Tag: Bitcoin

A Canadian university had to take critical IT systems offline after security professionals identified an attack designed to mine cryptocurrency using the school's computing resources.

A new strain of Dharma ransomware is able to evade detection by nearly all of the antivirus solutions on the market.

Cybercriminals buried crypto-mining malware inside compromised websites in an effort to hijack victims' computing resources.

Regulators and digital coin exchanges should build robust cryptocurrency security into their systems to protect themselves and individual investors from theft and fraud.

As bitcoin theft increases and the crypto market remains volatile, the question emerging around cryptocurrency securities is whether government regulation will help stabilize the digital economy.

The creators of a ransomware-as-a-service threat dubbed Princess Evolution are looking for affiliates to spread the Rig exploit kit in exchange for 60 percent of what's stolen.

Cybercriminals used malware to steal approximately $60,000 in bitcoin using a technique that modifies an infected machine's clipboard content.

Instead of seeking financial gains with ransom demands, threat actors are now aiming to steal central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) resources to facilitate cryptojacking.

Malicious cryptocurrency mining techniques have gobbled up approximately 5 percent of all Monero in circulation today, according to a recent study.

The topic of blockchain technology and its application to enterprise security was hotly debated at the RSA Conference 2018.