Security News

D-Link MEA Site Caught Running Cryptocurrency Mining Script—Or Was It Hacked?
2017-11-01 06:31

Last month the popular torrent website The Pirate Bay caused some uproar by adding a Javascript-based cryptocurrency miner to its site with no opt-out option, utilizing visitors' CPU power to mine...

Cryptocurrency-mining script planted in apps on Google Play
2017-10-30 21:50

Coinhive’s cryptocurrency-mining script has found its way into mobile apps offered on Google Play. Trend Micro researchers have spotted two apps that have been equipped with it: The first...

Hacker Hijacks CoinHive's DNS to Mine Cryptocurrency Using Thousands of Websites
2017-10-24 23:42

When yesterday I was reporting about the sudden outbreak of another global ransomware attack 'Bad Rabbit,' I thought what could be worse than this? Then late last night I got my answer with a...

Beware fake Android cryptocurrency trading apps on Google Play
2017-10-24 13:06

Two phishing apps that were made to look like the official app of popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex have been booted off Google Play after ESET researchers notified Google of their...

Hackers use organizations’ resources for stealthy cryptocurrency mining
2017-10-09 20:43

Hackers lusting after cryptocurrency but not wanting to spend money to buy it or mine it are targeting users wallets, computers, popular Web sites and public cloud computing environments. Mining...

Showtime’s Web sites roped visitors’ CPU into mining cryptocurrency
2017-09-26 19:13

Here’s the latest good reason for users to block JavaScript: if you don’t, your computer’s CPU power could be used to mine cryptocurrency without your knowledge or consent. Cryptocurrency mining...

The Pirate Bay Caught Running Browser-Based Cryptocurrency Miner
2017-09-19 01:23

The world's popular torrent download website, The Pirate Bay, has again been in a new controversy—this time over secretly planting an in-browser cryptocurrency miner on its website that utilizes...

Pirate Bay Spotted Hosting Monero Cryptocurrency Miner
2017-09-18 18:19

A cryptocurrency miner surfaced on The Pirate Bay for a day over the weekend.

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Hosted in Amazon S3 Bucket (Threatpost)
2017-08-25 14:00

Attackers are using an exploit kit to spread the Zminer executable that downloads a cryptocurrency miner hosted in an Amazon S3 bucket.

Neptune Exploit Kit Dropping Cryptocurrency Miners Through Malvertisements (Threatpost)
2017-08-22 21:51

Researchers say the Neptune, or Terror exploit kit has been spreading Monero cryptocurrency miners via malvertisements.