Malware

Australian man caught mining on supercomputers avoids jail
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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.
New Anubis malware targets digital currency wallets on Windows
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6 September, 2020

New Anubis malware targets digital currency wallets on Windows

The malware shares a name with yet another potent banking Trojan that has been targeting Android smartphones for months now.
US lab builds AI system to detect illegal block miners
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27 August, 2020

US lab builds AI system to detect illegal block miners

The Los Alamos National Laboratory revealed the new system, citing the rising cases of cryptojacking in Europe as one of...
Monero mining malware discovered on Amazon Web Services
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26 August, 2020

Monero mining malware discovered on Amazon Web Services

Mitiga discovered the Monero mining malware when conducting a security audit for a financial services company.
Sophisticated cryptojacking malware targets banking and education
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25 August, 2020

Sophisticated cryptojacking malware targets banking and education

The FritzFrog malware botnet has reportedly infected millions of IP addresses worldwide, targeting banks, educational and medical institutions, and government...
Prometei malware mines Monero as it steals data from target systems
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13 August, 2020

Prometei malware mines Monero as it steals data from target systems

The botnet uses a complex, extensive modular system and a mixture of techniques to compromise systems and hide its presence...