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Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware

Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware ‘Clipper’ Found On Google Play

Researchers at ESET have discovered a new strain of cryptocurrency-stealing malware dubbed the ‘Clipper’ on Google Play Store. The findings were reported to the Play Store team which quickly took down the app on February 1st. Clipper was found hidden inside an Android app which was impersonating a legitimate service known as MetaMask — a browser extension which allows Ethereum-based apps to run on a […]

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Cryptocurrency-mining Malware Sold in Underground Markets Targeting IoT Devices

Starting from 2018 cyber threat landscape shifted from Ransomware to Cryptocurrency mining attacks, attackers targeted a number of internet portals and different kinds of servers. Hackers taking each and every probability for mining cryptocurrencies, even they inserted Cryptocurrency mining malware with the embedded videos in word documents. The Cryptocurrency mining attacks not limited to computer’s, […]

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