Baidu staffer caught trying to make free Monero coins
A senior engineer at Chinese search giant Baidu was arrested and charged for using company servers to mine Monero. He has been sentenced to 3 years in jail.
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Privacy coins like Monero are the black sheep of crypto
Unlike BTC and BCH, privacy coins make no pretense that they are trying to follow Satoshi's vision of a global peer-to-peer cash system.
Outlaw Monero hacking group returns with updated tools
The Outlaw hacking group has resurfaced, this time expanding beyond China to target American and European businesses with new and advanced hacking tools.
North Korea steps up Monero mining activities: report
North Korea is reportedly gearing up its cryptocurrency mining efforts, as the activity becomes ever more central to its revenue model.
Cybercriminals are co-opting online storage platforms
An active campaign reportedly delivers a collection of malware to vulnerable devices that can steal data, mine for Monero cryptocurrency, and deliver ransomware.
Crypto mining botnet uses Taylor Swift photos to spread malware
MyKings uses a technique known as steganography to hide malicious scripts inside legitimate files.
Monero malware hunting out vulnerable Docker instances
Docker instances with exposed API endpoints risk getting turned into Monero mining devices.
Botnet uses YouTube to mine Monero
Stantinko botnet is mining Monero on over 500,000 machines, using YouTube and other techniques to evade detection.
BitBay exchange latest to drop Monero over money laundering risks
Estonia-based BitBay announced it was dropping Monero, with the cut-off for clients holding the cryptocurrency set for February 19, 2020.
Compromised Monero software steals coins from users
An XMR Core Development Team member alerted Reddit readers that the binaries of the command-line interface (CLI) wallet users were downloading were briefly altered.
Malicious code hiding in WAV audio can mine crypto
The latest campaign involves hiding malware in WAV audio files which can mine crypto and give access to the victim’s computer.
New cryptojacking worm found in malicious images on Docker
The cryptojacking worm, known as Graboid, uses host computers to mine for privacy coin Monero, while spreading itself on to other systems.