Security News

Rarog Trojan ‘Easy Entry’ For New Cryptomining Crooks, Report Warns
2018-04-05 15:12

A malware family called Rarog is becoming an appealing and affordable entry point for hackers to run cryptocurrency mining campaigns, researchers say.

Google bans cryptomining Chrome extensions because they refuse to play by the rules
2018-04-03 20:56

Google continues to try to keep its browser running smoothly in spite of others’ efforts.

Google Bans Crypto-Mining Chrome Extensions
2018-04-03 16:57

Google on Monday announced that Chrome extensions designed to mine for crypto-currencies are no longer accepted in the Chrome Web Store. While still focused on allowing the Chrome extensions...

Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store
2018-04-03 14:38

In a bid to prevent Chrome users’ computers being covertly used for cryptocurrency mining, Google will try to purge the Chrome Web Store of extensions that hijack machines’ CPU resources to do...

Crypto mining runs rampant in higher education: Is it students?
2018-03-30 12:15

The higher education sector exhibited a startling increase in potentially damaging cryptocurrency mining behaviors, according to Vectra. The Attacker Behavior Industry Report reveals cyberattack...

Crypto Mining Rampant in Higher Education
2018-03-29 13:27

Figures from an analysis of 4.5 million monitored devices across 246 companies show that for every 10,000 devices and workloads, 165 contain active threats. The majority are given a low (113) or...

Fileless Crypto-Mining Malware Discovered
2018-03-28 15:25

Malicious crypto-miners have invaded the threat landscape over the past year, fueled by a massive increase in the value of crypto-currency.  A recent attack discovered by security researchers...

Cryptomining Gold Rush: One Gang Rakes In $7M Over 6 Months
2018-03-05 10:00

Report outlines lucrative rise of nefarious cyrptoming groups and their complex new business models.

Avoid Becoming a Crypto-Mining Bot: Where to Look for Mining Malware and How to Respond
2018-02-28 17:16

At a white elephant party in northern Colorado in December, a friend of mine was telling me that he’d borrowed against his children’s college funds to put money into three different...

Broadband network plagued by wheezy old cryptomining gadget
2018-02-19 13:02

The geriatric Bitcoin miner breathed out "spurious emissions" that befogged T-Mobile's broadband network in Brooklyn