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If you frequently use Facebook Messenger then we advise that you open attachments in your messages a bit more wisely than before. Researchers at renowned cyber-security firm Trend Micro have discovered a malicious new cryptocurrency mining malware that specifically targets Facebook Messenger users . The malware has been dubbed as Digmine. It is hidden in […]
Cryptocurrency mining is on the rise and so does the number of instances where wrong ways are used to harvest the digital currency. Just a day before yesterday, we told you about the Loapi Android malware that mines Monero on your device. Even if you’re sitting at a place like Starbucks, mining can happen anytime. […]
After non-stop malware attacks, Android users have a couple of new threats to worry about and these include cryptocurrency miners and fake wallets on Google Play Store. In October this year, it was reported that a Monero mining malware was hiding behind three utility apps and used the computing power of Android devices to generate digital coins. Fake […]
Cybercriminals have their eyes set on mining cryptocurrencies and exploiting cryptocurrency exchanges for their malicious purposes. According to reports, another popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta has been hacked in such a way that users are sending their tokens to the hacker considering that the exchange is receiving them. So far at least 308ETH (equivalent to $266,789) […]
Security researchers from Kaspersky have discovered a new malware that is targeting Android phones. This malware, called as Loapi, is a harmful piece of code that can execute five separate malicious actions including mining the Monero cryptocurrency, making DDoS attacks, bombarding infected users with continuous ads, redirecting web traffic, transmitting text messages, and downloading and […]
Due to the unprecedented and unexpected increase in the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, there has been a sudden rise in cyber-attacks on cryptocurrency marketplaces and exchanges. Hackers are unleashing all sorts of attacks from DDoS to spearphishing and frontal attacks to make use of the popularity of cryptocurrencies. Monero mining with NSA exploits Now, […]
Android phones have always remained the soft target of malicious threat actors since every now and then we hear about a new malware strain hitting innocent android users. The same has happened in this case where a new malware is targeting Android phones. This particular malware, dubbed as Loapi, is an evil piece of code […]
On December 12, 2017, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced its servers were under a series of massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. On December 17th however, the company said its platform is suffering a “heavy DDoS” attack once again. In a tweet on Sunday afternoon, Bitfinex said that “Platform is currently under heavy DDOS, we […]
Bitcoin’s price set a new record on Saturday when it reached USD 19,000 a piece and it looks like North Korea is trying to take full advantage of it. According to security researchers at SecureWorks, the infamous Lazarus group known for their links with the North Korean government has been busy targeting cryptocurrency platforms by conducting a spearphishing campaign. Lazarus was […]
The current price of 1 Bitcoin is almost USD 20,000 and those who cannot invest in cryptocurrencies find other ways get some. On Friday 15th December, Russian authorities said that Transneft, a state-owned largest oil pipeline company in the world suffered a cyber attack in which its computers were hacked to generate Monero digital currency. According to Reuters, […]
Website mining cryptocurrency from people computers isn’t something we haven’t heard about. A guy even went a step ahead and mined cryptocurrency from his Tesla Car for free. The cryptojacking incident happened with Stensul CEO Noah Dunkin would rather sound unusual to many. Earlier this month, Dunkin was up at a Buenos Aires Starbucks for a caffeine doze. […]
As you might know, the value of Bitcoin suddenly increased this month and that motivated hackers to target cryptocurrency exchanges and steal user funds or shut down their service so no one can withdraw their funds. But those who cannot hack or mine cryptocurrency are physically assaulting people for it. According to the Manhattan District […]
Bitfinex (the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange by volume) was forced to shut down its continuous operations after experiencing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Tuesday, December 12th. DDoS attack is an attempt to make an online service unavailable by flooding it with traffic from various origins. While Bitcoin’s price goes higher and higher, […]
Bitfinex, known as one of the world largest cryptocurrency exchange was forced to shut down its ongoing operations after suffering a series of non-stop distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Tuesday, December 12th. Based in Hong Kong, Bitfinex used its Twitter account to inform its customers about the situation and stated that “We are currently under heavy […]
The value of Bitcoin is increasing rapidly making it almost impossible for most of the world to invest and that is why users are trying to invest or mine other currencies including Monero digital coin which is around USD 265. Starbucks and CoinHive code On December 2nd, a Twitter user Noah Dinkin sent out a screenshot that showed […]
Bitcoin has turned out to be one of the most valuable cryptocurrencies in the world with over $15,000 (€13,170) current value. This is great news for those who invested in Bitcoin but even better news for hackers and other malicious elements. Old RAT new capabilities While Bitcoin’s value is up to the sky, cyber threats against its […]
In 2009, James Howells, a British IT worker bought 7,500 Bitcoin, at the time its value was around $130. Currently, 1 Bitcoin according to CoinBase is more than $15,000(€13,170) which means today Howells should have owned a whopping $121 million. But it turned out back in 2013, Howells threw the hard disk that contained the key to his digital wallet […]
WordPress is one of the most used platforms in the world with more than 75 million websites using its content management system (CMS), and that is good enough reason for hackers to target WordPress-based websites. Old malware new capabilities Recently, researchers at website security platform Sucuri discovered that 5,500 WordPress websites are infected with malware that was initially […]
Bitcoin is breaking every record—after gaining 20% jump last week, Bitcoin price just crossed the $14,800 mark in less than 24 hours—and there can be no better reason for hackers to put all of their efforts to steal skyrocketing cryptocurrency. NiceHash, the largest Bitcoin mining marketplace, has been hacked, which resulted in the theft of […]
Bitcoin recent rise happened as fast as possible, and it crosses the $14,000 landmark for the first time in history.In the meantime a largest Crypto-Mining Marketplace NiceHash announced that it suffered a security breach. Source: Coindesk NiceHash started in 2014, and it serves as the marketplace for miners, it has multiple coins to mine beginning […]
The cryptocurrency mining marketplace NiceHash has announced it suffered a hack attack. As a result, hackers have stolen an unknown amount of funds and emptied its entire Bitcoin wallet. In an official statement issued on Wednesday, the company said “Unfortunately, there has been a security breach involving NiceHash website. We are currently investigating the nature of the […]