Security News

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store
2018-07-27 12:18

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....

Old Malware Gives Criminals Tricky New Choice: Ransomware or Mining
2018-07-06 19:33

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

New Virus Decides If Your Computer Good for Mining or Ransomware
2018-07-05 15:03

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...

Hackers Exploit Drupal Flaw for Monero Mining
2018-06-22 12:21

Network attacks exploiting a recently patched Drupal vulnerability are attempting to drop Monero mining malware onto vulnerable systems, Trend Micro reports. read more

Here's why Apple is banning cryptocurrency mining on iPhones and iPads
2018-06-12 17:46

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

Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Its App Stores
2018-06-12 10:18

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...

Traffic manipulation and cryptocurrency mining campaign compromised 40,000+ machines
2018-06-07 19:29

Unknown attackers have compromised 40,000+ servers, networking and IoT devices around the world and are using them to mine Monero and redirect traffic to websites hosting tech support scams,...

Starbucks site slurped, Z-Wave locks clocked, mad Mac Monero mining malware and much more
2018-05-26 14:01

Some security bites for the long weekend Roundup While this week was dominated by news of a new Spectre variant, the VPNFilter botnet, and TalkTalk's badbad routersrouters, plenty of other stories...

Starbucks site slurped, Comcast keys clocked, mad Mac Monero mining malware and much more
2018-05-26 14:01

Some security bites for the long weekend Roundup While this week was dominated by news of a new Spectre variant, the VPNFilter botnet, and TalkTalk's badbad routersrouters, plenty of other stories...

Macs Infected With New Monero-Mining Malware
2018-05-24 14:11

Many Mac users reported in the past few weeks that a process named “mshelper” had been eating up a lot of CPU power and draining their batteries. It turns out that the process is associated with a...