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10 users controlling the bulk of cryptocoin generator funds Mining internet currency on websites with Coinhive scripts is a lucrative endeavor, but only for a handful of people.…

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

Researchers: Attackers Have Compromised More Than 209,000 RoutersAttackers have targeted a patched vulnerability to exploit more than 209,000 carrier-grade routers made by Latvian manufacturer...

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...

Following Apple's lead in banning cryptocurrency mining apps, Google has also updated its Play Store policy this week to ban apps that mine cryptocurrencies on users' devices in the background....

The Rakhni Trojan is now giving bad actors the ability to infect victims either with a ransomware cryptor or a miner.

Security researchers have discovered an interesting piece of malware that infects systems with either a cryptocurrency miner or ransomware, depending upon their configurations to decide which of...


Apple has joined Google, Facebook and many other tech giants in banning stealthy cryptojackers from secretly using your device.

Due to the surge in cryptocurrency prices, not only hackers but also legitimate websites and mobile apps are increasingly using cryptocurrency miners to monetize by levying the CPU power of your...