June 24, 2019 Researchers Uncover Threat of ‘Unusual’ Virtual Machine Crypto Mining Cybersecurity firm ESET has detected what it describes as an unusual and persistent cryocurrency miner distributed for macOS and Windows since August 2018.…
June 17, 2019 Report: Android Phishing Malware Impersonates Turkish Cryptocurrency Exchange New Android malware sidesteps Google’s SMS permissions restrictions to get hold of two-factor authentication codes received via SMS.…
June 13, 2019 Trend Micro: Outlaw Hacking Group’s Botnet Is Now Spreading a Monero Miner Trend Micro claims to have detected a web address spreading a botnet featuring a monero mining component alongside a backdoor.…
June 9, 2019 Hodler’s Digest, June 3–9: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week Tron CEO Justin Sun gets to lunch with Warren Buffett for $4.5 million, while Facebook’s coin may come out this month.…
June 6, 2019 Trend Micro Detects Major Uptick in New Strain of XMR Malware Targeting China-Based Systems Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has detected a major uptick in monero cryptojacking malware targeting China-based systems this spring.…
June 5, 2019 New Malware Campaign Spreads Trojans Through Clone Crypto Trading Website A new website spreads crypto-stealing malware by imitating the website Cryptohopper, a legitimate website where users can program tools for automatic trading.…
June 3, 2019 Hodler’s Digest, May 27–June 2: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week Kik has launched a Defend Crypto campaign, while Facebook’s crypto coin could face some demographic challenges.…
May 29, 2019 ‘Free Bitcoin’ Scam Propagated on YouTube Steals Crypto via Clipboard Hijacking A trojan is being propagated on YouTube via fraudulent videos about an allegedly free bitcoin generator which attempts to steal crypto and personal data.…
May 27, 2019 App Offering Free Bitcoin and Ether to Users Is a Scam, Malware Hunter Warns An app that claims to enable users to earn BTC and ETH automatically is a front for ransomware and Trojans, a security researcher claims.…
May 16, 2019 Crypto Miners Dominate Top 10 List of Most Prolific Malware Threats The three most prevalent types of malware in April were all crypto miners, according to Check Point Research’s global threat report.…
May 7, 2019 Cybercriminals Sneak in Crypto Mining Malware via Confluence Software Exploit Cybercriminals are exploiting a known vulnerability in the software Confluence to mine XMR. Cybercriminals are now reportedly exploiting known vulnerability CVE-2019-3396 in the software Confluence, a workspace productivity tool made by Atlassian, according to a report by security intelligence firm Trend Micro Inc.…
May 1, 2019 Malware Shellbot is Now Capable of Shutting Down Other Miners Cryptojacking malware Shellbot is now armed with new capabilities. The Shellbot cryptojacking malware has gone through an update and come out with some new capabilities, technology news website TechCrunch reported on May 1.Per the report, these findings come from Boston-based cybersecurity firm Threat Stack.…
