Tag: Cryptocurrency Miner
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CoinHive URL Shortener Abused to Secretly Mine Cryptocurrency Using Hacked Sites
Security researchers have been warning about a new malicious campaign that leverages an alternative scheme to mine cryptocurrencies without …
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Ubuntu Snap Store Apps Contains Hidden Cryptocurrency Miner Malware
An Ubuntu user identified a malicious code that mines Bytecoin (BCN) hidden in the source code of the Ubuntu snap package (2048buntu and …
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If Video Killed the Radio, Will Malvertising Kill Your Website?
If you’re an internet user, you’ve almost certainly seen a pop-up ad congratulating you for winning a prize and enticing you to click …
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WannaCry Dominates Ransomware News in 2017, Drives 415 Percent Attack Boost
WannaCry drove a 415 percent increase in ransomware attacks and accounted for 90 percent of all detection reports in 2017. In addition to …
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Hackers Exploiting Drupal Vulnerability to Inject Cryptocurrency Miners
The Drupal vulnerability (CVE-2018-7600), dubbed Drupalgeddon2 that could allow attackers to completely take over vulnerable websites has …
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XIAOBA Ransomware Code Regenerated as Deadly Cryptocurrency Miner
Starting from 2018 cyber threat landscape shifted from Ransomware to Cryptocurrency mining attacks, attackers targeted a number of web …
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How Attackers Can Exploit rTorrent with Monero Cryptocurrency Miner
rTorrent is a Unix-based torrent client that is implemented in C++. rTorrent optionally supports XML-RPC to allow control by other external …
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Enterprise Security Lessons From the Crypto-Mining Craze
Anytime a new threat has as profound and far-reaching an impact as crypto-mining has this year, it’s tempting to shift from a holistic …
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XMRig: Father Zeus of Cryptocurrency Mining Malware?
Cryptocurrency is exploding all over the world, and so are attacks involving cryptocoins. From bitcoin to Ethereum and Monero, …
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TrickBot’s Cryptocurrency Hunger: Tricking the Bitcoin Out of Wallets
The TrickBot Trojan has been a rising global threat in the cybercrime arena ever since its emergence in late 2016. The organized cybergang …
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U.S. Government Sites Among Thousands Infected by Cryptocurrency Miner
Today’s topics include a cryptocurrency miner exploiting thousands of sites through an accessibility script; Valentine’s Day dating …
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Nearly 2000 WordPress Websites Infected with a Keylogger
More than 2,000 WordPress websites have once again been found infected with a piece of crypto-mining malware that not only steals the …
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