April 13, 2021

Compromised Exchange server hosting cryptojacker targeting other Exchange servers

An ouroboros of malicious cryptominers takes advantage of the ProxyLogon exploit

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

June 09, 2020

Kingminer escalates attack complexity for cryptomining

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

March 19, 2020

Cryptojacking is almost conquered – crushed along with Coinhive

Cryptojacking may not be entirely gone following the shutdown of notorious cryptomining service Coinhive - but it's drastically diminished.

Naked Security

December 18, 2019

MyKings botnet spreads headaches, cryptominers, and Forshare malware

All this trouble just for some Monero

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

November 21, 2019

Official Monero site delivers malicious cash-grabbing wallet

If you downloaded the Monero command line wallet recently, check it before using it.

Naked Security

May 30, 2019

The cryptominer that kept coming back

A Monero cryptominer made a home on an Apache Tomcat server and just wouldn't stay away.

Naked Security

March 07, 2019

Monero cryptominers hijack hundreds of unpatched Docker hosts

A recently-disclosed vulnerability in the Docker containerisation platform is being exploited by cybercriminals to mine the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency on hundreds of servers.

Naked Security

October 01, 2018

Monero fixes major ‘burning bug’ flaw, preventing mass devaluation

The flaw arises from the use of stealth wallet addresses, an anonymity concept that's especially important to privacy-sensitive Monero users.

Naked Security

September 24, 2018

Cryptojacking apps return to Google Play Market

At least 25 Android apps on the official Google Play store contain code that mines cryptocurrencies in the background.

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