crypto miner

LemonDuck Crypto-Miner – a KingMiner Successor

Crypto-miners have been around for several years, in all forms and shapes, and distributed via various attack avenues. Increased competition…

2 months ago

Google Play Store no longer accepts crypto-mining apps

Taking a leaf from Apple’s rulebook regarding cryptocurrency mining, Google has updated its Play Store guidelines to keep shady financial…

2 years ago

Multipurpose Trojan MysteryBot Targets Android Devices

Cybercriminals have a new Android malware program in their toolbox called MysteryBot that can serve multiple purposes: banking Trojan, keylogger…

2 years ago

Google officially bans all crypto miners from Chrome web store

Cryptocurrency miners have become such a problem that Google is taking a radical measure to protect customers from stealthy miners…

3 years ago

Creator of cryptocurrency miner Coinhive reveals his identity

“Monetize your business with your users’ CPU power.” That’s the alluring promise to make a fortune overnight through crypto-mining, the…

3 years ago

Mac developer slides in crypto-miner in exchange for premium features, Apple doesn’t mind

Calendar apps aren’t exactly the rage, but one developer has managed to squeeze in just enough functionality to get people…

3 years ago