Security News

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store
2018-04-03 10:13

In an effort to prevent cryptojacking by extensions that maliciously mine digital currencies without users' awareness, Google has implemented a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension...

Breaking the Anonymity in the Cryptocurrency Monero
2018-03-28 19:25

Researchers have exploited a flaw in the cryptocurrency Monero to break the anonymity of transactions. Research paper. BoingBoing post....

Malware leverages web injects to empty users’ cryptocurrency accounts
2018-03-22 21:38

Criminals trying to get their hands on victims’ cryptocurrency stashes are trying out various approaches. The latest one includes equipping malware with Man-in-the-Browser capabilities so they can...

Hijacking Computers for Cryptocurrency Mining
2018-03-21 11:27

Interesting paper "A first look at browser-based cryptojacking": Abstract: In this paper, we examine the recent trend towards in-browser mining of cryptocurrencies; in particular, the mining of...

Coverity Scan Hacked, Abused for Cryptocurrency Mining
2018-03-20 07:03

Coverity Scan, a free service used by tens of thousands of developers to find and fix bugs in their open source projects, was suspended in February after hackers breached some of its servers and...

Mac Software Mines Cryptocurrency in Exchange for Free Access to Premium Account
2018-03-13 09:18

Nothing comes for free, especially online. Would you be okay with allowing a few paid services to mine cryptocurrencies using your system instead of paying the subscription fee? Most free websites...

Record surges in healthcare attacks, fileless malware, cryptocurrency mining
2018-03-12 18:45

During Q4 2017, McAfee Labs saw on average eight new threat samples per second, and the increasing use of fileless malware attacks leveraging Microsoft PowerShell. The Q4 spike in Bitcoin value...

ISPs Caught Injecting Cryptocurrency Miners and Spyware In Some Countries
2018-03-09 18:48

Governments in Turkey and Syria have been caught hijacking local internet users' connections to secretly inject surveillance malware, while the same mass interception technology has been found...

New Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infected Over 500,000 PCs in Just Few Hours
2018-03-08 19:18

Two days ago, Microsoft encountered a rapidly spreading cryptocurrency-mining malware that infected almost 500,000 computers within just 12 hours and successfully blocked it to a large extent....

Cryptocurrency-stealing malware relies on victims copy-pasting wallet info
2018-03-06 13:30

An unconventional email spam campaign has been delivering unusual cryptocurrency-stealing malware to American and Japanese users. The emails are sporting “Re: passport..” in the subject line and...