April 18, 2019 PayPal Aims to Prevent Crypto Ransomware Attacks With New Patent PayPal was granted a cybersecurity patent to prevent crypto ransomware hackers from locking up users’ files.…
April 13, 2019 US Justice Dept. Convicts Two Romanians of Cybercrimes Including Cryptojacking U.S. federal jury convicted two alleged Romanian hackers of spreading malware to steal credit card credentials and illicitly mine cryptocurrency.…
April 9, 2019 Major Web Browser Firefox by Mozilla Now Blocks Web-Based Cryptojacking Major open-source browser Mozilla Firefox announced new protections against crypto mining attacks in its new browser versions.…
March 27, 2019 Ukrainian Man Faces up to 6 Years in Jail for Cryptojacking on His Own Websites The Cyber Police of Ukraine have arrested a man who placed crypto mining malware on his own websites with 1.5 million monthly visitors.…
March 26, 2019 YouTube Reportedly Runs Malicious Ad for Bitcoin Wallet Electrum by Accident Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube reportedly ran a malicious ad for the Electrum Bitcoin wallet by mistake.…
March 19, 2019 Report: Malware Targets Israeli Fintech Firms Working in Crypto, Forex Trading According to a cybersecurity company, Israeli fintech companies are being targeted by malware. Israeli fintech companies that work with forex and crypto trading are being targeted by malware, according to a blog post from threat research department Unit 42 of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks published on March 19.Per the report, Unit 42 first encountered an older version of the malware in question, Cardinal RAT, in 2017.…
March 15, 2019 Google Deletes Crypto Malware Targeting Blockchain.com, MyEtherWallet Users The malicious Google Chrome web extension was tied to a fake token airdrop from cryptocurrency exchange Huobi.…
March 14, 2019 Report Shows Cryptojacking Is Prime Example of Shift Towards Discreet Cyberattacks A recent report shows that cryptojacking is a prime example of cybercriminals’ shift to “low and slow” attack approaches.…
February 21, 2019 Research Warns ‘Familiar’ Monero Mining Malware Is Infecting Windows Systems A new attack uses a combination of known tools to target victims and use their hardware to mine Monero.…
February 11, 2019 Fake MetaMask Crypto Malware Pulled From Google Play After Tip-Off An app masquerading as DApp MetaMask contained malware that aimed to steal coins by replacing wallet addresses.…
