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Former Amazon employee Paige Thompson, who was arrested last month in relation to the Capital One data breach, has been accused of hacking not only the U.S. credit card issuer, but also more than...

You might also be slurping Chinese malware Palo Alto Networks has spotted a new cryptomining malware technique that not only wipes out any other miners present on the target machine but uses...

In this webinar, Ethan Hansen, Security Analyst for Threat Stack’s Cloud Security Operations Program, will discuss recently observed Docker exploit attempts from the field, where attackers were...

Hackers are going back to the tried-and-true method of simply demanding ransoms be paid in cryptocurrencies, rather than trying to covertly mine them.

At Infosecurity Europe, a security expert from Guardicore discusses a new cryptomining malware campaign called Nanshou and why the cryptojacking threat is set to get worse.

A newly-discovered cryptojacking campaign uses familiar exploits to target enterprises and traverse network shares, infecting any connected computer.

In the past year or so, many cybercriminals have turned to cryptojacking as an easier and more low-key approach for “earning” money. While the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero has...

The eight apps were secretly stealing victims' CPU power to mine for Monero.

Eight applications designed to mine for crypto-currency without users’ knowledge made their way into the Microsoft Store, Symantec has discovered.  read more

Cryptojacking was the runaway security problem in 2018, damaging devices in cybercriminals' pursuit of profits. As cryptocurrency prices fall, 2019 could see more attacks.