Threat Brief: What’s Driving the Shift to Cryptocurrency Mining Malware?
Unit 42 examines some of the forces driving the recent and significant increase in cryptocurrency mining malware
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Monero Miners Continue to Plague Users via Russian BitTorrent Site
Unit 42 observes Russian BitTorrent site covertly mining Monero cryptocurrency to its users
Mar 01, 2018
Threat Brief: A Declining Rig Exploit Kit Hops on the Coinmining Bandwagon
Criminals behind Rig Exploit Kits may be shifting efforts to coin mining, as they look to maximize financial return on investment.
Feb 26, 2018
Threat Brief: Malware Authors Mine Monero Across the Globe in a Big Way
Read this Unit 42 Threat Brief to get an overview of how attackers continue to adapt existing techniques to generate cryptocurrency.
Jan 24, 2018
Large Scale Monero Cryptocurrency Mining Operation using XMRig
Unit 42 analyzes a large-scale Monero cryptocurrency mining operation that leverages the open source XMRig utility.
Jan 24, 2018
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