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Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks detected a large-scale cryptocurrency mining operation than last for more than 4 months. Researchers believe it impacted more than 30 million people worldwide. Attackers used malware for Mining Monero using high-performance XMRig. Threat actors used VBS file and various URL Shortening methods to install and run the XMRig payload. […]
A New Spritecoin Ransomware Discovered which is Demanding the Monero Crypto Currency to Decrypt the victim’s files instead of traditional and widely using Ransomware payment Cryptocurrency Bitcoin. A Monero Cryptocurrency has been created in 2014, the current price is $316 USD and it’s widely getting popular in cryptocurrency world. Spritecoin Ransomware also Pretending as a […]
Another day, another Monero cryptomining campaign and this time attackers exploited a security flaw in Oracle Fusion Middleware. Latest SANS Technology Institute report published on 7 January is more like a bombshell for cryptocurrency industry. It reveals the findings of Morphus Labs researcher Renato Marinho, according to which a new globally active cybercrime campaign is underway attacking […]
Opera browser developers have good news for web users annoyed by the cryptocurrency mining capabilities of certain websites that drain the life out of their CPUs. The Norwegian browser developer firm, Opera, has introduced Opera 50 beta version, which is the first every popular browser to come with cryptocurrency mining blocker. The beta version offers […]
As the cryptocurrency craze is reaching new heights, cybercriminals are looking for new methods to steal digital coins. In the past, we have seen methods like crypto jacking and spearphishing attacks. In a related development, security researchers have found a new malware campaign to mine cryptocurrency. Named Zealot Campaign, this malware targets Linux and Windows […]
A new sophisticated malware campaign dubbed “Zealot” leveraging NSA exploits targeting Windows and Linux systems to mine Monero on Internal Networks. Security researchers from F5 Networks identified the malware campaign “Zealot” targeting internal networks Leveraging NSA Exploit EternalBlue and EternalSynergy. Zealot campaign is highly obfuscated, and it can deliver multistaged attacks. it exploits unpatched Apache […]
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. […]
Previously it was reported that torrent search platform The Pirate Bay and other popular sites have been using visitor PCs to mine cryptocurrency and new reports have revealed that these are not the only websites that are exploiting our PCs but hundreds of websites are mining cryptocurrency without notifying the users. Bitcoin or Monero are […]
With the explosive rise in the popularity of cryptocurrencies, the use of digital coins is being seen in every sphere of digital space. This has also created a new revenue source for website owners. While some of them, including The Pirate Bay, have chosen to keep their users in the dark, other are employing innovative methods. […]
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 […]
Many top torrent websites add an option to donate them via bitcoins. They also provide .onion address to help you access them via dark web. In a first, The Pirate Bay torrent has been found to be using a cryptocurrency miner. It was found that the JavaScript code in the website uses your processor to […]
Short Bytes: Proofpoint has uncovered a malware attack that uses the same EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits, which were used to spread WannaCry. Called Adylkuzz, it’s a cryptocurrency miner that installs itself on a computer and uses your computer’s resources to mine Monero. It’s being claimed that Monero has infected hundreds of thousands of PCs and servers worldwide. Just […]
Good news for The Pirate Bay fans — Though The Pirate Bay’s .SE domain is now a thing of past, the .org domain is up and running! Days after losing its .SE domain name The Pirate Bay is back with a new domain name and this time they have decided to go .org. Yes, ThePirateBay.se is now […]