Tag: Miners
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Malware Exploits 9Hits, Turns Docker Servers into Traffic Boosted Crypto Miners
Cybercriminals are targeting vulnerable Docker servers by deploying two containers: a standard XMRig miner and the 9Hits viewer …
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Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration
The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine Monero …
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Crypto Miners Using Tox P2P Messenger as Command and Control Server
Threat actors have begun to use the Tox peer-to-peer instant messaging service as a command-and-control method, marking a shift from its …
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Secret School District Crypto Miner Resigns
A Texas school district employee has tendered their resignation after being caught secretly mining cryptocurrency on school premises. Pings …
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Popular NPM Package Hijacked to Publish Crypto-mining Malware
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Friday warned of crypto-mining malware embedded in …
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Hacking Group Used Crypto Miners as Distraction Technique
A hacking group recently deployed cryptocurrency miners within targeted victims’ networks to distract security teams from their …
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Adriana Gil Miner joins Qumulo as chief marketing officer
Qumulo announced the appointment of Adriana Gil Miner as chief marketing officer (CMO). In this role, Gil Miner will be responsible for …
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New Bird Miner malware targets Mac pirates
A new variant of cryptocurrency mining malware called Bird Miner designed for Apple Mac is targeting users of pirated software. While …
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Two Miners Purportedly Execute 51% Attack on Bitcoin Cash(BCH) Blockchain
A recent 51% attack which took place in the Bitcoin Cash network, the price of Bitcoin Cash has appreciated against both USD and BTC and …
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Miner Malware Uses Multiple Propagation Methods to Infect Windows Machines and to Drop Monero Miner
A miner malware that uses a number of techniques that includes EternalBlue, Powershell abuse, pass-the-hash technique, Windows admin tools, …
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Ethereum Yellow Paper Walkthrough (3/7): Gas and Payment
Another day, another Ethereum Yellow Paper blog post! In this post, we will learn more about gas and payments in …
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Coinhive Monero Miner Set to Close
Cryptocurrency mining tool Coinhive has decided to shut up shop, although not because of its rampant abuse by hackers over the past two …
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