New Firefox option allows users to block crypto mining scripts
Mozilla has included an option under “Privacy & Security” tab allowing users to automatically block “cryptominers” from running in their browser.
Mozilla has included an option under “Privacy & Security” tab allowing users to automatically block “cryptominers” from running in their browser.
Hackers have found a way to use popular documentation app Confluence to install their cryptojacking software.
A new wave of malware selfishly turns off all other mining going on and takes all the processing power for itself.
Researchers at security firm Symantec said it had uncovered a surge in the so-called Beapy malware, which uses exploits leaked from the National Security Agency two years ago.
A recent report reveals that South Korea is facing an increasing amount of cyber-attacks, and many of them are now of the cryptojacking variety.
Firefox now has protections that block cryptocurrency mining malware, the company announced in a blog post.
Cybercrime is apparently alive and well in Ukraine, as an individual has been utilizing his own websites as a means to rake in illegal cryptocurrency revenue.
Eight apps were found on the Microsoft store that would use a device to secretly mine for Monero.
The Outlaw group has reportedly been using a sophisticated version of Shellbot to conduct attacks Linux systems to mine privacy-centric coin, Monero.
Cryptocurrency mining remains the most prevalent use for malware distribution, according to the latest study by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
A recent research paper finds that Monero is the most popular cryptocurrency amongst hackers, 4.32% of all circulated Monero going to criminals.
The number of MikroTik routers that have been affected by a malicious malware that mines privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) has risen to 415,000, according to security researchers.