Thousands of WP, Joomla and SquareSpace sites serving malicious updates

Thousands of compromised WordPress, Joomla and SquareSpace-based sites are actively pushing malware disguised as Firefox, Chrome and Flash Player updates onto visitors. This campaign has been going on since at least December 2017 and has been gaining s… Continue reading Thousands of WP, Joomla and SquareSpace sites serving malicious updates

Fake Chrome & Firefox browser update lead users to malware infection

By Waqas
Another day, another malware scam – This one uses Chrome
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US government gets its hand on $15,000 iPhone cracking device

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Until a couple of weeks ago, Cellebrite was one of the
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Who and What Is Coinhive?

Multiple security firms recently identified cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive as the top malicious threat to Web users, thanks to the tendency for Coinhive’s computer code to be used on hacked Web sites to steal the processing power of its visitors’ devices. This post looks at how Coinhive vaulted to the top of the threat list less than a year after its debut, and explores clues about the possible identities of the individuals behind the service. Continue reading Who and What Is Coinhive?

Millions of Android devices forced to mine Monero for crooks

No device is safe from criminals looking to make it stealthily mine cryptocurrency for them. However weak its processing power is, it still costs them nothing. With that in mind, forced crypto mining attacks have also begun hitting mobile phones and ta… Continue reading Millions of Android devices forced to mine Monero for crooks

Tech support scammers learn to ‘lock’ Chrome

For Malwarebytes, Jérôme Segura continues to fight the good fight against support scammers by warning us that ‘Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome‘. (If you saw this when it first appeared, note that it has bee… Continue reading Tech support scammers learn to ‘lock’ Chrome

Mac crypto miner distributed via MacUpdate, other software download sites

Software download site/aggregator MacUpdate has been spotted delivering a new Mac crypto miner to users. A new Mac cryptominer was being distributed from hacked MacUpdate pages yesterday, disguised as Firefox, OnyX and Deeper.https://t.co/W8jcotFixl#ma… Continue reading Mac crypto miner distributed via MacUpdate, other software download sites