Security News

Obama-Themed Ransomware Also Mines for Monero
2018-09-04 13:33

More Proof Cryptojacking Is Thriving: Crypto-Locking Malware Doubles as MinerRansomware creators, having already created "themes" for their crypto-locking malware ranging from Pokemon and horror...

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.

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

$175 Million in Monero Mined via Malicious Programs: Report
2018-06-12 15:13

The popularity of crypto-currency malware has been skyrocketing over the past year, and the segment appears to have been highly lucrative for cybercriminals, a new Palo Alto Networks report...

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...

Crypto Me0wing attacks: Kitty cashes in on Monero
2018-05-24 11:30

It’s been a month since the first Drupalgeddon 2.0 RCE (SA-CORE-2018-002/CVE-2018-7600) exploit was first published, unleashing its destruction into the wild… and through our cloud monitoring...

PyRoMine Uses NSA Exploit for Monero Mining and Backdoors
2018-04-26 18:21

Not just a miner, the malware also sets up a hidden default account with system administrator privileges, to be used for re-infection and further attacks.

New Monero-Mining Android Malware Discovered
2018-04-03 16:18

A newly discovered malware family attempts to leverage the (limited) computing power of Android devices to mine for Monero crypto-currency, Trend Micro warns. Dubbed HiddenMiner, the malware was...