Malware found in cracked versions of popular games such as NBA 2K19, Grand Theft Auto V and Far Cry 5 mines more than $2 million in Monero cryptocurrency
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Cryptocurrency-Mining Campaign Hits ‘Thousands’ Of Enterprises
Security researchers find attackers breaking into public-facing Windows IIS web servers to install Monero-mining malware across networks
Supercomputers Across Europe Shut Down After Crypto-Mining Attacks
Hackers break into academic high-performance computing clusters in Edinburgh, Germany and Switzerland to install Monero currency-mining software
Thousands Of Government Sites Hacked To Mine Cryptocurrency
The hack affected the ICO, the NHS and thousands of government and academic organisations in the UK, the US and elsewhere
Fast-Spreading Botnet Infects Android Gadgets For Crypto-Mining
A botnet that surfaced over the weekend spread to thousands of smartphones and set-top boxes in the first hours of its existence
Malware Spreads Cryptocurrency Miner Via Facebook Messenger
The Digimine malware spreads through infected attachments in messages that may appear to come from someone the target knows
Starbucks Wi-Fi Forces Users To Mine Cryptocurrency
Starbucks' internet provider in Buenos Aires is the latest to hijack users' processing power to carry out lucrative crypto-mining activities
Coinhive Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Placed On Popular Sites
The Coinhive script introduced last month has quickly been adopted by hackers, who have maliciously placed it on legitimate sites