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The growth of Bitcoin and its derivative cryptocurrencies have expanded people’s point-of-view on what it really is, a new representation of real-world money. We used to associate money to currency, physical paper or metal coins to represent value, but now stored as a file in our computer or smart devices. However, not everyone in this […]
The trojan also installs a rootkit and another malware variant that can lead to denial-of-service conditions Perhaps the malware variants that affect Linux users are not as common as threats to Windows users, but Linux malware becomes increasingly functional and complex, consider digital forensics specialists in the International Institute of Cyber Security. The most recent […]
Cryptocurrency mining attacks on Apple devices have increased almost 400% in the last month During the last two weeks of September cryptojacking attacks against iPhone and others devices using the Safari browser increased four times the previous average. A cybersecurity and digital forensics firm has begun to investigate the reasons behind this significant increase in […]
The IT security researchers at Palo Alto Networks has identified that a fake Flash updater is circulating the web and fooling computer users by sneakily installing cryptocurrency mining bot XMRig. In the past few months, researchers have identified 113 fake updaters installing cryptomining malware on targeted devices. The notorious updater is actively attacking computers since August […]
Hackers are abusing Googlebot servers to deliver malicious payloads. Last year, HackRead exclusively reported on how hackers were using Google Adwords and Google Sites to spread malware. Then came another shocking research from Cisco Talos exposing how hackers exploited Google Search Results to distribute Zeus Panda banking trojan. Now, researchers at F5 identified a strange and infrequent behavior […]
In all the future versions of the Firefox web browser, cryptojacking malware will be blocked. Mozilla, the company behind Firefox browser, announced on August 30 that it is launching an anti-tracking initiative, which will be implemented broadly over the next few months. Firefox has cited the study from Ghostery, a browser extension that about 55.4% […]
Cryptocurrency online mining practice has become very popular According to cyber security organization specialists, one in every 500 of the one million most visited websites according to Alexa contains cryptocurrency mining software based on the network that begins a mining process as soon as the website is opened in the browser; yet, despite having become a common […]
Mimecast, a data security firm recently announced the result of their quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment report revealing an 80% increase of phishing, through the use of impersonation activities. In a year after the devastation of the WannaCry ransomware and the wider spread of cryptojacking malware, cybercriminals are still depending on high-level social engineering attacks. […]
Mining malware has been a headache in 2018, and some organizations still don’t implement security measures Cyber security organization experts report that nearly a third of the organizations claim to have suffered cryptojacking attacks, meanwhile, hackers keep working in their attempts to drive cryptocurrency malware attacks. Cryptojacking attacks have become increasingly popular among the cybercriminals, as […]
Currently, the malware is targeting unpatched MikroTik routers in Brazil but researchers believe it’s about time it will spread worldwide. Unpatched routers manufactured by MikroTik have become potential targets of cryptojacking malware campaigns in Brazil. According to the analysis of Trustwave’s security researcher Simon Kenin, an unprecedented increment in web-based cryptojacking/cryptomining attacks in Brazil has […]
Ransomware seems to have taken a back seat and not it’s Cryptojacking the latest arsenal for cybercriminals, and it has increased drastically over the year. It looks like the priorities of the cybercriminals are changing. Earlier they targetted companies, and financial institution, are now targeting their computer resources Now this sudden shift in cybercriminal’s priority has put the powerful computers of these […]
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 […]
Pentest specialists discovered a malware piece that infects systems with ransomware cryptocurrency mining programs, depending on equipment specifications and configuration, to decide which of the two attacks could be more profitable. While ransomware is a type of malware that blocks a computer and prevents access to encrypted data until a ransom is paid to remove file […]
Last year, when The Pirate Bay was first caught mining cryptocurrency without notifying the users, it created lost of havoc in the pirate community. While some supported the decision by calling it a way to assist the website operations, others expressed concern. The Monero cryptocurrency miner has been found to make an appearance once again, according […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to know if you have been a victim of a malicious websites using your computer to mine cryptocurrency. You’ll find a way to let them know. One of the biggest growing trends in information security felonies is the cryptojacking, which involves web sites of malicious content that uses […]
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 […]
There is no doubt about the fact that cryptojacking malware has become one of the biggest threats to online users and given the unexpectedly high popularity of cryptocurrencies, it is unavoidable for people to make profits through cryptomining – But let’s not forget that cryptomining and cryptojacking are totally different domains. Cryptomining is a legal way to […]
We have seen many examples where malicious chrome extensions are used to target users and steal their information. Last month, the Facexworm malware campaign was reported by TrendMicro whose working was similar to Digimine. Now, the security firm Radware has disclosed a group of 7 Chrome extensions hiding the malware Nigelthorn that were living on […]