Malware

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Cryptojacking Malware Devs Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Two members of Romanian hacker gang Bayrob Group were sentenced to two decades in prison after their malware mined crypto on 400,000 infected computers.
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North Korean Hacking Group May Be Behind Malware-Laden Fake Crypto Site
A new and hard-to-detect macOS malware variant has been discovered lurking on a fake cryptocurrency trading site.
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New Malware Swaps Out Crypto Wallet Addresses as You Type Them
A newly discovered piece of malware can secretly steal your crypto wallets and passwords.
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'Panda' Crypto Malware Group Has Nabbed $100K in Monero Since 2018
Cisco Talos has identified a group behind a spate of cryptocurrency-mining malware attacks targeting enterprise networks globally.
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Cryptomining Malware Targets Back-to-School Students With Fake Textbooks
Security experts have found thousands of pieces of malware on ebook download sites.
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New Crypto-Stealing Ransomware Targets Fortnite Players
A new ransomware masquerades as a Fortnite cheat and asks victims to pay up in crypto.
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New Malware Miner Sneakily Hides When Task Manager Is Open
Meet "Norman" – a new variant of monero-mining malware that employs crafty tricks to avoid being spotted.
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Bitcoin Ransomware That Infiltrated 100 US Enterprises Spreads to China
Bounties demanded by the Ryuk hackers reach upwards of $5 million to be paid in bitcoin, according to the FBI.
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New Monero Botnet Looks Like Last Year's Outlaw Attack
A rogue botnet uses a brute force attack and Secure Shell (SSH) exploit to give the attackers remote access to victim’s systems in order to mine Monero.
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Malware Crypto Ransoms Rose By Almost 90% in Q1: Report
The average payout for ransomware attacks rose dramatically in the first quarter of 2019 – largely due to one variant called Ryuk.
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