Tag: Cryptocurrency

A new strain of ransomware called Big Head is being distributed through a malvertising campaign, disguising itself as fake Microsoft Windows updates

Gaming hardware company Razer is investigating a potential data breach after a seller on a hackers' forum offered stolen data for $100,000 in cryptocurrency

Rubyminer was first seen in the wild in January 2018 and targets both Windows and Linux servers. Rubyminer seeks vulnerable web servers.

RedLine Stealer is a trending Infostealer and was first observed in March 2020. Sold as a MaaS, and often distributed via malicious email attachments.

Pegasus is a highly sophisticated spyware which targets Android and iOS mobile devices, developed by the Israeli NSO group.

NSRMiner is a cryptominer that surfaced around November 2018, and was mainly spread in Asia, specifically Vietnam, China, Japan and Ecuador.

Floating Point Group (FPG), an institutional trading desk specializing in cryptocurrencies, has suffered a significant cyber attack.

Cryptojackers are known to exploit network vulnerabilities and steal computer resources as a way to mine for cryptocurrencies.

Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner have been charged with hacking the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in 2011.

The developers of Atomic Wallet are currently investigating a significant theft of cryptocurrency from users' wallets, with over $35 million.