Bloomberg News recently reported that fake celebrity-endorsed crypto scams have doubled in the UK this year, and on average scammed victims out of $14,540 in stolen value before they realize what happened, which is 65% higher than the ave…
Tag: Cryptomining
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Timely “Help Ukraine” Online Crypto Scams Take in Millions
by Stu Sjouwerman •
A new series of “help Ukraine” donation posts have sprouted up across the Internet, but are really a cryptocurrency scam enticing users send crypto donations to counterfeit addresses.
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Social Media: How to Steer Your Family Clear of Cryptomining Malware
by Toni Birdsong •
It’s fun to jump on our favorite social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn and know we can…
The post Social Media: How to Steer Your Family Clear of Cryptomining Malware appeared first on McAfee Blog.
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North Korean Cryptocurrency Theft Relies on Social Engineering
by Stu Sjouwerman •
A North Korean threat actor being called “BlueNoroff,” a subunit of Pyongyang’s Lazarus Group, has been targeting cryptocurrency startups with financially motivated attacks, researchers at Kaspersky have found. The campaign, “SnatchCrypto,”…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Norton 360 Cryptominer, Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters, Facebook Account Deactivation
by Tom Eston •
Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public parki…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining
by BrianKrebs •
Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. But Norton 360 isn’t alone in this dubious endeavor: Avira antivirus — which ha…
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Cryptocurrency Scam Profits Jump 81% in 2021 to $7.7 Billion
by Stu Sjouwerman •
Despite a massive drop in crypto scams in 2020 due to the pandemic, a new report highlights the massive growth in crypto scams… and the profitable results they’re yielding.
Security Vendor News
2021 in Review, Part 2: 5 Top Cybersecurity Stories
by Bruce Lynch •
Ransomware may have dominated headlines in 2021, but it’s only one of many threats security teams must protect against. We’re taking a look back at 5 top cybersecurity stories of 2021 that practitioners wanted to learn more about. 5. The State of Security in eCommerce Why you should learn more about this The global pandemic […]
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Couple arrested for secretly installing cryptomining software on department store PCs
by Graham Cluley •
Police in Tarragona, Spain, have arrested a man and a woman after they allegedly infected computers at high-street stores with malware with the intention of mining cryptocurrency on them.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Security Vendor News
Cloud Security: Don’t wait until your next bill to find out about an attack!
by Paul Ducklin •
Cloud security is the best sort of altruism: you need to do it to protect yourself, but you help to protect everyone else at the same time.
Malware Indicators (IoCs)
Cybercriminals Abuse Proxyware Services To Run Malicious Campaigns
by Abeerah Hashim •
Once again, the threat actors have started exploiting an otherwise useful service against internet users.…
Cybercriminals Abuse Proxyware Services To Run Malicious Campaigns on Latest Hacking News.