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Crypto-Mining Botnet Implements BlueKeep Scanner
2019-07-25 15:35

A cryptocurrency-mining botnet has recently added a scanner for the BlueKeep RDP protocol vulnerability, Intezer’s security researchers have discovered.  read more

Cryptomining Campaign Targets Linux Servers with Go Malware
2019-07-05 13:42

A recently uncovered cryptomining campaign is delivering a new Golang malware to target Linux-based servers, F5 Networks security researchers report. read more

This Cryptomining Malware Launches Linux VMs On Windows and macOS
2019-06-21 15:03

Cybersecurity researchers from at least two firms today unveiled details of a new strain of malware that targets Windows and macOS systems with a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware. It may...

50k Servers Infected with Cryptomining Malware in Nansh0u Campaign
2019-05-29 13:00

A rapidly-expanding campaign has infected 50,000 servers with malware that mines an open source cryptocurrency called TurtleCoin.

Firefox Now Has Fingerprinting and Crypto-mining Protection
2019-05-21 20:33

Mozilla this week released Firefox 67 to the stable channel with improved protection against tracking and with fingerprinting and crypto-mining protection capabilities.  read more

The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
2019-04-15 05:30

There is a direct correlation between cryptocurrency and DDoS attacks. As the price of cryptocurrency dropped in 2018, leading to decreased profits from cryptomining, hackers on the black market...

Coinhive stops digging, but cryptomining still dominates
2019-04-10 05:15

While cryptomining services such as Coinhive have closed down, cryptominers are still the most prevalent malware aimed at organizations globally, according to the Check Point Global Threat Index...

Crypto Mining Service Coinhive to Call it Quits
2019-02-27 23:19

Roughly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity published a lengthy investigation into the individuals behind Coinhive[.]com, a cryptocurrency mining service that has been heavily abused to force hacked Web...

New detection method identifies cryptomining and other fileless malware attacks
2019-02-27 16:00

SentinelOne and Intel announced a new method to detect cryptomining and cryptojacking attacks using hardware-based detection technology.

Cryptomining Malware Uninstalls Cloud Security Products
2019-01-17 14:03

New samples of cryptomining malware performs a never-before-seen function: uninstalling cloud security products.