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A week in security (January 1-8)

January 9, 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 8, including Meltdown and Spectre updates, miners, wire fraud refunds, and fake apps on Google Play.

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Web-based cryptominers are malware

December 19, 2017 admin bitcoin, BTC, coinhive, Corporate, cryptocurrency, cryptomining, malware, monero, PUA, SophosLabs, The Pirate Bay, XMR

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:50:40 +0000

Cryptominers running in a browser without an organization’s consent are parasitic and should be considered malware<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=44653&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/LspUwUi25_k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Persistent drive-by cryptomining coming to a browser near you

November 29, 2017 admin coinhive, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, cybercrime, Drive-by mining, malware, monero, popunder

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 18:00:10 +0000

If you think closing your browser window to leave a site that runs a cryptominer will stop the mining process, think again. Persistent drive-by cryptomining has arrived.

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