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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 […]
The website Have I Been Pwned is known for analyzing and storing database dumps and leaked account details. A user can simply visit the site to know if their account has been compromised in the recent past. The good part is that the service is completely free. Much to the concern of many users, a fake […]
At least 1,000 Magento based websites including shops have been targeted and infected with this malware. Threat analysis and cyber-security intelligence firm Flashpoint stated that cybercriminals have been targeting the open-source e-commerce platform Magento with malware since 2016. As a result, hundreds of e-commerce websites running via Magento have already been compromised by hackers to […]
With the help of in-browser mining services like CoinHive, website owners have an easy way to hijack your CPU cycles and print free money. The notorious cybercriminals are also using new techniques to inject miners into computers and turn them into cryptomining machines. Just last month, we even told you about the first Firefox extension which was found […]
Security researchers have identified a new but unusually distributed Monero cryptominer scam campaign involving the face of a popular celebrity. The IT security researchers at Imperva have discovered a campaign in which hackers have compromised PostgreSQL servers to install cryptocurrency mining malware. The malware is hidden in a picture of well-known Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson. […]
In a blog post published on Wednesday, Microsoft said their Windows Defender antivirus software helped in the prevention of a massive cryptocurrency malware attack from spreading across the globe. Just before the noon of March 6, it did so by blocking around 80,000 instances of “several sophisticated trojans that exhibited advanced cross-process infection techniques, persistence mechanisms, and […]
rTorrent Client Exploited to Mine Monero Cryptocurrency Thanks to XML-RPC Misconfiguration Vulnerability. According to the findings of F5 Networks Inc.’s threat researchers, cybercriminals have managed to make $3,900 in a new malicious cryptomining campaign. The new scheme involves installation of currency-mining software on computers that run on Unix-like OS through exploiting the famous BitTorrent client […]
Cryptojacking JavaScript can be launched in Word documents – New Word features that appeared in its latest version made it possible – MS Word now allows adding video into the document by inserting an iFrame code. The file size does not increase as the video is played through a headless web browser opened in a popup window. […]
Researchers said they found cyptojacking code hidden on the Los Angeles Times’ interactive Homicide Report webpage that was quietly harnessing visitors’ CPUs to mine Monero cryptocurrency. The cryptojacking incident was found by Troy Mursch, a security researcher at Bad Packets Report, on Wednesday. He said the cryptominer has since been killed off. The cryptominer in question […]
Cryptojacking Malware called “Minr“ infected website has been linked with Wikipedia Page that leads to mine the cryptocurrency Monero (XMR). Wikipedia visitors who visiting the concern page and once a user clicks the link that pointed to the Malware infected website, the malicious script will be executed and visitor infected with “Minr” crypto-jacking malware. Researchers found that many […]
While Elon Musk might be busy making plans to take humans to Mars and impress people with SpaceX’s upcoming internet satellite launch, notorious hackers don’t know how to take a break. As detected by cloud security firm RedLock, the hackers were able to take control of Tesla’s poorly secured public cloud account to mine cryptocurrency. […]
It is 2018 and the easiest way to make quick money at someones else’s expense is mining cryptocurrency. This time, however, researchers have found two new victims of cryptojacking including Tesla, Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) and Wikipedia, an online content based encyclopedia. These findings came from two separate IT security firms. First, according to researchers at California based Cloud Threat Defense […]
Another day, another Monero ming scam – This one, researchers claim is the biggest and most malicious cryptomining campaign to hit Jenkins CI servers. Profitable cryptocurrency mining is currently the fad among hackers and cybercriminals. The sad part is that the scam is performed at the expense of innocent users’ computer processors as the mining […]
The malicious Monero mining campaign is spreading fast through ADB.miner to target Android devices. The IT security researchers at a Chinese information security firm Netlab have revealed that the ADB.miner malware also called Android.CoinMine.15 is spreading at an excessively fast pace. Researchers have noted that its activity is at its peak at the moment with […]
Newly Identified Drive-by Monero Cryptomining Campaign Targeted Millions of Android Devices in Few Months. Hackers usually rely upon infected or rather trojanized applications and redirect notices to carry out a certain kind of online scam called malvertising and nowadays they are increasingly relying on carrying out cryptomining through these very techniques. In their campaign, Android […]
There were thousands of UK and US government websites mining Monero including UK’s NHS and US’s Court. It has been raining on cryptocurrency in 2018 especially Bitcoin whose value touched the sky and made people millionaires in days. It also encouraged hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of the situation and make easy money but the price for it […]
Where on earth you won’t expect cryptojacking scripts exploiting people’s machine for cryptocurrencies? Probably, the websites owned by feds. But it turns out, it isn’t entirely true. Now, before one starts to think that the governments had a change of heart and began to harvest crypto coins, the story involves malicious actors, because, of course. Scott […]
Forget WannaCry and welcome WannaMine, a fileless cryptojacking malware using leaked NSA exploit called EternalBlue. We cannot ignore the fact that cryptocurrencies are much in demand and monetary worth of digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Monero have soared tremendously, thereby, increasing the purchasing power and liquidity of cryptocurrency wallets. In such a time, cybercriminals […]
Another day, another Monero mining malware – This one uses two NSA exploits and so far it has mined over 8,900 Monero. It looks like the craze of cryptocurrency mining is taking over the world by storm as every new day there is a new malware targeting unsuspecting users to use their computing power to mine cryptocurrency. Recently, […]
Samsung cryptocurrency mining chips called application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) will soon hit the market and change the way cryptocurrencies are being mined today. Believe it or not but the Korean tech giant Samsung has given in to the cryptocurrency mining craze that companies are currently falling prey to and started developing processors specially designed to mine […]
In-browser mining services like CoinHive have given an easy-to-setup tool to notorious players who wish to hijack your CPU cycles and print free money. There are ways to curb this cryptojacking but new services keep mushrooming to target novice as well as experienced users. For the first time, a Firefox add-on has been spotted that […]