CPR has discovered an active cryptocurrency mining campaign that imitates Google Desktop Translate and other free software to infect PCs
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Cloud CPU – the new attack surface for threat actors
Malicious crypto-mining groups are engaged in a fierce, round-the-clock battle over cloud resources, which they use for cryptocurrency mining,
Read MoreBarracuda Networks’ 2019 tech predictions
In 2019 public cloud security will become more automated, and attackers will get stealthier, experts predicts.
Read MoreKaspersky Lab unearths iOS cryptomining attacks, careless mistakes by Roaming Mantis
Close monitoring by Kaspersky Lab experts discovered Roaming Mantis attempting to web mine iOS devices used for legitimate cryptomining.
Read MoreCryptomining malware growth continues to surge in H1 2018 : McAfee Labs
After growing around 400,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, new cryptomining malware samples grew a stunning 629% to more than 2.9 million samples in Q1 2018.
Read MoreSeqrite detects high-risk Trojan; delivers ransomware and cryptomining payloads
Seqrite has broken the existence of a highly-sophisticated Trojan dropper targeting businesses which delivers both ransomware and cryptomining payloads.
Read MoreCryptomining replaces ransomware as most popular cybercrime malware
New Delhi: Skybox Security, a global cybersecurity management player’s latest mid-year 2018 vulnerability and threat trends update report by its Skybox Research Lab has found that cryptomining is replacing ransomware as the cybercriminal tool of choice with cryptomining malware. In the last six months of 2017, ransomware accounted for 32 percent of attacks, while malicious cryptominers accounted for seven percent. By the first half of 2018, the figures had switched almost exactly: malicious cryptominers accounted for 32 percent of attacks while ransomware dropped to eight percent. “In the last few…
Read More77% of Indians are afraid of cryptomining malware infecting their devices: study
Bangalore: Almost one fourth (23%) of consumers in India are unconcerned about cryptomining malware infecting their personal and smart home devices. Among this group, a 39% mistakenly believe that cryptomining malware cannot affect them as they don’t own or mine cryptocurrencies themselves, according to new research by global digital security products provider Avast. The research was carried out to better understand public perceptions and knowledge of cryptomining – the malicious process of covertly mining cryptocoins using malware planted on an individual’s device. Two-thirds (66%) of Indian consumers said they have…
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