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Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware
2018-08-03 09:18

Security researchers have discovered at least three massive malware campaigns exploiting hundreds of thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers to secretly install cryptocurrency miners on computers...

Huge Cryptomining Attack on ISP-Grade Routers Spreads Globally
2018-08-02 13:33

Carrier-grade MikroTik routers are delivering potentially millions of daily cryptomining pages to the attacker.

Steam Bans Developer After Outcry Over Cryptomining, Scam Items
2018-08-01 13:06

A simple, 2D game raised eyebrows after it was found to be consuming big amounts of processing power.

42% of organizations globally hit by cryptomining attacks
2018-07-13 11:00

Cybercriminals are aggressively targeting organizations using cryptomining malware to develop illegal revenue streams, according to Check Point. Meanwhile, cloud infrastructures appear to be the...

Ransomware is so 2017, it's all cryptomining now among the script kiddies
2018-07-12 14:26

Plus: Hackers take crack at cloud, phones come pre-pwned, malware's going multi-plat The number of organisations affected by cryptomining malware in the first half of 2018 ramped up to 42 per...

Malicious Docker Containers Earn Cryptomining Criminals $90K
2018-06-13 21:55

Researchers said over a dozen malicious docker images available on Docker Hub allowed hackers to earn $90,000 in cryptojacking profits.

Why cryptomining is the new ransomware, and businesses must prepare for it
2018-06-12 17:34

A new security risk is cryptomining, as criminals hijack compute power to steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting victims.

Cryptomining malware digs into nearly 40% of organizations worldwide
2018-06-08 11:45

Check Point published its latest Global Threat Index for May 2018, revealing that the Coinhive cryptominer impacted 22% of organizations globally – up from 16% in April, an increase of nearly 50%....

Cryptomining apps are on the rise, malicious apps in app stores decline
2018-05-30 16:00

RiskIQ analyzed 120 mobile app stores and more than two billion daily scanned resources. The findings showed that taking advantage of the popularity and volatility of the cryptocurrency landscape...

How security pros see the future of cryptocurrencies and cryptomining
2018-05-25 11:30

Data gathered by Lastline at RSA Conference 2018 reveals security professionals’ perspectives on the future of cryptocurrencies and cryptomining, response to ransomware attacks, and security...