#Crypto Mining Malware

Green Hacking hands sparking a mining rig

Hackers Exploit Confluence Vulnerability to Plant Crypto Mining Malware

May 13, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Crime, Cryptocyclopedia, Cybersecurity, Mining, News

As bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets keep growing in value and use case, cyberpunks are also upping their game with each passing day, formulating new ways of enriching themselves with ‘dirty crypto.’ In the latest scenario, hackers have found a way to seed cryptojacking malware, as well as other...

North Korean President Looking at a Bomb

North Korean Hackers Pivot Towards Cryptocurrency to Fund Country’s Nuclear Program

April 5, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Altcoins, Crime, Finance, News

North Korean hackers with the backing of Pyongyang are targeting cryptocurrency exchange platforms as part of efforts to raise funding for the country’s nuclear weapons program. Wired reports that several international cybersecurity experts believe a hacking syndicate based in the country is also responsible for attacks against banks across the...

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Ranks Top for the 13th Time on Global Threat Index

January 15, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Crime, News

The "Global Threat Index for December 2018" report from Israeli cybersecurity solutions company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has revealed that cryptocurrency mining malware has topped the chart for the 13th time in a row to be computer's most prevalent attacks, according to GlobeNewswire on January 14. Cryptocurrency Mining Malware...