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Norman Cryptominer Employs Sophisticated Obfuscation Tactics
2019-08-14 13:24

A new XMRig Monero cryptominer stands apart, despite its non-flashy name.

Smominru Cryptominer Scrapes Credentials for Half-Million Machines
2019-08-07 14:51

The adversaries have retooled with EternalBlue and credential theft to add a new "access mining" revenue stream.

macOS Crypto-Miner Emulates Linux
2019-06-21 14:46

New crypto-currency mining malware is targeting systems running macOS, and works by emulating Linux, Malwarebytes security researchers have discovered. read more

LoudMiner Cryptominer Uses Linux Image and Virtual Machines
2019-06-20 19:53

A Tiny Core Linux 9.0 image configured to run XMRig runs on a VM, rather than victim machines hosting the malware locally.

The cryptominer that kept coming back
2019-05-30 13:01

A Monero cryptominer made a home on an Apache Tomcat server and just wouldn't stay away.

Attackers Shift to Malware-Based Cryptominers
2019-04-08 08:03

Cryptocurrency Market Slide Makes In-Browser Mining Less AppealingBrowser-based cryptocurrency miners are falling out of favor as virtual currency prices remain low, IBM says. But the company says...

Monero cryptominers hijack hundreds of unpatched Docker hosts
2019-03-07 16:05

A recently-disclosed vulnerability in the Docker containerisation platform is being exploited by cybercriminals to mine the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency on hundreds of servers.

5 Malware Trends: Emotet is Hot, Cryptominers Decline
2019-01-23 15:48

Attackers Dig Deeper Into Businesses as WannaCry Lingers, Ransomware Lives OnAs the value of cryptocurrency has plummeted, so too have the number of cryptomining infections being seen in the wild,...

New Mac Malware Combines Open-Source Backdoor and Crypto-Miner
2018-12-10 16:04

A recently discovered piece of malware targeting Mac systems is a combination of two open-source programs, Malwarebytes security researchers warn.  read more

ThreatList: Cryptominers Dominate Malware Growth in 2018
2018-11-28 20:02

The rise of piracy has helped drive the spike in attacks.