Browsing: Cryptomining

Crypto-mining malware detections jumped 96% in the first half of 2018 versus the whole of last year as cyber-criminals increasingly…

Apple has increasingly been the target of crypto-mining attacks, and according to Check Point, iPhone attacks increased by nearly 400%…

A Canadian university shut down its entire network last week in response to a cryptomining attack, highlighting the potential disruption…

Cryptocurrency mining has become a fairly easy way to manufacture currency, and according to Trend Micro, a new cryptocurrency-mining malware…

A Chinese headmaster has been fired after secretly mining cryptocurrency using his school’s electricity supply, according to reports. Hunan man…

Researchers have spotted a major new cyber-attack campaign targeting millions of Linux email servers around the world with a cryptomining…

A first-of-its-kind campaign targeting a popular Kubernetes toolkit seeded cryptocurrency mining malware across multiple clusters, according to Microsoft. Open source…

Security researchers are warning of a resurgent campaign to hijack developer resources for cryptocurrency mining. A team from Aqua Security…

Security researchers have discovered over 170 Android apps that have scammed tens of thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts into paying for…

An information technology expert employed by a New York county has been arrested on suspicion of mining crypto-currency at work. Christopher Naples…