Cryptocurrencies have undoubtedly changed the world of finance by providing a secure and decentralized alternative to conventional currencies. Cryptocurrencies operate via a distributed ledg… Read More
The growing prominence of cryptojacking hackers targeting Linux-based systems and IoT devices was noted in the latest blog post released by Microsoft. The report highlighted how these actors… Read More
Introduction
Cryptojacking initially gained attention in September 2017. At the same time, Bitcoin prices were increasing. When bitcoin reached an all-time high in the latter months of 2017… Read More
Over time, the growing crypto space has regrettably become vulnerable and open to varieties of cyber attacks and malware. As the industry continues to witness massive expansion, its cyber at… Read More
Cybercriminals infecting over 1,50,000 MikroTik Routers using Coinhive Cryptojacking Campaign using site key to ultimately mining the cryptocurrency. Based on the Shodan query returns a… Read More
To understand the mechanism of cryptojacking and how to prevent it, let’s take a look at the following topics.
What is Cryptojacking?Types of CryptojackingFile-based CryptojackingBr… Read More
An increasingly popular digital payment system that does not rely on banks to verify transactions - cryptocurrency, has enabled anyone and anywhere to send and receive payments. Instead of b… Read More
With cryptocurrency usage has become more common for modern transactions, more people want to own those digital coins for either for payment or investment.
While some people earn their cry… Read More
For a while ransomware was the talk of the town as scammers and hackers took to exploiting users using this undetectable atrocity. Now, they have resorted to using cryptojacking once again a… Read More
The spike has been seen in the aftermath of Black Thursday in March this year as lockdowns across the world began
According to recently published research by US-based security vendor Symante… Read More
All End Point products used by enterprises supplied by antivirus vendors are not yet ready for the newest weapon by cybercriminals, cryptojacking. Also, known as cryptocurrency mining malwar… Read More
Coinhive, a crypto exchange with a ne’er-do-well reputation and based out of Germany, has announced that it will be shutting its doors this week. Its Monero mining script will no longe… Read More
for companies
In the past twelve months, 38 percent of companies worldwide had to deal with cryptomining malware in one way or another. The biggest culprit was the Coinhive cryptominer with… Read More
Welcome back to our tour of the cryptocurrency landscape. In the last post, we discovered Ether (and by relationship, Ethereum). Ether is the “digital oil” that fuels… Read More
A quarter of phishing emails bypass Office 365 securityThe report notes that phishing attacks have become the most widespread email threat to organisations around the world, with attacks kee… Read More
According to recent reports, Cryptomining malware are the fastest-growing category of malware around the globe. In an analysis released by cybersecurity vendor Check Point, ranking internet… Read More