2018-11-29 08:00 |
A security bulletin released by Kaspersky Labs states that botnets are increasingly being used to distribute illicit crypto mining software.
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Leading cybersecurity unit Kaspersky Labs has warned hackers are “reprofiling” the world’s most well-known botnets en masse in order to spread their cryptocurrency mining malware as widely as possible.
2018-11-28 18:56 | |
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Cryptocurrency is no stranger to dubious tactics by those who are looking to cheat the system – and those who use it. Several digital security companies, such as Kaspersky Labs, have been trying to provide cryptocurrency users and services with the tools and resources they need to combat against the troublesome tactics. Here are just […]
2018-11-14 22:29 | |
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The cybersecurity firm predicted that crypto-related cybercrime won't slow down in 2023, but it will move on from Bitcoin as a source of payment.
Intel is set to collaborate with Microsoft to defend against cryptojacking. According to an official press release, the two leading tech companies will work hand-in-hand in fighting cryptojacking threats for users.
The Microsoft Security Intelligence team confirmed the presence of a new ‘info-stealing malware’ present in its Windows computers. In a tweet on Aug 27, the MSI team stated the malware was first spotted on cybercriminal black markets in June but has recently started spreading widely across the globe.
A monero mining script has been embedded in a public instance of an AWS virtual machine. How many others are similarly infected?
Cisco Systems threat intelligence team has released a warning regarding a newly discovered Monero Mining crypto-jacking botnet called “Prometei. ” The notice stated that the botnet not only mines Monero using targeted computer’s resources but also steals data from the system.
A security incident on Twitter duped businesses and people into sending at least $120,000 worth of Bitcoin to an anonymous online wallet, half of which has already been spirited to other accounts. Given that some of the Twitter accounts targeted were using two-factor authentication (2FA) and strong passwords, the hack may be internal to twitter. […]
In the first six months of 2020, scammers made off with about $24 million in bitcoin, as per the Twitter bot Whale Alert's latest report. These scams involved giveaways, sextortion, fake exchanges, fake ICO's, bitcoin recovery, video scams, Ponzi schemes, fake tumblers, malware, and so on.