Tag: Malware
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Crypto Scams: Romanian Masterminds, Incarcerated For Mining Scam, Infecting Over 400k PCs
The crypto space is filled with all kinds of scams and bad actors and it seems that once more, some of them have struck and got caught. Hackers get access to more than 400k PCs It’s been reported that two Romanian residents, Bogdan Nicolescu and Radu Miclaus are sentenced to 20 and 18 years of…
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Hackers Managed to Use 6,000 South Korean Computers for Crypto Mining
SEOUL – THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2018 – The Korean National Police Agency Cyber Bureau announced that a group of five hackers led by 24-year-old Kim Amy Gae promoted a list of over 32,000 emails injected with crypto mining malware targeting 6,000 computers in South Korea. According to the official report, the hacking group managed to…
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Malware Performs Secret Crypto Mining via Chrome Extensions Using “CryptoNight” Algorithm
The number of digital traders and investors is rising and the crypto world is on an upward trend regarding enthusiasts who become interested in it. This also led to more hackers and all kinds of cybercriminals to target this domain. The result was that a lot of significant crypto exchanges have already warned their users…