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Cryptojacking

Steve Kaaru

25 March, 2025

Cryptojacking hackers blackmail YouTubers; Lazarus’ new malware

The hackers report YouTubers for copyright infringement, then blackmail them into including crypto mining malware in video descriptions, says Kaspersky.

Hackers use ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to spread Monero mining malware

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Steve Kaaru

2 January, 2022

Hackers use ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to spread Monero mining malware

The latest Spider-Man film is proving quite popular, and hackers are taking advantage to spread a very well-disguised mining malware...

Indian police arrest alleged BTC scammer, seizing $1.2 million

Business

Ed Drake

24 January, 2021

Indian police arrest alleged BTC scammer, seizing $1.2 million

Authorities in the city of Bengaluru announced they had detained a man named Srikrishna on suspicion of hacking into government...

Hackers use Monero cryptojacking as decoy for more invasive attacks: report

Tech

Ed Drake

6 December, 2020

Hackers use Monero cryptojacking as decoy for more invasive attacks: report

A group called BISMUTH has reportedly attacked a number of targets linked to governments in Vietnam and France in recent...

Australian man caught mining on supercomputers avoids jail

Tech

Steve Kaaru

22 September, 2020

Australian man caught mining on supercomputers avoids jail

Jonathan Khoo was a contractor at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, a federal government’s scientific research agency.

5 Chinese hackers face cryptojacking, wire fraud charges in US

Business

Steve Kaaru

21 September, 2020

5 Chinese hackers face cryptojacking, wire fraud charges in US

Prosecutors said the five defendants engaged in computer intrusions that affected several companies in the United States and beyond.

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Kurt Wuckert Jr

20 May 2025

Cryptojacking

Cryptojacking hackers blackmail YouTubers; Lazarus’ new malware

Hackers use ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to spread Monero mining malware

Indian police arrest alleged BTC scammer, seizing $1.2 million

Hackers use Monero cryptojacking as decoy for more invasive attacks: report

Australian man caught mining on supercomputers avoids jail

5 Chinese hackers face cryptojacking, wire fraud charges in US

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