Shellbot cryptojacking malware shuts down other cryptominers
A new wave of malware selfishly turns off all other mining going on and takes all the processing power for itself.
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Researchers find over 40 bugs in Coinbase, Monero, EOS and more
Security researchers have discovered more than 40 vulnerabilities in the past month in several cryptocurrencies.
In-browser Monero mining service Coinhive to shut down operations
The Monero in-browser mining service Coinhive has announced that it will shut down operations on March 8.
Microsoft removes free apps linked to cryptojacking
Eight apps were found on the Microsoft store that would use a device to secretly mine for Monero.
Monero-mining Outlaw Shellbot targets Linux servers
The Outlaw group has reportedly been using a sophisticated version of Shellbot to conduct attacks Linux systems to mine privacy-centric coin, Monero.
GitHub becoming a repository for crypto malware
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in Spain and King’s College London have put together a report that shows crypto-mining malware has allowed thieves to get away with 720,000 XMR tokens and points out that most of the malware has been hosted by GitHub.
Criminals are raking in Monero with crypto mining malware
A recent research paper finds that Monero is the most popular cryptocurrency amongst hackers, 4.32% of all circulated Monero going to criminals.
eSentire report finds 15-fold rise in crypto mining malware attacks
eSentire Threat Intelligence released a report documenting a 1500 percent rise in coinmining malware attacks.
MikroTik cryptojacking still in play with over 400K affected routers
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.
McAfee Labs spots yet another Monero-mining cryptojacking malware
The malware, known as WebCobra, steals computing power from affected devices, before silently mining for cryptocurrency in the background.
Researchers discover new crypto malware-killing botnet
Known as Fbot, the botnet appears to be based on derivative software from Mirai, an application generally used in DDoS attacks. In this case, the botnet searches for cryptojacking malware before replacing its code, thereby neutering its bad effects.
Indian gov’t websites ‘cryptojacked’ to mine cryptos
Security researchers have identified “hundreds of Indian sites,” including that of the director of municipal administration of Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tirupati Municipal Corporation and Macherla municipality, that have been infected by a cryptojacking malware.