Security News

New Crypto-Mining Attacks Leverage NSA-Linked EternalBlue Exploit
2019-01-03 15:57

A new version of the NRSMiner is actively spreading in the southern region of Asia. The majority of detections (54%) have been found in Vietnam, followed by Iran (16%) and Malaysia (12%). The new...

Crypto-Mining Malware Attacks on iPhones Up 400%: Report
2018-10-16 11:47

Crypto-mining malware attacks against iPhones went up 400% in the last two weeks of September, security firm Check Point notes in a new report.

Cryptomining attacks against Apple devices increase sharply
2018-10-16 05:30

Check Point has published its latest Global Threat Index for September 2018, revealing a near-400% increase in cryptomining malware attacks against Apple iPhones. These attacks are using the...

Cryptomining replaces ransomware as 2018's top cybersecurity threat
2018-10-10 17:39

Malware, in general, accounts for the majority of cybersecurity threats, but now cryptomining reigns supreme.

Cryptomining dethrones ransomware as top threat in 2018
2018-10-10 05:30

Based on trends in the first half of 2018, Webroot found that cybercriminals are shifting to increasingly sophisticated and targeted means of attack while also expanding their money making...

How a malicious USB could lead to a years-long cryptomining infection on your PC
2018-09-26 14:24

Despite their ubiquity, USB devices remain a critical cybersecurity threat.

Stealthy cryptomining apps still on Google Play
2018-09-25 09:29

Researchers have flagged 25 apps on Google Play that are surreptitiously mining cryptocurrency for their developers, and some of these have still not been removed, they warn. About the malicious...

NSA Leak Fuels Rise in Hacking for Crypto Mining: Report
2018-09-19 15:40

Illicit cryptocurrency mining has been surging over the past year, in part due to a leaked software tool from the US National Security Agency, researchers said Wednesday. read more

New Threat Actor ‘Rocke’: A Rising Monero Cryptomining Menace
2018-08-30 20:35

A threat actor been spotted on a number of honeypots looking to download and execute malicious cryptomining malware.

MikroTik Routers Exploited in Massive Crypto-Mining Campaign
2018-08-03 14:13

Attackers managed to infect tens of thousands of MikroTik network routers in Brazil with code that injects the CoinHive in-browser crypto-mining script into web traffic. read more