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How Altcoins Influence The World of Crypto
Altcoins, or alternative cryptocurrencies, diversify the crypto landscape, offering investors options beyond Bitcoin and influencing market dynamics. Their…
Popular Thesaurus Website Used in Sneaky Cryptojacking Scheme
KEY FINDINGS Cybersecurity researchers at Group-IB unearthed a covert cryptojacking campaign concealed within a popular online thesaurus boasting…
Fake Super Mario 3 Installers Drop Crypto Miner, Data Stealer
The malware has the potential to target large-scale victims since games like Super Mario 3 are famous among…
Nitrokod Crypto Miner Hiding in Fake Microsoft and Google Translate Apps
Nitrokod crypto miner mines Monero (XMR) coin on infected devices and so far it has targeted 111,000 unsuspecting users in 11 countries.
5 Things to Consider When Getting into Cryptocurrency
When it comes to cryptocurrency, you don’t have to just close your eyes and hope for the best. There are several ways you can put yourself in an advantageous position.
Old crypto malware makes come back, hits Windows, Linux devices
LemonDuck was first discovered in China in 2019 as a cryptocurrency botnet that used affected systems for Monero mining.
New malware in pirated games disables Windows Updates, Defender
Dubbed Crackonosh by researchers; the malware uses the victim's computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies for its developers.
Prometei botnet uses NSA exploit, hits unpatched MS exchange servers
Unpatched MS Exchange Servers are being hunted by Prometei botnet to expand its army of Monero cryptocurrency mining bots.
Threat actors hijacking Bitbucket and Docker Hub for Monero mining
According to researchers, both developer resources were also targeted last year for Monero mining but now the campaign has resurfaced.
Owner forgets password to digital wallet with $240m of Bitcoin inside
According to Chainalysis, a crypto-currency data collector, 20% of all existing 18.5 million Bitcoin, which is roughly $140 billion, are currently locked in wallets.