Likely to Encounter Crypto Hacking: Microsoft Report

Jaspreet KalraJul 29, 2020

A Microsoft cybersecurity report found that in Asia-Pacific, Sri Lanka has the highest rate of encounter with such attacks, with neighboring India in second place.

Cryptojacking

Los Alamos Scientists Develop AI to Fight Cryptojacking

Danny NelsonAug 21, 2020

Their neural network works faster and more reliably than non-AI systems, researchers said.

Cryptojacking

BlackBerry and Intel Tackle Cryptojacking Malware With New Detection Tool

Sebastian SinclairJun 22, 2020

BlackBerry and Intel are hoping to halt cryptojacking attempts on Intel's commercial PCs with a new mining malware detection tool.

Hacking

Hackers Plant Crypto Miners by Exploiting Flaw in Popular Server Framework Salt

Paddy BakerMay 4, 2020

Hackers have exploited a critical flaw in infrastructure management tool Salt and, in one case planted crypto mining software.

Mining Malware

Asia

Interpol Leads Operation to Tackle Cryptojacker Infecting Over 20,000 Routers

Daniel Palmer

The international crime fighting agency led an operation to stem a plague of cryptocurrency mining malware afflicting computer routers across Asia.

Hacking

Hackers Infect 50,000 Servers With Sophisticated Crypto Mining Malware

Benedict Alibasa

Hackers have breached over 50,000 servers across the world to mine cryptocurrency using unusually sophisticated tools, according to a new report.

Hacking

New Crypto-Mining Malware Targeting Asian Firms With NSA Tools

Yogita Khatri

A new form of malware discovered by Symantec is targeting enterprises using leaked NSA tools to infect networks and mine monero.

Crime

New Malware Targets Apple Mac Computers to Steal and Mine Cryptos

Yogita Khatri

A recently discovered form of malware steals browser cookies and other information on Apple Mac computers to steal cryptocurrencies.

Security

This Malware Has a Worrying Trick to Mine Monero on Cloud Servers

Yogita Khatri

In an apparent first, a relatively new form of malware uninstalls security programs to avoid detection and mine crypto on cloud servers.

Research

Crypto Mining Malware Has Netted Nearly 5% of All Monero, Says Research

Yogita Khatri

Hackers have mined at least 4.32 percent of the total monero in circulation, worth nearly $40 million today, according to new research.

Security

McAfee: Crypto-Mining Malware Grew By Over 4,000 Percent in 2018

Yogita Khatri

Instances of crypto-mining malware increased by a whopping 4,467 percent this year, according to research from McAfee.