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About a week ago, HackRead reported that the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been secretly using its visitors’ computing power (CPU) to mine cryptocurrency without their consent. Here, it’s noteworthy that The Pirate Bay did the same twice last year. However, now, the website has publically acknowledged the practice by deciding […]
The cybersecurity industry is growing in the face of new developments in the world of tech. Marketresearch.biz is to release the Cyber Security forecast covering the years up to 2026. Data will be based from 2016 and 2017. Vital changes need to happen to all firms in order to capture the needed security defense against […]
A record cryptocurrency amount has been stolen from online wallets throughout the first half of 2018, as reported by pentest experts. CipherTrace, an information security and pentest firm, mentions that the sum of cryptocurrency stolen and used in money laundering in the first half of 2018 already exceeds three times the amount stolen during […]
Crypto-currency mining attacks are expected to increase in South Africa; the main factors that would contribute to this rise would be the financial gains plus the increased amount of anonymity that is assured for cyber criminals. These inferences were made by Russell Young, Tech Lead at Trend Micro, who was speaking recently as part of […]
After being offline for over a week, The Pirate Bay is back online with a cryptocurrency mining code. Last year, it was reported that one of the most popular torrenting websites The Pirate Bay (TPB) was using Coinhive’s cryptocurrency mining code to generate Monero coins by using computing power (CPU) of its visitors without their consent […]
Hackers are using a new MacOS malware aimed at cryptocurrency investors on Discord and Slack group chat communities. The malware was initially discovered by an IT security expert Remco Verhoef and later analyzed by Patrick Wardle, a former NSA white hat hacker and malware researcher. Dubbed OSX.Dummy; the malware has been developed in such a way that […]
A MacOS-based malware called “OSX.Dummy “is reportedly being used by cybercriminals to target a group of cryptocurrency investors. Reports on the subject are stating the malware is being used to attack investors who use Slack and Discord chat platforms to conduct their crypto business. Although the malware itself is not terribly sophisticated, it paves the […]
Cryptocurrencies are digital or virtual currencies that make use of encryption for security. As they are anonymous and decentralized in nature, one can use them for making payments that can’t be tracked by governments. As crypto-mining has gained popularity, the website owners are now using cryptocurrency mining scripts to use the CPU power of the […]
Reports from experts in information security training inform that a mining Trojan is being installed along with the popular Android operating system emulator “Andy”, and its users are actually concerned. According to these reports, the mining software would use the graphics processing unit, or GPU, on the computer graphics card to mine several cryptocurrencies. In […]
Bithumb, the world’s fourth-largest Bitcoin, and Ether exchange platform has been hacked again – This time, hackers have stolen a whopping amount of 35 billion South Korean Won (around $31 million). According to the limited details given by the company, the breach took place between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. The company has moved the remaining assets […]
BitTorrent, the company that owns the popular uTorrent file-sharing client, has been quietly sold for $ 140 million in cash to Justin Sun, the founder of the TRON Cryptocurrency blockchain start-up. TRON cryptocurrency is a decentralized platform for entertainment and content sharing using blockchain technology and distributed storage technology. Allows users to publish content without […]
The group of hackers mined Siacoin cryptocurrency from hacked computer systems at hundreds of Internet cafes in the country. Chinese police in Rui’An city of Zhejiang province have arrested 16 suspects for allegedly hacking into the Internet cafes’ computer systems in the city to illegally mine Siacoin cryptocurrency in July 2017. According to a Chinese language news […]
The IT security researchers at Qihoo 360 Total Security have discovered a new malware aiming at stealing cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, from the computer system of unsuspected users. Dubbed ClipboardWalletHijacker by researchers; the malware is targeting at Windows-based devices and is currently installed on over 300,000 devices. As indicated by its name the malware monitors clipboard activity […]
The investigators believe that the case involving crypto mining is a violation of the law banning the use of computer viruses. In a joint investigation, Police departments in Japanese cities of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Tochigi are probing a cryptocurrency mining scam involving three individuals including a web designer who used personal computer devices of unsuspecting users […]
Android-based cryptocurrency mining malware now started infecting Amazon Fire TV & Fire TV Stick Devices. It doesn’t specifically target the Amazon devices but Amazon Fire TV devices are running with an Android operating system so the cryptocurrency malware infection spreading across the Amazon devices. Multiple Fire TV device owners are facing this infection while they are streaming […]
Cryptocurrency is a digital money you use to make more secure and anonymous online transactions. Cryptocurrency allows you to make money transfers that are encrypted with an uncrackable code. With the eminent popularity of cryptocurrency, cyber criminals developed a new advanced attack dubbed as crypto mining malware. Crypto mining malware or sometimes called cryptojacking can […]
A traditional malware aims at stealing user data or keep an eye on victim’s online activities whereas depending on its capabilities a crypto mining malware not only steals data but also uses computing power (CPU) of victim’s PC to mine cryptocurrency and slow down its performance. Recently, there has been a sudden surge in crypto mining malware targeting […]
Coinrail, a South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange has suffered a massive hack attack in which hackers have stolen over $40 million in tokens and altcoins on Sunday. The hack has also caused a decrease in Bitcoin’s price – At the time of publishing this article, 1 Bitcoin was around $6,781. Although it is unclear how the […]
Crypto-currencies became very popular popularity for the last 2 years. The idea of mining virtual money that can be used for purchasing products and services online without the intervention of central banks are the main appeal. During its early days where the hash computations were not yet very complex, people started using their own computers […]
According to a newly released report, a malicious crypto-mining and traffic monetization malware campaign is underway. The report, which was published on June 6, explains that the campaign has so far affected more than 40,000 systems of nearly 9,000 companies across the world. A variety of sectors including governmental institutions, education, and finance industry have […]
Shopin, the first universal shopper profile offering the most personal shopping experience on reseller, app and store websites via blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, today released an official statement that a significant token wallet has been hacked. As a result of the hack, over $10 million dollars in a variety of tokens, including Ethereum, Level Up, Orbs […]