Security News > 2018 > October > Fake Flash updaters deliver cryptominers AND update Flash

Cryptominers have dethroned ransomware as the top malware threat and cybercriminals are coming up with new ways to keep the mining activity secret from the victims. One of these includes tricking users into unknowingly downloading and running the mining software via a fake Adobe Flash updater. To keep up appearances, the fake updater uses pop-up notifications from the official Adobe installer. The campaign At the start of August, Palo Alto Networks researchers have noticed Windows … More → The post Fake Flash updaters deliver cryptominers AND update Flash appeared first on Help Net Security.

News URL

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/G8IV0vyaQDM/