Rakhni Trojan: To encrypt and to mine
Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:00:43 +0000
The Rakhni encrypting ransomware, known since 2013, is now trying its hand at mining Monero.
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Obfuscated Coinhive shortlink reveals larger mining operation
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| A web miner injected into compromised sites is just the tip of the iceberg for an infrastructure hosting malicious Windows and Linux coin miners. Categories: Tags: cnhvcoinhiveminingmoneroshortlinks |
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Read moreCryptocurrency mining rampage throttles Linux machines – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs
Credit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 11:44:28 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs recently came across a Linux-based Monero (XMR) miner. Monero (XMR) is one of the top 15 cryptocurrencies. It can be mined easily on any machine using its CPU computation power. This is one of the reasons why it is preferred to Bitcoin or Ethereum which are…
Read moreCryptocurrency mining rampage throttles Linux machines
Credit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 11:44:28 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs recently came across a Linux-based Monero (XMR) miner. Monero (XMR) is one of the top 15 cryptocurrencies. It can be mined easily on any machine using its CPU computation power. This is one of the reasons why it is preferred to Bitcoin or Ethereum which are…
Read moreThe state of malicious cryptomining
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:08:03 +0000
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| From malware coin miners to drive-by mining, we review the state of malicious cryptomining in the past few months by looking at the most notable incidents and our own telemetry stats. Categories: Tags: coin minerscoin-haveCoinbasecoinhivecrypto-lootcryptocurrencycryptominingdrive-bymalvertisingmalwaremonero |
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Read moreTransatlantic Cable podcast, episode 24
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:20:32 +0000
In this week’s edition of Kaspersky Lab’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss a new LinkedIn scam targeting pensioners, finding love with passwords, and alien hunting.
Read moreIn-browser Cryptojacking at full throttle – A report by Quick Heal Security Labs
Credit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:38:43 +0000
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Tezos are in full swing. And they have exponentially increased cryptocurrency mining (or cryptomining) activities. Previously, cryptomining was carried out by powerful and dedicated mining hardware or by utilizing distributed computing because the entire process requires a lot of computation. However, there has been an observable change in the mining trends. Now, web browsers are taking part in cryptomining and its activity is growing because…
Read moreRIG exploit kit campaign gets deep into crypto craze
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:11:16 +0000
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| We take a look at a prolific campaign that is focused on the distribution of coin miners via drive-by download attacks. We started to notice larger-than-usual payloads from the RIG exploit kit around November 2017, a trend that has continued more recently via a campaign dubbed Ngay. Categories: Tags: bitcoinBytecoincryptocurrencycryptominerscryptominingdrive-by downloadsDrive-by miningElectroneumexploit kitsmalvertisingmoneroNgayRIG EK |
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