BlackBerry exec believes that many businesses don’t have a great visibility about the combination of crypto mining apps with malware. Cryptojacking attacks are both an internal and external threat, as the hacking groups are getting more organized in attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in the networks. However, there are also cases where some admins use valid…
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A hacker named “Fxmsp” managed built a million dollar cybercriminal business over three years. A new report shows that a Kazakhstani hacker built a million dollar fortune by breaching private networks and selling their data. Researchers at threat intelligence company, Group-IB, said that the hacker, who operates under the pseudonym “Fxmsp,” began promoting their services…
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The first quarter of 2020 saw ransomware attacks targeting devices in Singapore spike by four-fold compared with last year. Data published by Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky indicates that Singapore has seen a significant increase in the prevalence of attempted cryptojacking attacks during the first quarter of 2020. Kaspersky estimates that 11,700 attacks were attempted on…
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Developers at blogging platform Ghost have spent the past 24 hours fighting a crypto mining malware attack. Developers at blogging platform Ghost have spent the past 24 hours fighting a crypto mining malware attack. Announced in a status update on May 3, the devs revealed that the attack occurred around 1:30 a.m. UTC. Within four…
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Cointelegraph spoke to Guardicore’s Ophir Harpaz regarding the recently identified crypto mining botnet Vollgar. Cybersecurity firm, Guardicore Labs, revealed the identification of a malicious crypto-mining botnet that has been operating for nearly two years on April 1. The threat actor, dubbed ‘Vollgar’ based on its mining of the little-known altcoin, Vollar (VSD), targets Windows machines…
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A fake extension on Google Chrome browser impersonated an application for Ledger wallet to steal crypto from users. Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet supplier Ledger has warned its users about another phishing attack trying to steal their crypto — this one using a Google Chrome extension. In a March 5 tweet, the French crypto company specified…
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Partnerships, deanonymization and transaction pattern analysis: What else do international police use to detect crypto cybercriminals? 2019 demonstrated that cyber-attacks are getting more numerous in the cryptocurrency industry, while hardware remains vulnerable and high-profile data leaks are becoming more common. Even worse, the trend is a continuing one. Way back in June 2018, Kaspersky Lab…
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Edge, the web browser of information technology giant Microsoft, now blocks cryptojacking malware. Edge, the web browser of information technology giant Microsoft, now blocks cryptojacking malware. A Microsoft Edge spokesperson told Cointelegraph on Feb. 10 that the latest version of the web browser features a new PUA (Potentially Unwanted Apps) blocking feature that may block…
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The Tokyo High Court has overturned the previous acquittal of the unnamed man, who used Coinhive to make website visitors mine Monero. A Japanese court has demanded a man who infected website visitors with cryptocurrency mining malware face justice — after acquitting him. As local daily news outlet The Mainichi reported on Feb. 7, the…
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The SEC says Telegram’s tokens are worth less than donuts, and there are now fewer than 100 days to go until the Bitcoin halving. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and…
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