[ad_1] The United Nations charity arm, UNICEF, continues its excellent work to help children around the world. The body is trying to use blockchain technology to solve some of the problems faced around the world. UNICEF announced yesterday to invest $ 100,000 in six blockchain startups. The startups would use …
Read More »Cryptojacking increasingly popular attack vector for botnets
[ad_1] A new bulletin from the Russian internet security company Kaspersky Labs, published November 28, says that the malware of encryption mining has become increasingly popular among botnets in 2018. Stealth encryption attacks – also known as cryptodirage – work by installing malware that uses the processing power of a …
Read More »McAfee Labs releases new warnings about the new Russian malware "WebCobra" by Monero's Cryptojacking
[ad_1] The security service provider and the McAfee research lab, has issued a new warning to cryptographers about a new malware that secretly uses consumer devices to extract Monero (XMR). Known as "WebCobra", which is said to have originated from Russia, it is nicknamed the last threat in encryption. According …
Read More »McAfee Labs warns about the new Russian malware "WebCobra" by Monero's Cryptojacking
[ad_1] The Internet security provider and research lab McAfee Labs has discovered new malware that secretly use consumer devices to extract Monero (XMR), a blog post confirmed on November 12th. Nicknamed "WebCobra" and originally from Russia, the latest threat downloads one of the two data mining clients and uses the …
Read More »Does the spread of Cryptojacking make investment in coins more dangerous?
[ad_1] With increasing cryptojacking, new types of mining malware are becoming more sophisticated. Today Cointelegraph is reporting that Trend Micro has discovered a new type of cryptojacking process that targets Linux workstations. This malware package works on a rootkit and self-updates – a lethal combination. The analysts' explanations of this …
Read More »CoinHive Monero Crypto Mining Malware hits 30,000 routers in India while continuing the threat of CryptoJacking
[ad_1] The Crypt of Crypts epidemic hits 30 thousand Routers throughout India The cryptocurrency epidemic that is affecting the world seems far away and is only getting bigger. Banbreach recently reported on Twitter that almost 30,000 routers in India are now infected with Coinhive's Crypto Jacking malware. #Cryptojacking in #India: …
Read More »Cryptojacking Focusing on Monero | ChainBits
[ad_1] While 2017 has seen a huge increase in cryptography, reports show that this figure has increased exponentially in 2018. According to the September report of the Cyber Threat Alliance, cryptojacking has increased by 500% this year. Focus on Monero According to Palo Alto Networks, a computer security company based …
Read More »The Cryptojacking campaign that exploits the flaw of Apache Struts 2 kills the competition
[ad_1] It's only been two weeks since a critical vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 was revealed to the public, but this did not stop cybercriminals from quickly adding proof-of-concept (PoC) code to their arsenal. The security error, corrected by the Apache Software Foundation, is tracked because CVE-2018-11776 was caused due …
Read More »Hacker CryptoJacking Smartphone for Mine Monero and Bitcoin
[ad_1] Important news Monero Criptovaluta Hacker CryptoJacking Smartphone for Mine Monero and Bitcoin Although these digital currencies require sophisticated miners and substantial electricity, hackers have discovered another way to extrapolate Bitcoin and Monero via smartphones by installing malware into apps installed by phone owners. This was recently revealed by the …
Read More »Cryptojacking is still "a bit of a black box" for 71% of CISO
[ad_1] According to the recent Cyber Threatscape report by iDefense of Accenture Security, cybercriminals have increased their use of cryptocurrency malware and this trend is expected to continue in 2019 with a shift towards the altcoins of malware mining, in particular, Monero. But the most disturbing conclusion is that 71% …
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