Tag: Cryptocurrency

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.

A new version of GandCrab, another malware security warning. This iteration uses NTCrypt to facilitate code obfuscation and hook more potential victims.

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

Security researchers observed threat actors using a Delphi packer to shield their binaries from malware classification by antivirus and other detection tools.

Researchers at ESET discovered a malicious crypto-mining campaign launched via the Kodi platform that used add-on repositories to spread malware through Kodi's ecosystem and mine for Monero.

Researchers discovered two new monero malware attacks: one that targets Windows with stealthy mining operations, and another that masquerades as a Google Play Store update for Android.

Researchers observed a new threat actor known as Rocke leveraging a varied tool kit and multiple payloads to distribute cryptomining malware, including Monero miners.

A recent attack against a cryptocurrency exchange planted a Trojan that spread across both Windows and MacOS machines to steal information and digital coins, according to security researchers.

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