US and UK government websites were infected with cryptomining malware code: Report
• 7 years agoMore than 4,200 sites were infected with a malicious version of a widely used tool known as Browsealoud
Forget WannaCry, cryptocurrency miner WannaMine has now been spotted stealing computing resources
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoWannaMine initially uses a tool called Mimikatz to steal credentials, failing which it attempts to uses EternalBlue to break in and start mining.
Cybersecurity company claims that it has found a software which sends mined cryptocurrency to a North Korean university
• 7 years agoOthers have flagged increasing signs of North Korean interest in cryptocurrencies and underlying blockchain technology.
Russian company Transneft says that its computers were used to mine the Monero cryptocurrency
• 7 years agoSoftware for mining cryptocurrency were automatically downloaded from the web by a Transneft computer and was then deleted.
Kaspersky Lab discovers 'CryptoShuffler Trojan'; used to steal cryptocurrencies
Ians • 7 years agoAccording to the Russia-based Kaspersky Lab, criminals are targeting popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Dash and Monero.
Six people arrested in Delhi for looting businessman on the pretext of selling him bitcoin
• 8 years agoThe Pirate Bay miner: Here's how to keep cryptocurrency miners away from using your CPU processing power
Tech2 News Staff • 8 years agoThe Pirate Bay in their short blog post mentions that the JavaScript cryptocurrency mine used can be kept away using a normal ad-blocker.
Bitcoin rivals like Monero, and Dash ready to displace it as preferable currency of cybercriminals
Fp Archives • 8 years agoBitcoin is well-entrenched as the preferred payment for cybercriminals like the WannaCry hackers who have hit more than 300,000 computers.
A cryptocurrency mining malware is spreading through the same exploit used by the WannaCry ransomware
Ians • 8 years agoOnce infected through use of the 'EternalBlue' exploit, the cryptocurrency miner 'Adylkuzz' is installed and used to generate cybercash for the attackers.