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Last month Opera introduced its browser’s 50 beta version with built-in cryptocurrency mining blocker for desktops. Now, the company has launched anti-cryptocurrency mining feature for mobile browsers on Android and iOS devices meaning that if a user is browsing on Opera, hacker, and cybercriminals will be automatically blocked from using their device’s computing power to […]
After a series of ransomware attacks capturing the headlines past year, crypto mining malware and cryptojacking attacks came into the play. Just last month, a Starbucks customer found that the infected Wi-Fi hotspot was trying to mine Monero digital coins. It was a new kind of threat associated with using public hotspots, which are often labeled […]
A new botnet (here’s our existing cryptomining coverage) is in the town and it uses Python as a scripting language to carry out its operation and mine Monero digital coins. As found out by the researchers at F5 Labs, this botnet has been operating under the radar in recent times. Due to its association with […]
Norwegian browser maker Opera has launched the beta version of Opera 50, the first popular browser to integrate a built-in cryptocurrency-mining blocker. The feature offers a new defense against the rise of cryptojacking or browser-based cryptocurrency miners that use a site visitor’s CPU without gaining the owner’s consent. Crooks are increasingly hiding JavaScript miners on […]
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. […]
If you want to get malware on your Android device, it’s pretty easy. Forget about unofficial sources, malicious apps can be found on the “safe” Google Play where they can even live unnoticed for years. Adding to the pack of Android malware, Kaspersky Lab has spotted a new Android malware sample called “Trojan.AndroidOS.Loapi”. The researchers […]
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. […]
The advent of cryptocurrencies was bound to spark the interest of cybercriminals who are always looking to exploit some technology to steal some clicks or install malware. In the recent times, we’ve come across reports of a huge number of websites using your CPU power to mine cryptocurrency; the browser extensions and Android apps aren’t untouched […]
Android apps with millions of Google Play downloads also crash the party. A researcher has documented almost 2,500 sites that are actively running cryptocurrency mining code in the browsers of unsuspecting visitors, a finding that suggests the unethical and possibly illegal practice has only picked up steam since it came to light a few weeks […]
What is Cryptojacking? With the rise in the adoption of cryptocurrencies all around the world, the foul players on the web are also exploiting this opportunity to earn fraudulent clicks. In the past few months, we have told you about different websites and browser extensions using Coinhive miners to use your CPU power without notifying you; […]
Last week, we told you about The Pirate Bay’s ongoing attempts to use your processor power to mine Monero digital coins. According to the reports, the website was testing the waters for about 24 hours as a future source of income. Now, it’s being reported by gHacks that a popular Chrome extension named SafeBrowse has been […]