Security News

Hackers stole over $500,000 from Enigma cryptocurrency investors (Help Net Security)
2017-08-22 15:42

Unknown hackers have managed to steal over $500,000 from aspiring investors in the Enigma cryptocurrency investment platform. The Enigma cryptocurrency hack The attack unfolded on Monday (August...

Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked! Over $1 Billion Worth Bitcoin and Ether Stolen (The Hackers News)
2017-07-05 03:01

One of the world's largest Bitcoin and Ether cryptocurrencies exchanges Bithumb has recently been hacked, resulting in loss of more than $1 Billion in cryptocurrencies after a number of its user...

Attackers Mining Cryptocurrency Using Exploits for Samba Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2017-06-12 13:34

Kaspersky Lab said it has seen some of the first exploits targeting a patched Samba vulnerability, and those are being used to mine Monero cryptocurrency.

SambaCry Flaw Exploited to Deliver Cryptocurrency Miner (Security Week)
2017-06-12 08:11

A recently patched Samba flaw known as EternalRed and SambaCry has been exploited in the wild to deliver a cryptocurrency miner to vulnerable machines, researchers warned. read more

Linux Malware Targets Raspberry Pi for Cryptocurrency Mining (Security Week)
2017-06-08 15:59

Researchers at Russian antivirus firm Dr. Web have come across a couple of new Linux Trojans, including one that abuses Raspberry Pi computers for cryptocurrency mining. read more

Weeks Before WannaCry, Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Was Using Windows SMB Exploit (The Hackers News)
2017-05-16 10:41

A security researcher has just discovered a stealthy cryptocurrency-mining malware that was also using Windows SMB vulnerability at least two weeks before the outbreak of WannaCry ransomware...