Security News

PyRoMine Crypto-Miner Spreads via NSA-Linked Exploit
2018-04-30 11:41

A remote code execution exploit supposedly stolen from the National Security Agency-linked Equation Group is currently being used by a new crypto-currency miner to spread to vulnerable Windows...

Akamai CSO Talks Cryptominers, IoT and the Reemergence of Old Threats
2018-04-20 15:39

Andy Ellis, CSO Akamai, discusses how the company works with others within the cybersecurity landscape to help keep the internet safe.

Cryptominers displace ransomware as the number one threat
2018-04-18 12:48

During the first three months of 2018, cryptominers surged to the top of detected malware incidents, displacing ransomware as the number one threat, Comodo’s Global Malware Report Q1 2018 has...

Cryptominer Malware Threats Overtake Ransomware, Report Warns
2018-04-17 13:01

Cryptomining malware is the top threat to watch out for 2018, according to a Q1 analysis of threats.

Block blocked: Google to banish cryptominers from Chrome Web Store
2018-04-01 00:00

9 in 10 plugin submissions broke rules, ads giant groans Google will throw cryptocurrency-mining extensions out of its Chrome Web Store after finding so many were badly behaved.…

Badmins: Magento shops brute-forced to scrape card deets and install cryptominers
2018-04-01 00:00

Change your passw... ugh, what's the point? Hackers have compromised hundreds of e-commerce sites running the popular open-source Magento platform to scrape credit card numbers and install...

Downsides and Dangers of Cryptominers
2018-03-16 12:49

While "cryptojacking"— whereby a website visitors' CPU is "borrowed" to mine for cryptocurrency — has been grabbing headlines with its rapid growth, I've read a few blasé comments from a few IT...

Vulnerable Apache Solr, Redis, Windows servers hit with cryptominers
2018-03-09 19:53

Vulnerable servers of all kinds are being targeted, compromised and made to mine cryptocurrencies for the attackers. Apache Solr servers under attack SANS ISC handler Renato Marihno warns about an...

Number of Domains Hosting Crypto-Miners Up 725% in Four Months
2018-03-07 15:26

The number of websites hosting code that mines for crypto-coins using visitors’ CPU power went up a staggering 725% in a four-month period, Cyren reports.

Oracle WebLogic Server Flaw Exploited to Deliver Crypto-Miners
2018-02-16 16:12

Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server to infect systems with crypto-currency mining malware, FireEye reports.  read more