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CoinHive
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Someone hacked this advertising screen to mine Bitcoin
The sudden surge in the price of Bitcoin encouraged the world to mine more cryptocurrencies but some do…
February 13, 2018
Hackers are using YouTube Ads to Mine Monero Cryptocurrency
Did you visit YouTube from January 18th to January 26th? There is a chance your browser was used by hackers…
January 27, 2018
Opera Mobile Browser for Android & iOS Blocks Cryptocurrency Mining
Last month Opera introduced its browser’s 50 beta version with built-in cryptocurrency mining blocker for desktops. Now, the…
January 23, 2018
Fake Android apps caught dropping Coinhive miner
In October last year, three Android apps on Play Store were found infected with Coinhive cryptocurrency miner to generate…
January 7, 2018
BlackBerry Mobile Website hacked to mine Monero via Coinhive
A Coinhive user hacked BlackBerry Mobile website to mine Monero coins before the scam was identified and details of which…
January 6, 2018
Chrome Extension with 105,000 installs is a Cryptocurrency Miner
“Archive Poster” extension for Chrome browser is being currently used by 105,000 users. The primary function of this extension is…
December 29, 2017
Russian oil pipeline computer hacked to mine Monero coins
The current price of 1 Bitcoin is almost USD 20,000 and those who cannot invest in cryptocurrencies find other…
December 17, 2017
In-Store WiFi Provider Used Starbucks Website to Generate Monero Coins
The value of Bitcoin is increasing rapidly making it almost impossible for most of the world to invest and…
December 11, 2017
More than 5,000 WordPress websites plagued with Keylogger
WordPress is one of the most used platforms in the world with more than 75 million websites using…
December 7, 2017