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Cryptojacking apps return to Google Play Market

September 24, 2018 admin Android, bitcoin, coinhive, Corporate, cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking, cyptominer, Google Play, malware, monero, Posts, smartphones, Sophos Mobile, SophosLabs, SophosLabs Uncut, XMR, XMRig

Credit to Author: Pankaj Kohli| Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:01:30 +0000

At least 25 Android apps on the official Google Play store contain code that mines cryptocurrencies in the background.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/F8aH5rlcN50″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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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=””/>