Kaspersky said a newly identified crypto malware framework is targeting cryptocurrency investors through social engineering and trojanized GitHub applications. The cybersecurity company identified the framework as OkoBot and said its infection chain can begin with ClickFix tactics that persuade users…
Cryptocurrency hackers attacked the website of Monero and delivered currency-stealing malware
In a recent incident, cryptocurrency hackers attacked the Monero website and delivered currency-stealing malware to uses that downloaded a wallet for Monero
Nearly 400 websites were infected with Coinhive code in the latest cryptojacking incident
Cryptojacking, i.e. hijacking unsuspecting users computers for surreptitious cryptocurrency mining, has become a persistent issue. In the latest such incident, nearly 400 websites were infected with a Coinhive crypto mining code. Cryptocurrency mining is a complex, resource-intensive, and competitive process.…
Massive malware attack, installs crypto-miner on Windows Systems
The trend of hijacking unsuspecting users computer to mine cryptocurrency continues, and the attacks take different forms. On March 6th, Windows Defender Anti-Virus (AV) detected and largely blocked a malware that infected nearly 500,000 computers and installed cryptocurrency miner code…
