It’s no secret that higher education institutions must continue prioritizing cybersecurity in the face of new and emerging threats. What’s less obvious is which threats to focus on, particularly ...
Cryptojacking, which is how many people refer to an array of cryptomining malware, continues to make headlines as one of the biggest security attacks happening today. And it's only getting worse.
The digital age has brought about a myriad of transformative innovations, but as with any technological leap, certain adverse consequences have emerged. At the forefront of the cryptocurrency ...
The WatchDog malware has flown under the radar for two years in what researchers call one of the ‘largest’ Monero cryptojacking attacks ever. Cryptocurrency-mining malware, called WatchDog, has been ...
While cryptocurrency is changing the finance world in new and exciting ways, it's not all positive. Just like computers brought along all new forms of scamming, the crypto world has now introduced us ...
The WatchDog hacking group is conducting a new cryptojacking campaign with advanced techniques for intrusion, worm-like propagation, and evasion of security software. The hacking group targets exposed ...
Cryptojacking isn't a new threat, but it's highly evolving. This type of mining malware tends to ebb and flow in infections with the price of cryptocurrencies. The bad news is that cryptojacking is ...
Malware recently spotted in the wild uses sophisticated measures to disable antivirus protections, destroy evidence of infection, and permanently infect machines with cryptocurrency-mining software, ...
For three days between March 25 and March 27, a malicious actor has poisoned an important advertising network and used its services to deliver a cryptojacking script to multiple websites, including ...
Cryptojacking makes your devices mine cryptocurrency for hackers, consuming resources and risking privacy. To combat cryptojacking, disable JavaScript and use ad-blockers; install anti-malware and ...
The era of the "Gold Rush" in the niche of cryptocurrencies has long passed. Currently, cryptojacking, which involves using malicious software for cryptocurrency mining, is only financially viable on ...
The main focus of Diicot’s attacks appears to support cryptojacking efforts but the group is also employing botnets and brute-force tactics for other purposes. A cybercriminal group calling itself ...