Tag Archives: Malware

[ad_1] A June 11 report by company and network security firm Palo Alto Networks found that around 5 percent of all Monero (XMR) in circulation was mischievously extracted. According to the research, mining was done through cryptojacking, the practice of using the processing power of other users 'computers to extract …

[ad_1] An aggressive form of malware designed to extract cryptocurrency is blocking PCs when trying to remove it from the system. Dubbed "WinstarNssmMiner" by the team of 360 Total Security, malware essentially hijack the target PC by consuming a lot of processing power to extract digital coins and connect to …

[ad_1] Hackers have infected the Make-A-Wish Foundation global nonprofit organization with cryptographic malware, according to a report from the cyber security company Trustwave, published on November 19th. According to Trustwave researchers, crypto-jackers have managed to incorporate a CoinImp JavaScript (JS) token in the worldwish.org domain in order to undermine the …

[ad_1] One or more unscrupulous floggers loaded the Make-A-Wish Foundation's international website with cryptographic malware scripts. Researchers with Trustwave claim that the (now clean) site of WorldWish.org was compromised by a Drupal exploit and sown with malicious JavaScript that inserted CPU cycles of visitors' machines to generate cryptocurrency. It appears …

[ad_1] A report presented by McAfee researchers on November 12, 2018 states that a new cryptographic malware capable of extracting different cryptocurrencies depending on the host system is at large. Russian malware attacks global networks Crypto-jacking malware and its attack vectors are becoming more efficient by the day. A new …

[ad_1] A new Russian malware designed to extract Monero from privacy-centric cryptocurrencies has been discovered by researchers at McAfee Labs, the latest malware for coin mining to be discovered in recent weeks. The malware, known as WebCobra, steals computing power from the affected devices, before extracting it silently for cryptocurrency …

[ad_1] McAfee Labs is known for their security software that has been highly appreciated since consumers have started using the Internet. It should come as no surprise that their latest press release shows that they have discovered new malware from cryptocurrency hackers. Instead of stealing the personal information of investors …

[ad_1] How many times do you have questions about cryptocurrency that no one can answer? How many times have you had them in mind before investing in a questionable project or in the most famous cryptocurrencies? And how does this blockchain work too? We often need an assistant or an …

[ad_1] McAfee Labs announced the discovery of WebCobra, a Russian mining malware that explores the computing power of victims. Security researcher Kapil Khade also found a correlation between the prevalence of miner malware and changes in the price of Monero (XMR). McAfee Labs says that Crypto Miner's malware follows Monero's …

[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 …