- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 9th, 2018
Cryptomining Malware Uses Rootkit to Hide on Infected Linux Systems
Monero miner obfuscates himself from most monitoring tools
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 8th, 2018
Hackers Charged for Creating 6K Strong Cryptojacking Network
This is a cryptojacking South Korean premiere
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 7th, 2018
Bitcoin Cryptojacking Attack Forces University to Disable Entire Network
Investigation also looked for potential personal info theft
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 6th, 2018
Crooks Arrested After Stealing $80K Worth of Crypto Using Sim Swapping
Fake IDs were used to request new SIMs from phone providers
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 6th, 2018
StatCounter Hacked to Inject Malicious Script in gate.io Cryptocurrency Exchange
Attackers stole Bitcoins by replacing destination address
- Mobile World
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 23rd, 2018
HTC EXODUS 1 Available for Pre-Order, Has Cryptocurrency Storage Secure Enclave
Trusted UI for TrustZone user interactions processing
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 22nd, 2018
Simex Suspended by SEC for False Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Registration Claims
Investing also prohibited until certain requirements are met
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 22nd, 2018
Trade.io Hacked, Loses 50 Million Tokens Worth $7.5 million
The cold storage wallet was stored in a bank safety box
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 11th, 2018
XMRig Cryptocurrency Miner Camouflages Itself as a Flash Updater
Also update your Flash installation to the latest version
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 10th, 2018
$927 Million Stolen by Hackers During the First Three Quarters of 2018
95% of payments to criminals made from unregulated exchanges
- Google News
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 25th, 2018
Cryptocurrency Ban Removed by Google
Announced in Financial products and services policy update
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 25th, 2018
Cryptojackers Infiltrated Google Play Again
More than 25 Android apps found to mine for cryptocoins
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 24th, 2018
$854 Million Worth of Cryptocurrencies Stolen in 2018
$524 million were stolen in the Coincheck hack alone
- Web / Internet Life
- By Marius Nestor
- August 9th, 2018
Opera Wants to Be World's First PC Web Browser with a Built-In Crypto Wallet
Available on Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms
- Mobile World
- By Bogdan Popa
- July 27th, 2018
Google Bans Android Crypto Miners on the Google Play Store
Developer policies updated with more app restrictions
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 18th, 2018
Cryptominer Discovered in Andy Android Emulator for Windows
Miner leading to high resource usage on Windows PCs
- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 11th, 2018
Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Regulate Crypto Apps
Apps mining with iPhone resources strictly prohibited