Fake Smart Factory Honeypot Highlights New Attack Threats
The honeypot demonstrates the various security concerns plaguing vulnerable industrial control systems. Continue reading Fake Smart Factory Honeypot Highlights New Attack Threats
Category Archives: Cryptomining Malware
Hackers make $3.25 billion per year from social media cybercrime
Limited security and a lack of strict regulation regarding social media-related cybercrime have allowed hackers to make a yearly profit of at least $3.25 billion from these platforms alone, says a study by Dr. Mike McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Criminolo… Continue reading Hackers make $3.25 billion per year from social media cybercrime
Chinese headmaster fired after setting up his own secret cryptomining rig at school
A Chinese headmaster has lost his job after it was discovered he was stealing the school’s electricity to power a secret cryptocurrency-mining rig. As the South China Morning Post reports, Lei Hua, the head teacher of a school in the central prov… Continue reading Chinese headmaster fired after setting up his own secret cryptomining rig at school
New Threat Actor ‘Rocke’: A Rising Monero Cryptomining Menace
A threat actor been spotted on a number of honeypots looking to download and execute malicious cryptomining malware. Continue reading New Threat Actor ‘Rocke’: A Rising Monero Cryptomining Menace
Fake Fortnite Apps for Android Spread Spyware, Cryptominers
An array of malicious Android apps purporting to be popular game Fortnite are instead harvesting call logs and downloading cryptomining malware. Continue reading Fake Fortnite Apps for Android Spread Spyware, Cryptominers