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Cryptojacking Applications Land in Microsoft Store
2019-02-15 16:30

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

Why cryptojacking will become an even larger problem in 2019
2018-12-18 15:15

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

Make-A-Wish website compromised to serve cryptojacking script
2018-11-20 14:53

Visitors of the international website of the US-based non-profit Make-A-Wish Foundation have had their computing power misused to covertly mine cryptocurrency, Trustwave researchers have found....

Cryptojacking Attack Targets Make-A-Wish Foundation Website
2018-11-19 16:20

Hackers took advantage of an unpatched Drupal vulnerability in the organization's website to launch a cryptojacking attack.

Cryptojacking – coming to a server-laptop-phone near you (and how to stop it)
2018-09-27 14:58

Cryptomining apps were banned from the Play Store some time ago - but that hasn't stopped the crooks getting cryptojackers past Google...

How lucrative is web-based cryptojacking?
2018-08-31 19:26

1 out of 500 of the one million most visited websites according to Alexa contains a web-based cryptominer that starts mining as soon as the website has been opened in the browser, researchers from...

Cryptojacking isn't a path to riches - payout is a lousy $5.80 a day
2018-08-30 20:15

Hackers shouldn't quit their day scams if they want to eat Cryptojacking, the hijacking of computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, turns out to be both relatively widespread and not...

Podcast: Bad Packets Report Founder on Rising Cryptojacking Attacks
2018-08-22 13:38

Cryptojacking attacks are on the rise. We talk to security researcher Troy Mursch about why bad actors are drawn to this attack technique.

Compromised MikroTik routers power extensive cryptojacking campaign
2018-08-03 17:59

A massive cryptojacking campaign that relies on compromised MikroTik routers serves users with pages injected with the Coinhive mining script. It seems that the attacker initially mainly focused...

Cryptojacking – More than a Nuisance, It Poses a Serious Threat to Data Centers
2018-08-02 15:40

Pre-execution security technologies coupled with core antimalware technologies can effectively detect and not just block the cryptojacking payload, but also prevent the attack from occurring.