Tag: Cryptojacking

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MikroTik Cryptojacking Threat Now Affects Over 415,000 Routers Worldwide

The number of threats against cryptocurrency users continues to increase. Cryptojacking has been a big problem which only grows worse. New statistics confirm over...

Trojans, Malware, and Sextortion Dominate Leading Trends in Bitcoin Cybercrime

Cybercriminals continue to devise and perfect new strategies to steal Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In 2018 alone, the activities of these online syndicates have...

Bitcoin Mining Attack Causes University to Shut Down Network

St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia was forced to shut down their entire network due to a Bitcoin mining attack. The focus on cryptocurrency...

North Korea Allegedly Continues Cryptojacking Efforts to Obtain Monero

The correlation between North Korea and cryptocurrency remains clouded. Numerous experts claim North Korean hackers target cryptocurrency exchanges and users. A new report indicates...

Russian Bitcoin Mining Criminal Faces up to Five Years in Prison

A Russian hacker who used government-owned servers for illicit Bitcoin mining is facing up to five years in jail for his actions. One thing you...

Monero Community Educates the Masses on Malicious Mining Threats

Malicious cryptocurrency mining is a very troublesome trend. Criminals hijack unprotected internet-connected devices to mine Monero. To counter this threat, developers of the popular...

McAfee Experts Confirm Malicious Crypto Mining Will Become More Popular

There has been no shortage of cryptocurrency-related malware over the years. A new report by McAfee claims the worst has yet to come in...

NSA’s Eternal Blue Exploit Leads to Cryptojacking Surge

Cryptojacking has become of the biggest threats to computer users these days. The malware used to perform this task seems capable of mining different...

Government Websites in India Hacked for Crypto Mining

Hackers have targeted government websites in India with malware in order to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining. The government of India has a contentious relationship with...

Cryptojacking PSA: Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Now Affects Over 280,000 Routers Worldwide

Criminals are exploring new methods of obtaining cryptocurrency. As ransomware seemingly becomes less popular, new trends will emerge. Cryptojacking has become increasingly popular in...

New Malware Combines Cryptojacking, Cryptomining with Known Ransomware

Ransomware has been a big problem over the past few years. Criminals are now actively revisiting this malware family to focus on cryptomining and...

Hot Enough to Fry an Egg: CoinHive Cryptojacking Malware Edition

The number of internet-connected devices around the world continues to expand exponentially. Any and all of these machines are susceptible to hacking and malware....