Stealthy cryptomining apps still on Google Play
Researchers have flagged 25 apps on Google Play that are surreptitiously mining cryptocurrency for their developers, and some of these have still not been removed, they warn. …
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Cybercriminals shift tools, tactics and procedures to improve infection rates
Trend Micro released its Midyear Security Roundup 2018, revealing that cybercriminals are moving away from attention-grabbing ransomware attacks to more covert methods …
AT&T sued for enabling SIM swap fraud
A cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T because criminals were able to empty his accounts through SIM swap fraud (aka account port out fraud), even though he had already …
Researchers open source tools to identify Twitter bots at scale
Duo Security published technical research and methodology detailing how to identify automated Twitter accounts, known as bots, at a mass scale. Using machine learning …
Compromised MikroTik routers power extensive cryptojacking campaign
A massive cryptojacking campaign that relies on compromised MikroTik routers serves users with pages injected with the Coinhive mining script. It seems that the attacker …
Three security trends to watch for at Black Hat USA 2018
Thus far in 2018, organizations and individuals worldwide have experienced a large number of high profile cyber attacks, with criminals stealing billions of dollars as well as …
Dramatic increase in cryptocurrency money laundering
Three times more cryptocurrency was stolen from exchanges in the first half of 2018 than in all of 2017, according to CipherTrace. These dirty funds all need to be …
Cryptocurrency miners poised for continued growth
WatchGuard threat intelligence from Q1 2018 revealed that 98.8 percent of seemingly common Linux/Downloader malware variants were actually designed to deliver a popular …
Cybercriminals will gravitate to criminal activity that maximizes their profit
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: June 2018, examining the growth and trends of new malware, ransomware, and other threats in Q1 2018. McAfee Labs saw on average …
Why cybercriminals are turning to cryptojacking for easy money
The cryptocurrency market has seen an incredible amount of attention and hype over the last year, culminating with Bitcoin values soaring by more than 1,300 percent in 2017. …
