Advanced Threats September 19, 2017 Network Attacks Containing Cryptocurrency CPU Mining Tools Grow Sixfold 6 min read - IBM Managed Security Services (MSS) detected a sixfold increase in attacks involving embedded CPU mining tools between January and August 2017.
August 25, 2017 Threat Actors Deliver Cryptocurrency Miners Via Neptune Exploit Kit 2 min read - Threat actors are reviving exploit kits to deliver cryptocurrency miners through malvertising campaigns. The Neptune exploit kit mines for Monero.
June 22, 2017 Cryptocurrency Miner Digging Into PCs Based On NSA Exploit 2 min read - The protocol targets PCs with SMB vulnerabilities and runs a Monero cryptocurrency miner. Its infection rate peaked in April, totaling at 100,000 systems.