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Hard Times for Cryptojacking
What is Cryptojacking? It is an attack in which hackers secretly utilize the computing power of your device…
The Pirate Bay’s preferred cryptominer Coinhive shutting down next week
The Pirate Bay was caught twice secretly mining Monero cryptocurrency using Javascript powered by Coinhive. Popular in-browser crypto-mining service…
415,000 routers infected by cryptomining malware – Prime target MikroTik
According to a new report, around 415,000 routers throughout the world are infected with malware having the potential…
400% increase in cryptomining malware attacks against iPhones
It wouldn’t be wrong to state that Apple has become the apple of the eyes of cryptomining enthusiasts…
Japanese police to charge scammers with crypto mining without consent
The investigators believe that the case involving crypto mining is a violation of the law banning the use…
New malware mine cryptocurrency without open browser session
Initially, the cryptomining malware aimed at generating cryptocurrency using open browser session but that has now changed. Cryptomining has become…
Hackers compromise AOL advertising platform to mine cryptocurrency
The IT security researchers at Trend Mirco have discovered that on March 25th, 2018, malicious hackers compromised AOL’s advertising…
Beware; rTorrent Client Exploited to Mine Monero Cryptocurrency
rTorrent Client Exploited to Mine Monero Cryptocurrency Thanks to XML-RPC Misconfiguration Vulnerability. According to the findings of F5…
MS Word Maybe Used for Cryptojacking Attacks
Cryptojacking JavaScript can be launched in Word documents – New Word features that appeared in its latest version…
LA Times website hacked to mine Monero cryptocurrency
Another day, another Monero cryptocurrency miner – This time, the target was LA times’ The Homicide Report website. Troy Mursch,…