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Cybercriminals Changing Tactics as Seen in First Half Report

August 28, 2018 admin 2018 security roundup report, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, cybercriminals, ransomware, Security, Targeted Attacks, Underground Economy

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:05:30 +0000

Today, Trend Micro released its first half 2018 security roundup report in which we want to share the threat intelligence we discovered through the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ that allows us to identify the threats that have targeted our customer base. Below are some thoughts I’d like to share with you about these trends…

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What is… cryptojacking?

July 31, 2018 admin Cryptojacking, cryptomining, What is

Credit to Author: johnshier2013| Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 10:56:12 +0000

The dark side of cryptomining.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/8GqyojtuENw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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PowerGhost: Beware of ghost mining

July 31, 2018 admin bodiless malware, Business, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, ddos, miners, Threats

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:08:01 +0000

Fileless malware infects workstations and servers in corporate networks.

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The trend toward cryptojacking: What it is and how businesses can prevent it

July 24, 2018 admin crypto miners, crypto mining, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency mining, Cryptojacking, cryptominers, cryptomining, Current News, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 15:30:45 +0000

Digital attacks have evolved quite a bit in recent years. First, businesses and researchers observed a rash of ransomware, wherein encryption was exploited to lock users out of their data and files in an attempt to collect financial ransom. Now, the next big wave in cybercriminal strategy has come, involving increasingly popular cryptocurrencies and the…

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Your copy-paste habit can cost you your money

July 19, 2018 admin bitcoin, Cryptojacking, malware, Security

Credit to Author: Anant Pulgam| Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:40:40 +0000

How often do you store your important data in files? It’s very common, right? This data may be URLs, topics, personal data like contacts, email-ids, usernames of different portals and sometimes passwords too (though always recommended to not to do so). We very casually copy this data and paste it…

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Who is mining on your server?

July 4, 2018 admin Business, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, miners, Mining, report

Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:04:56 +0000

Cybercriminals have realized that infecting servers is much more profitable than mining on home users’ computers.

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Cryptominers gain ground

June 27, 2018 admin bitcoin, BlockChain, Cryptojacking, miners, Mining, news, predictions, report, Threats

Credit to Author: Sarah Pike| Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:02:13 +0000

As we predicted at the end of 2017, malicious cryptomining is booming in 2018, up by 44%.

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Cryptojacking is when someone illegally uses your PC to make digital money + 8 facts

June 20, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking, Security

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:51:48 +0000

What attracts more than a magnet? You might have guessed it right – it is money! And where there is easy money, there is a lot of hustle and bustle. Till now, ransomware was seen as the ultimate cash cow for attackers – kidnap critical data and ask a ransom…