Scammers pounce on internet-for-rent services, generating cryptocurrency in quiet
Email fraud and ransomware attackers apparently are not enough.
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Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers hit with cryptojacking
The hackers are after Monero.
Botnet operators, ransomware scammers the latest groups to pounce on Exchange Server bugs
What started as a reported Chinese spying operation has devolved into an opportunistic romp for criminals.
Indictment of Capital One suspect alleges breaches of 30 companies, cryptojacking
Paige Thompson faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. The indictment also includes charges of cryptojacking.
Cyberattack at med-tech conglomerate Hoya slowed production at Thai factory by 60 percent
Roughly 100 computers were infected with malicious software that stole user credentials, then tried to install a program that would co-opt those machines into mining for cryptocurrency.
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For many crooks, malware is out and PowerShell attacks are in, IBM says
Fifty-seven percent of the cyberattacks detected by IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence used common applications like PowerShell or PsExec, compared to 29 percent that used more traditional phishing…
That battery-saving app may have used your device to mine Monero, Symantec says
Microsoft has removed the apps from its store.
Cryptojacking malware gets past cloud security programs by uninstalling them
Palo Alto Networks says this type of evasive technique is likely to keep popping up.
Citrix security boss warns that cryptojackers are exploiting cloud ignorance
Cloud providers charge for computing power and data removed. When malicious cryptojackers take control of an employee’s account, then use that access to mine for bitcoin or…
Cryptojacking campaign targets add-ons for popular streaming app Kodi
SET discovered that add-ons for Kodi were part of a cryptojacking campaign extending back to at least December 2017.
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