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James Lyne talks cryptomining with PBS

February 5, 2018 admin Corporate, cryptomining, Intercept X, Intercept X v2, malware, PBS

Credit to Author: Matthew Phillion| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:54:50 +0000

Sophos’ James Lyne talks through the latest threat to our digital wallets on the Nightly Business Report on PBS<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/u5UunF-eOfQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (January 29 – February 04)

February 5, 2018 admin a week in security, cryptomining, mac malware, ransomware, recap, Security world, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:45:17 +0000

A compilation of notable security news from January 28 to February 4, featuring PUPs, a new Mac malware, two new ransomware variants, robocalls, and more.

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New Mac cryptominer distributed via a MacUpdate hack

February 2, 2018 admin cryptominer, cryptomining, Mac, mac malware, MacUpdate, Platypus, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 21:20:01 +0000

A new Mac cryptocurrency miner, called OSX.CreativeUpdate, was being distributed from the MacUpdate website, in the guise of known apps such as Firefox.

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Ransomware’s difficult second album

February 2, 2018 admin bitcoins, coins, crypto, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, cybercrime, hacking, malware, miners, Mining, ransomware

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the difficulties faced by ransomware authors as they try to adapt and evolve to the next form of stealthier Bitcoin hoarding: cryptocurrency mining.

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Cryptominers on Google Play: how Sophos protects customers

February 1, 2018 admin Android, coinhive, CoinMiner, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, Google Play, smartphones, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:38:24 +0000

SophosLabs has discovered a new, worrisome dimension to the trend of attackers targeting Android mobile users for cryptocurrency mining<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/cdLYcpn6-80″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Presenting: Malwarebytes Labs 2017 State of Malware Report

January 25, 2018 admin 2017 State of Malware Report, banking trojans, crypto miners, cryptomining, cybercrime tactics and techniques, cybersecurity, ddos, IoT, malware, Malwarebytes news, ransomware, State of Malware, state of malware report

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:00:00 +0000

In our 2017 State of Malware report, we examined attack methods, malware developments, and distribution techniques used by cybercriminals over the last 12 months.

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A week in security (January 1 – January 7)

January 15, 2018 admin cryptomining, malware, olympics, phishing, Security world, Week in security, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:48:57 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from January 1 to January 7, including Meltdown and Spectre updates, miners, wire fraud refunds, and fake apps on Google Play.

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RIG exploit kit campaign gets deep into crypto craze

January 9, 2018 admin bitcoin, Bytecoin, cryptocurrency, cryptominers, cryptomining, drive-by downloads, Drive-by mining, Electroneum, exploit kits, malvertising, malware, monero, Ngay, RIG EK, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:11:16 +0000

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.

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Tags: bitcoin Bytecoin cryptocurrency cryptominers cryptomining drive-by downloads Drive-by mining Electroneum exploit kits malvertising monero Ngay RIG EK